Field Demonstration of Shrimp Mariculture Feasibility in Dredged Material Containment Areas: final report

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dc.acquisition-srcen_US
dc.call-noTC 187 .D73 TR-D-78-53, 1978en_US
dc.contract-noDACW39-76-C-0108 (DMRP Work Unit No. 4D03)en_US
dc.contributor.authorQuick, Jr., Joe A., D. J. Milligan, S. E. Hill, R. J. Hover, and W. F. McIlhennyen_US
dc.contributor.otherU.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dredged Material Research Programen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T17:15:27Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T17:15:27Z
dc.date.issued1978en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description128 pgs.en_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractDredging of the nation's waterways results in the production of large volumes of material that must be removed and disposed of. Much of this dredged material is disposed of in diked land disposal sites called dredged material containment areas (dmca). Since dewatering of the disposed sediments takes months or years, these dmca's remain nonproductive over long periods of time. This study was undertaken to determine the potential of shrimp mariculture in dmca's as a productive use of those sites. A 158-acre dmca located on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Freeport, Texas was chosen as the demonstration site. A manageable 20-acre pond area was isolated from the main containment area by an internal levee and used as the culture pond. The pond was filled with 50-micron-screened seawater pumped from the Intracoastal Waterway. To kill any predators present in the water, the pond was treated with 3 applications of an icthyotoxin. Commercial agriculture fertilizer was added to the pond to stimulate a phytoplankton bloom which served directly and indirectly as the sole food supply for the shrimp. No prepared food was provided to the shrimp during the experimental grow-out. The pond was stocked with 30-day-old "hardened" post larval penaeid shrimp (Penaeus setiferus). Seven weeks later, average survival was estimated to be in the gm. (87 count, heads on). The harvest rate was estimated to average 185 to 200 pounds per acre. Several different harvesting techniques were tested, but unusually early cold weather prevented a complete harvest. Harvested shrimp were awarded a Certificate of Wholesomeness for human consumption by the U.S. Department of Commerce. No off flavors or other negative qualities were found in organoleptic testing of the shrimp. It was the conclusion of this study that it is both biologically and economically feasibly to culture penaeid shrimp on a commercial scale in dredged material containment areas.en_US
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dc.geo-codeUnited Statesen_US
dc.history8/27/07 easen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/23213
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationTAMUG Circulating Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesen_US
dc.placeVicksburg, MSen_US
dc.publisherU.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Stationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries5079.00en_US
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dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesU.S. Army Engineer Technical Report D-78-53en_US
dc.subjectdredgingen_US
dc.subjectenvironmental aspectsen_US
dc.subjectshrimp cultureen_US
dc.subjectmaricultureen_US
dc.titleField Demonstration of Shrimp Mariculture Feasibility in Dredged Material Containment Areas: final reporten_US
dc.typeBooken_US
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