Prawn hatchery design and operation

Abstract

Various factors to be taken into account in the operation of a prawn hatchery are examined under the following headings: 1) site selection; 2) hatchery facilities and equipment; 3) larval stages of prawn; 4) spawner and broodstock collection and transport; 5) larval rearing; 6) post-larval rearing; 7) harvesting, packing and transporting; 8) diseases; and 9) economics.