INLAND PRODUCTION OF OYSTER SEED UTILIZING AN ARTIFICIAL SEAWATER CLOSED RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM

Triple N Oyster Farm will experimentally determine the protocols required to produce four million (5.6mm)to ten million (2.8mm) oyster seed per month at an inland hatchery/nursery. The four objectives are:To determine the species of marine algae that are suitable to grow in open air ponds utilizing artificial seawater in a closed RAS.To build and evaluate a 50,000L batch pond system to continuously supply feed to the inland oyster nursery.To experimentally determine the maximum oyster seed production that can be supported at the inland Baton Rouge facility.To consider the scaleability of hatchery operations through experimentation.