Aquaculture Engineering

Marine water fish farms - Pond dyke

Unit 8 - Brackish and marine water fish farms

Marine water fish farms

Pond dyke
Pond dykes are usually constructed using soil or concrete. Earthen dikes with or without lining are the most economical although they occupy more level space than concrete. Use of concrete dikes is normally limited to smaller size ponds for intensive culture practice. An aquaculture pond generally has the following to kinds of dike.

• Wide and strongly built main dike constructed around the pond. This is known as peripheral dike.
• Partition dike or secondary dike constructed inside the pond, limiting the size of each pond. It is smaller than main dike.