A.M. Hariati, D.G.R. Wiadnya, M. Fadjar, S. Muhammad, R. Faber, M.C.J. Verdegem, J.H. Boon
The effects of stocking density [range: 2.0-5.5 postlarvae (PL) m-2] and water quality on the production of a traditional tambak tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon Fabricius, culture system on one farm in Probolinggo, East Java, were studied during one culture period of 126 days using eight ponds. Production characteristics were recorded and water quality parameters monitored. Production was quadratically influenced by stocking density. The optimum density was 4.8 PL m-2, which corresponds with a production per crop of around 300 kg ha-1. Production was also quadratically related to mean shrimp body weight at harvest, while there was an inverse relationship between production and bottom organic matter, indicating that shrimp biomass diminishes the amount of organic matter accumulating at bottom of the tambak.
Universitas Brawijaya, Fakultas Perikanan, Malang, Indonesia; Intervet International B.V., Boxmeer, Netherlands; Fish Culture and Fisheries Group, Department of Wageningen, Agricultural University, 6700 AH Wageningen, PO Box 338, Netherlands; Fish Culture and Fisheries Group, 6700 AH Wageningen, PO Box 338, Netherlands
