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Growth of red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, to maturity on experimental diets

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Date Issued:
1997
Title: Growth of red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, to maturity on experimental diets.
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Name(s): Tucker, John W., Jr.
Lellis, W. A.
Vermeer, Gregory K.
Roberts, D. E., Jr.
Woodward, Peter N.
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Article
Date Issued: 1997
Publisher: The Haworth Press, Inc.
Place of Publication: Binghamton, NY
Physical Form: pdf
Extent: 17 p.
Language(s): English
Identifier: FA00007346 (IID), 10.1300/J028v07n04_07 (doi)
Note(s): Red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, were raised from juveniles averaging 2.5 g to adults averaging 6.1 kg. Growth rates with simple experimental starter and grower feeds were similar to those with one of the best-performing commercial starter feeds for marine fish. Over the size range of 4.3-2,243 g, experimental feed cost per unit of growth gradually increased from $0.88/kg to $ 1.54/kg live weight (1996 prices). Thereafter, feed conversion and cost fluctuated, apparently because of temperature variation and fish maturation. Growth from 4.3 to 4,740 g was accomplished in 27 months with an average feed cost of $1.74/kg growth. Raising the fish beyond 4.7 kg was more costly because of worsening feed conversion. Thus, considering feeding costs, an increase in harvest size of red drum from the usual 1.0-2.0 kg range up to 4.0-5.0 kg seems feasible.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 1178
This manuscript is an author version with the final publication available and may be cited as: Tucker, J. W., Jr., Lellis, W. A., Vermeer, G. K., Roberts, D. E., Jr., & Woodward, P. N. (1997). Growth of red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, to maturity on experimental diets. Journal of Applied Aquaculture, 7(4), 93-108. doi: 10.1300/J028v07n04_07
Subject(s): Red drum
Sciaenops ocellatus
Growth
Fishes--Feeding and feeds
Links: http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J028v07n04_07
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007346
Host Institution: FAU