Applicability, Costs, and Benefits of Mariculture in Containment Areas,

Abstract

Questions and answers concerning the applicability, costs, and benefits of aquaculture in actively used dredged material containment areas are generally discussed. The concept of containment area aquaculture has been studied before. The objective of previous work was to determine whether commercially important penaeid shrimp would survive and grow in a dredged material containment area. The concept is being reviewed again because (a) the state of the art of aquaculture technology has significantly advanced during the last decade; (b) the acquisition of suitable dredged material disposal acreage is probably the most common dredging-related problem among Corps of Engineer Districts; and (c) the multiple, beneficial use of dredged material disposal sites for aquaculture and disposal operations is an intriguing management option that would benefit government, the public, industry, and the environment. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP002130

Entities

People

  • J. D. Lunz

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Dredging
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Materials
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Science
  • Procurement
  • Public Administration
  • Social Sciences

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design