1. 1 The Necessity of Regional Nurseries for the Success of Freshwater Prawn Farming Craig Upstrom Aquaculture of Texas, Inc. Since 1986 2004 USFPSGA Meeting

2. 2 Nursery Tank for 200,000 45-day Juveniles

3. 3 Hot Water Heaters for Tank

4. 4 Filters for Tank

5. 5 Substrates in Tank

6. 6 Detailed Photos of Substrates

7. 7 Trolley Track for Substrates

8. 8 Reason to have Regional Nurseries 1. Cut costs of juveniles and increase profit 2. Increase availability of large juveniles 3. Increase regional sales of juveniles 4. Convenience of transportation 5. Convenience of stocking

9. 9 Cut Costs of Juveniles and Increase Profit

10. 10 Increase Availability and Regional Sales of Large Juveniles

11. 11 Stocking One Acre with 20K PL’s vs. 20K 60-day Juveniles

12. 12 Convenience of stocking and Quantifying your stocking success

13. 13 Nursery Tank for 200,000 45-day Juveniles