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Production Economics of Giant Clam Tridacna species Culture Systems in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands.

Document format: pdf

Publisher: Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture

Contributors: Xijun Tian

Creation date: April, 1993

http://www.ctsa.org/upload/publication/CTSA_114631681200866637652.pdf

The first part of this report compares production costs of culture systems currently being used or evaluated in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Belau, the Federated States of Micronesia and American Samoa. The second part of the report analyzes the optimal harvest time (replacement cycle) to maximize economic returns for the giant clam, T. derasa.

Key Words: CTSA • USDA • Giant Clam • Production Science • Production Economics • Economics • Center for Tropical and subtropical Aquaculture