Survival and growth of Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei postlarvae in low-salinity and mixed-salt environments

Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei are commonly cultured in ponds containing high-salinity water. Given the euryhaline nature of this species, some farmers and investigators have been focusing effort on culturing Pacific white shrimp in low-salinity environments. If low-salinity culture is fe...

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Published in:Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 2003-12, Vol.34 (4), p.518-523
Main Authors: Atwood, H.L, Young, S.P, Tomasso, J.R, Browdy, C.L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
animal growth
calcium chloride
laboratory techniques
Litopenaeus vannamei
magnesium chloride
mortality
potassium chloride
salinity
salt tolerance
salts
sea salt
shrimp
shrimp culture
shrimp farming
sodium chloride
water quality
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Summary:Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei are commonly cultured in ponds containing high-salinity water. Given the euryhaline nature of this species, some farmers and investigators have been focusing effort on culturing Pacific white shrimp in low-salinity environments. If low-salinity culture is feasible, wide-scale inland culture of this species may be possible. Inland culture may be more economically viable than coastal culture in developed countries due to the high cost of land and environmental protection in coastal areas. In this study we determined the short-term survival and growth of Pacific white shrimp postlarvae in selected low-salinity and mixed-salt environments. The mixed salts (chlorides of calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium) were investigated as a possible means of reducing the need for addition of the more expensive sea salts. These results will also begin to provide a basis for the selection of saline aquifers as a water source for inland shrimp farming.
ISSN:0893-8849
1749-7345
DOI:10.1111/j.1749-7345.2003.tb00091.x