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Effects of Shrimp Farming on the Hydrography and Water Quality of El Pedregal and San Bernardo Estuaries, Gulf of Fonseca, Honduras

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Publisher: Pond Dynamics / Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program

Creation date: August 2000

Intensive data collection and a modeling study have been underway for the past several years addressing two of the channel estuaries draining into the Gulf of Fonseca, Estero El Pedregal and Estero San Bernardo. Data have been compiled on the shrimp farm configurations, exchange rates, and effluent chemistry. Temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen profiles have been measured in the estuary channels during both rainy and dry seasons. Physiographic, hydrographic, and meteorological data have been obtained to supplement the estuary data. This report examines the assimilative capacity of these estuaries with respect to dissolved oxygen (DO).

Key Words: USAID • PD/A CRSP • Shrimp Farm • Water Quality • Biochemical Oxygen Demand • BOD • Oxygen • Estuary • Honduras •