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Home | Abalone | Shrimp | Mudcrab | Grouper | Milkfish | Tilapia | Catfish | Bighead Carp | Freshwater Prawn | Seabass

Seaweeds

Grow-out culture of bighead carp

Technical Assumptions (5-ha operation)


Stocking density 0.5-1m2
Cropping per year 2
Average weight at harvest 2 kgs
Total number of stock/cropping 50,000
% recovery at harvest 60%
Total recovery at harvest 30,000
Total weight of fish at harvest 45 tons
Price per kilo at harvest 18.00
Gross sales per cropping 675,000

Investment
Items Quantity Unit cost
Technicians’ quarters, 1 25,000
warehouse & work area
Bamboo poles 1,000 80
Anahaw poles 100 1,300
Poly rope#12 120 150
Breaker net#12 10 4,000
Sinker stone 500 10
Improvised hook (tarunkal) 500 10
SG net #14 10 4,000
Motorized boat 1 120,000
Dugout canoe (Lunday) 1 30,000
Battery 2 3,000
Guard house 2 15,000
Compressor 1 10,000
Radio communications 3 20,000
Oxygen tanks 2 3,000

Fixed Cost
Maintenance & repair (20%) 6,040
Rent on land (LLDA permit) 6,000
Interest on Investment & variable cost 65,568
Depreciation 113,700
Salaries (tech.) 6,000/mo 45,000
Operations management fee 9,000
Total fixed cost 239,314
Total cost 496,208

Economic Indicators
Net income 2,981,523
ROI 166
Payback period 0.49
Break even price 9.06
IRR 163
BCR 6.7

Updated: January 23, 2008

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Why carp culture?


 Has low protein requirement during culture
 Can be used as raw material in value-added fish products
 Can be used in polyculture with other aquaculture species
 Grows fast, reaching 2-4 kilograms in 4-6 months
Inquiry:
AQD smallholder freshwater aquaculture program: Dr. Ma. Rowena R. Eguia commodity team leader

Technological Viability
Grow-out Culture
Bighead carp is usually grown together with tilapia or milkfish in
Laguna Lake. Larvae and juveniles prefer to feed on zooplankton,
while adults feed on both phyto- and zooplankton. [read more]

© 2009 SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department

NOTE TO THE MEDIA: Materials in this site may be freely quoted as long as acknowledgment to
SEAFDEC / AQD is made and a copy of the article where the AQD material appeared is sent to
[email protected] or to any of our contact addresses.

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