6.1 Site requirements and construction

Site selection has been covered earlier in this manual. Having selected the site you will need to thoroughly survey it to determine the best layout for water intake, ponds, access roads, and effluent discharge. These topics are not specific to freshwater prawn farms, so there is no attempt here to duplicate the FAO manuals already available, which have been mentioned above. The development of sites for freshwater prawn farming is discussed in detail in Muir and Lombardi (2000).

Figure 43
Macrobrachium rosenbergii farms can be large (this one was 70 ha) but need careful production, marketing and business management for sustained success (Brazil)

SOURCE: MICHAEL NEW