| |
| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #196 |
| Aquaculture - Florida Pompano |
| |
| Requester: |
Dr. Kumar Mahadevan |
Organization: |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
| |
| Project Title: |
Aquaculture - Florida Pompano |
Date Submitted |
1/13/2004 8:38:26 AM |
| |
| Sponsors: |
Carlton |
| |
| Statewide Interest: |
| To continue year three of a 3-year program funded in 2001 by the state to develop technology for commerical 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 two projects reviewed by the Council and recommended for funding |
| |
| Recipient: |
Mote Marine Laboratory |
|
Contact: |
Carolyn Haworth |
|
| |
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway |
|
Contact Phone: |
(941) 388-4441 |
|
| |
Sarasota 34236 |
|
Contact email: |
carolyn@mote.org |
| |
| Counties: |
{Statewide} |
| |
| Gov't Entity: |
|
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
Yes |
| |
| 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 mass culture techniques for live feeds), larval and nursery-rearing protocols must be developed, and rearing costs must be determined. Marine fish culture requires a multi-year effort and Mote has already assembled a multi-disciplinary team of researchers to accomplish the project. The results have application beyond Pompano to other high value carniverous marine fish that can be raised in low salinity conditions at in-land, environmentally friendly, closed, recirculating systems. |
| |
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
| |
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Establish a demonstration project for Pompano Aquaculture at inland sites that can be applied to other high-value marine fish, providing new opportunities for the aquaculture industry in Florida. |
| |
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$481,535 |
| |
| Total cost of the project: |
$636,365 |
| |
| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
| |
| What type of match exists for this project? |
Private |
| |
Cash Amount |
$154,830 |
|
| |
| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
|
Yes |
|
Fiscal Year: |
2002-2003 |
Amount: |
$501,925 |
| |
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
|
Yes |
|
Amount: |
$500,000 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
| |
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
|
Yes |
| |
Agency |
Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture |
| |
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
| |
| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
| |
Documentation: |
State of Florida - Florida Aquaculture Review Council |
| |
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
|
Yes |
| |
Hearing Body: |
Manatee County Legislative Delgation Hearing |
| |
Hearing Meeting Date: |
10/08/2003 |
