Preliminary Design of an Alligator Gar Production Facility Quenton Fontenot Bayousphere Research Laboratory Nicholls State University US Alligator Gar Working Group Meeting February 2008
Market? ……yesterday’s lunch?
Production Facility Golden Ranch Plantation in Gheens LA Partitioned Aquaculture System (PAS)
Traditional Earthen Ponds Fish scattered throughout entire pond Aeration needed for DO problems Feeding issues
Partitioned Aquaculture System: Basics Algal BasinFish PenLow-Speed Paddlewheel
Golden Ranch Plantation PAS Algal Basin Pumps move water through individual pens (20 x 20 ft) Walkway Road Office
Broodstock Collection Multifilament Gill Nets Transported to Golden Ranch PAS Currently have four
Spawning Facility 16 ft diameter round tank, 3 ft deep, bio-filter Housed in metal building Aquamats, other substrate
Use LHRH R. Troll 35 ug/kg for female
Rearing Facility Sump Pump Filter Valve’s Drain Larval Tanks Moved to PAS once large enough size is reached. Thermostat? UV
Larval Feed Live artemia larval crumble floating pellets
Science Beyond Production Tim ClayMark Suchy
Thesis Topics…. Salinity Effects Temperature Effects Feeding Periodicity / Amount Size at Stocking (Compensatory Growth) Other?
Thanks!