Low-Head Saltwater Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Utilized for Juvenile Red Drum Production
The USDA Agricultural Research Service and the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute - Florida Atlantic University (HBOI-FAU) Center for Aquaculture and Stock Enhancement are collaborating to evaluate low-head recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) designs for inland low salinity aquaculture product...
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ftvirginiatec:oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/90629 2023-12-24T10:24:29+01:00 Low-Head Saltwater Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Utilized for Juvenile Red Drum Production International Journal of Recirculating Aquaculture Pfeiffer, T. J. Wills, P. S. Smith, Stephen Allen 2009-06-01 24 pages 587.82 KB application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10919/90629 https://doi.org/10.21061/ijra.v10i1.1333 en eng Commercial Fish and Shellfish Technologies Program, Virginia Tech Pfeiffer, T.J. and Wills, P.S., 2009. Low-Head Saltwater Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Utilized for Juvenile Red Drum Production. International Journal of Recirculating Aquaculture, 10(1). DOI: http://doi.org/10.21061/ijra.v10i1.1333 1547-917X http://hdl.handle.net/10919/90629 https://doi.org/10.21061/ijra.v10i1.1333 10 1 2572-9160 In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Commercial Fish and Shellfish Technologies Program, Virginia Tech Red Drum Nitrification Recirculating Aquaculture Article - Refereed Text 2009 ftvirginiatec https://doi.org/10.21061/ijra.v10i1.1333 2023-11-30T19:06:50Z The USDA Agricultural Research Service and the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute - Florida Atlantic University (HBOI-FAU) Center for Aquaculture and Stock Enhancement are collaborating to evaluate low-head recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) designs for inland low salinity aquaculture production of marine finfish. As part of this project, the systems described were utilized to intensively produce red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) juveniles that would be part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Saltwater Hatchery Network Initiative. The design and performance data collected from these systems will be utilized in the engineering and determination of design costs for a statewide public-private saltwater hatchery network. The current low-head RAS design that was evaluated for the Phase I (25 mm to 60 mm standard length, SL) through Phase II (60 mm to > 100 mm SL) production of red drum juveniles included a nine-tank system and a ten-tank system. Tank diameters were 1.5 m with a water depth of approximately 1.0 m. Mechanical and biological filtration mechanisms included polygeyser filters, sand filters, moving bed torrus filters, and filter pads. For the Phase II to Phase III (100 to 180 mm SL) production, the red drum juveniles were cultured in four larger-scale replicated RAS low-head systems. Mechanical and biological filtration mechanisms in these systems included moving bed torrus filters, long-flow pathway moving media bed filters, and rotary micron screen drum filters, along with supplemental liquid oxygen addition. The systems presented indicate that intensive inland culture of marine species for commercial aquaculture production or stock enhancement purposes is possible even under the technical constraints of low-head system operation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Red drum Sciaenops ocellatus VTechWorks (VirginiaTech) Low Head ENVELOPE(-58.133,-58.133,-62.150,-62.150) International Journal of Recirculating Aquaculture 10 1 |
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The USDA Agricultural Research Service and the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute - Florida Atlantic University (HBOI-FAU) Center for Aquaculture and Stock Enhancement are collaborating to evaluate low-head recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) designs for inland low salinity aquaculture production of marine finfish. As part of this project, the systems described were utilized to intensively produce red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) juveniles that would be part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Saltwater Hatchery Network Initiative. The design and performance data collected from these systems will be utilized in the engineering and determination of design costs for a statewide public-private saltwater hatchery network. The current low-head RAS design that was evaluated for the Phase I (25 mm to 60 mm standard length, SL) through Phase II (60 mm to > 100 mm SL) production of red drum juveniles included a nine-tank system and a ten-tank system. Tank diameters were 1.5 m with a water depth of approximately 1.0 m. Mechanical and biological filtration mechanisms included polygeyser filters, sand filters, moving bed torrus filters, and filter pads. For the Phase II to Phase III (100 to 180 mm SL) production, the red drum juveniles were cultured in four larger-scale replicated RAS low-head systems. Mechanical and biological filtration mechanisms in these systems included moving bed torrus filters, long-flow pathway moving media bed filters, and rotary micron screen drum filters, along with supplemental liquid oxygen addition. The systems presented indicate that intensive inland culture of marine species for commercial aquaculture production or stock enhancement purposes is possible even under the technical constraints of low-head system operation. |
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Low-Head Saltwater Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Utilized for Juvenile Red Drum Production |
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Low-Head Saltwater Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Utilized for Juvenile Red Drum Production |
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low-head saltwater recirculating aquaculture systems utilized for juvenile red drum production |
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Commercial Fish and Shellfish Technologies Program, Virginia Tech |
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Pfeiffer, T.J. and Wills, P.S., 2009. Low-Head Saltwater Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Utilized for Juvenile Red Drum Production. International Journal of Recirculating Aquaculture, 10(1). DOI: http://doi.org/10.21061/ijra.v10i1.1333 1547-917X http://hdl.handle.net/10919/90629 https://doi.org/10.21061/ijra.v10i1.1333 10 1 2572-9160 |
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