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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #96 |
| Aquaculture - Florida Pompano |
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| Requester: |
Dr. Kumar Mahadevan |
Organization: |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
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| Project Title: |
Aquaculture - Florida Pompano |
Date Submitted |
1/14/2003 1:55:48 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Carlton |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| To continue year two of a 3-year program funded last year by the state to develop technology for commercial demonstration of pompano Aquaculture in Florida. The overall goal of this project is to develop a new marine food fish for Florida, affording new opportunities for Florida's aquaculture industry to diversify the species that can be produced and marketed. This project was presented to the FL Aquaculture Review Council in 2001 and was ranked in the top three projects review by the Council and recommended for funding. |
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| Recipient: |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
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Contact: |
Dr. Kevan Main |
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1600 Ken Thompson Parkway |
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Contact Phone: |
(941) 388-4441 |
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Sarasota 34236 |
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| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
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| Gov't Entity: |
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Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
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| Project Description: |
| The proposed studies will focus on improving the techniques to culture marine fish using Florida Pompano as the model species. More effective methods are needed to achieve controlled maturation and spawning, improvements are needed in early larval nutrition (e.g., identification of alternative feeds and culture techniques for live feeds), larval and nursery-4earing protocols must be developed, and rearing costs must be determined. Marine fish culture requires a multi-year effort and we have already assembled a multi-displinary team of researchers to accomplish the project, which was funded for year one during the last budget cycle. The results have application beyond Pompano to other high value carniverous marine fish that can be raised in low salinity conditiona at in-land environmentally friendly closed, recirculating systems. |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Establish a demonstration project for Pompano Aquaculture at inland sites that can also be applied to other high value marine fish, providing new opportunities for the aquaculture industry in Florida. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$500,000 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$700,000 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
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Cash Amount |
$200,000 |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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Yes |
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Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
Amount: |
$500,000 |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$500,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Selected by DACS Aquaculture Review Council |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Sarasota & Manatee County Delegations |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/18/2002 |
