AQUAPONICS USING SHRIMP, TILAPIA AND VEGETABLES IN A LOW SALINITY SYSTEM  

Shrimp production has suffered a sanitary problem over the past years due to flow-through systems used worldwide.  Recirculating Systems have become more popular in order to increase the biosecurity and get higher yields.  Some systems have been developed in fresh water sources and the salinity addition.  In this project have been evaluating the management of a poly-culture system using Tilapia, Shrimp and halophytes in an integrated system.

Four ponds of 400 cubic meters have been used with different shrimp densities, two liner tanks have been implemented as reservoirs using Tilapia on a low density, and 2 hydroponic raceways using different plant varieties tolerant to high salinity conditions.

Recirculating Systems have become more popular in aquaculture installations due to a lack of resources available, and now days also because of the production cost that these resources have increased.  Such resources are: Water, Space, Energy, Feed and Waste.