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WORKING PAPERS - BOBP/WP/17 Exploration Of The Possibilities Of Coastal Aquaculture Development In Andhra PradeshbySoleh Samsi Fishery Biologist Sihar Siregar Fishery Specialist Martono Aquaculture Engineer of The Directorate-General of Fisheries, Indonesia |
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Cooperating Agency: DIRECTORATE-GENERAL OF FISHERIES, INDONESIA Supporting Agencies: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS and Development of Small-Scale Fisheries in the Bay of Bengal Madras, India, August 1982. |
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This working paper is the report of a three-member mission from the Directorate General of Fisheries, Indonesia, which visited Andhra Pradesh for six weeks early in 1981 at the request of the Government. The FAO/SIDA Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP) acted as supporting agency for the mission in accordance with the Buenos Aires Action Plan of the United Nations to foster Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC). Several people in the state assisted the mission during thestudy. Mr. S. Banerjee, Director of Fisheries, and other fishery officers in Hyderabad and at district levels in Krishna, West Godavari, East Godavari, Srikakulam and Nellore provided information and made necessary arrangements for field visits and interviews; logistic support from district collectors and sub-collectors greatly facilitated the work of the mission. Dr. M. Karim of the BOBP assisted the mission during the study and the report preparation. The costs of travel and of servicing the mission were met by BOBP, also the costs of publication of the report. |
PREFACE
1. THE MISSION
1.1 Background
1.2 Terms of reference, composition and activities
2. CURRENT SITUATION
2.1 Geography
2.2 Fisheries development
2.3 Present state of brackishwater aquaculture
2.4 Potential for brackishwater aquaculture
3. OBSERVATIONS
3.1 Climate
3.2 Vegetation
3.3 Land elevation and tidal amplitude
3.4 Soil
3.5 Water quality
3.6 Seed supply
3.7 Observations on particular sites
3.8 Manpower
4. OUTLINE OF PROPOSED PROJECT
4.1 Strategy
4.2 Design of ponds
4.3 Organisation and management
4.4 Manpower and training
4.5 Technical assistance
4.6 Physical facilities
4.7 Production
4.8 Costs and earnings
5. SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Terms of reference
2. Itinerary
3. List of principal documents consulted
4. Map of Andhra Pradesh
5. Area and ownership of brackishwater resources in Andhra Pradesh
6. Temperature ranges by months and stations
7a. Average annual rainfall
7b. Rainfall by season
8. Culture pond (Type A)
8a. General layout of ponds complex
8a. (Continued). Cross sections of feeding canal and main dyke of Type A module.
8b. Enlarged plan of five-pond pilot project
8c. Detailed view of single pond unit
9. Method of excavation to conserve top soil
10. Culture pond (Type B)
1Oa. General layout of ponds complex
lOb. Enlarged plan of five-pond pilot project
lOc. Detailed view of single pond unit
11. Designs of water control structures for Type A & B ponds
12. Organisation of project management unit
13. Organisation of nucleus industry
14. Cost estimates for Type A pilot project
15. Cost estimates of Type B pilot project
16. Cash flow for one unit consisting of five one-hectare brackishwater ponds of type A used for polyculture of shrimp and finfish
17. Cash flow for one unit consisting of five one-hectare ponds of type B used for monoculture of prawn/shrimp