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ANNEXURE III - A PRELIMINARY LIST* OF MAJOR DATA ELEMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN AN AQUACULTURE INFORMATION SYSTEM

* is list is meant to serve as a guide for planning purposes only and does not claim to be exhaustive

1. Operational

(a) Experimental

 

(b) Pilot-scale

(c) Commercial

 

Small-scale

Large-scale (industrial scale)

2. Cultivated Species

Monoculture - Species - Hybrids and strains

Polyculture - Combination of species, hybrids, strains

3. Distributional

Geographic

Climatic

Temperature range

Salinity range

4. Methodological

























 

Production system


(Pond culture, open water culture, cage culture, raceway culture, etc.)

Ponds


(Size, depth, water exchange, salinity, water source including heated water effluents, water control structures)

Raceways


(Size, lining, waterflow)

Cages and enclosures


(Size, material, mesh size)

Open waters


(Type of open water, nature of installations, substrate for molluscs, rafts, trays)

Impoundments


(Size, water supply, depth, salinity, water control structures)

Seed production


(Wild fry or spat, controlled breeding, hormones)

Type of seed used


(Hatchlings, fry, fingerlings, spat)

Hatching method


(Fertilization rate, hatching rate, larval survival)

Seed rearing methods


(Tank or pond rearing, density, survival)

Methods of collection from the wild


(Eggs, fry, fingerlings)

Production of marketable animals


 

Stocking rates

Survival rates

Feeds used (unprocessed feeds, processed feeds including feed mixture)

Feed formulae (ingredients, nutrient ratios)

Feeding rates

Feeding technique

Feed conversion

Fertilizers (organic - including sewage, composition, nutrient value; inorganic - composition)

Rates of fertilizer application

Diseases


 

Commonly occurring diseases

Causative agents

Prophylactic measures for control

Curatic measures for control

Integration with crop and livestock


 

Species of crop

Species of livestock

Stage at which combined farming practised

Ratios of combination

Yields of fish, crop, livestock

Percentage increase in yield and income

Labour inputs

 

Full time No.

Part time No.

Management personnel No.

Produce


Size at which harvested


Form in which marketed (live, fresh, frozen, processed)

5. Economic




 

Capital costs

 

Cost of land or land rental

Cost of construction including water control structure

Cost of equipment

Depreciation of equipment and installations

Operating costs






 

Water supply

Seed

Feed

Fertilizer

Labour

Disease control

Management

Interest on loan

Taxes

Insurance

Average rate of return on investment

Pay-back period for initial investment

Cost of production per ton

Farm price per ton

6. Enterprise data

 

Major companies/corporations

Major cooperatives

Consulting firms

Aquaculture engineering firms

Equipment suppliers

Seed suppliers

Feed suppliers

7. Institutional



 

Higher educational institutions

 

Degrees/diplomas

Duration of course

Minimum qualifications for admission

Specialized training institutions


Nature of training

Duration of training

Diploma/certificate

Minimum qualifications for admission

8. Legal

Legislation

Patents

Special incentives

9. Social

Full-time or part-time employment of aquaculturists

Family-size of fanners and number of working members

Total individual or family income

Income from aquaculture

Other occupations of farmers, if any

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