Economic evaluation of Arapaima gigas production in earth ponds: Case study of a small fish farm at San Martin-Peru

IF 0.5 4区农林科学 Q4 FISHERIES

Boletim do Instituto de Pesca Pub Date : 2023-11-02 DOI:10.20950/1678-2305/bip.2023.49.e817

Luis Gonzalez-Callirgos, Jesaias Ismael da Costa, Jefferson Yunis-Aguinaga

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Abstract

Arapaima gigas is an Amazon specie with great commercial demand and high production performance, but its feasibility is variable. The current study aimed to perform an economic evaluation of the production of A. gigas on earth ponds in San Martin, Peru. Three hundred young fish (19 ± 0.01 cm and 68.32 ± 0.01 g) were stocked (ten fish·m–2 in three ponds of 1000 m2 for 390 days). Growth performance was evaluated based on the survival, feed conversion rate (FCR), final mean weight, final average length, weight gain, specific growth rate, and productivity. Investment, costs, indicators, and feasibility were determined. Arapaima gigas has a profitable production performance in earth ponds in Peru, fish presented a weight gain (kg) of 11 kg in 390 days and productivity of 3,265.70 kg·ha–1. Food and fingerlings were the most important items in the production cost. This production is a low-investment and high-profitable business, with an incremental investment of US$3,287.15, profit of US$ 3,977.38·cycle–1, Net Present Value of US$ 22,149.37, and an Intern Rate Return of 32.28%. This could be a way of increasing the income of small producers through the diversification of their production.

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土塘巨骨舌鱼生产的经济评价:以秘鲁圣马丁的一个小型养鱼场为例

巨骨骨舌鱼是一种商业需求大、生产性能高的亚马逊树种，但其可行性存在变数。目前的研究目的是对秘鲁圣马丁的地球池塘的A. gigas生产进行经济评估。放养幼鱼300尾(19±0.01 cm, 68.32±0.01 g)(10尾·m-2, 3个1000 m2的池塘，放养390 d)。根据成活率、饲料转化率(FCR)、最终平均体重、最终平均体长、增重、特定生长率和生产率评价生长性能。确定了投资、成本、指标和可行性。在秘鲁的土池塘中，巨骨舌鱼具有良好的生产性能，鱼在390天内增重11 kg，产量为3,265.70 kg·ha-1。饲料和鱼种是生产成本中最重要的项目。本项目为低投资高利润业务，增量投资3287.15美元，利润397.38·周期1美元，净现值22149.37美元，实习收益率32.28%。这可能是通过生产多样化增加小生产者收入的一种方式。

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Boletim do Instituto de Pesca FISHERIES-ZOOLOGY

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期刊介绍： To publish original articles of research and short communications in the following áreas: Fisheries, Aquaculture, Zootechnology, Limnology, Oceanography, Biology and Pathology of aquatic organisms. The publication depends on the approval of the Editorial Board, based on the peer review.