Information and Communication Technology

6.2.1 Pond

A Microsoft Windows-based decision support system for warm water pond aquaculture. Simulation-based pond dynamics and fish performance projections provide a comprehensive and integrated analytical framework to compare alternative production strategies for warm water finfish production, including stocking, feeding, fertilization, liming and water management practices. Generates graphical outputs for examining facility climate variables, water temperature and quality, bacterial, primary, and secondary productivity, pond fertilization and liming, natural and artificial fish feed utilization, and fish growth and survival. An in-built parameter estimation package generates fish growth parameters from user supplied fish growth data. An integrated economics package enables enterprise budget generation for each production trial. Source: John Bolte, Biosystems Analysis Group, Bioresource Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-3906, USA