Funded Project # 2 - Tilapia Aquaculture in the North Central Region


(funded project 2)

Description

The second Tilapia Funded Project.   Chaired by Paul Brown.

Objectives:

  1. Compare feeds developed through the first NCRAC-funded Tilapia project as well as the Wastes/Effluents project to standard commercial feeds in different commercial scale recirculating aquaculture systems based on growth, performance (survival, health, feed conversion), water quality, and economic impacts.  To ensure the applicability of results to commercial systems, the minimum size of an experimental recirculating unit must be 18, 927 L (5,000  gal) per biofilter and the minimum replicate tank size must be at least 3,785 L (1,000 gal).
  2. Conduct "break-even analysis" for raising tilapia in a recirculating aquaculture system on a commercial scale with a minimum recirculating system size of 18,927 L (5,000 gal) per biofilter, capable of producing a minimum of 11,340 kg/yr (25,000 lb/yr).

Participants:

Principal Investigator/Institution Objectives

Funding
Paul B. Brown (Purdue University)      1

$60,000
Christopher C. Kohler (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale)      1

$60,000
Donald L. Garling (Michigan State University)      1

$5,000
Susan T. Kohler (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale)      2

$25,000

Total

$150,000


Project Outline (200K pdf file)

Report (60K pdf file)





Project Number: 2
Duration: 9/1/98 - 12/31/02
Funding Level: $150,000
Grant Number: 98-38500-5863