Discharge of Solids from Fish Ponds

Ellis, James E.; Tackett, Dewey L.; Carter, Ray R.

doi:10.1577/1548-8659(1978)40[165:dosffp]2.0.co;2

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“…A number of studies have been conducted to analyze biochemical constituents of pond effluents (Boyd 1978;Ellis et al 1978;Schwartz and Boyd 1994a, 1994b, 1995Seok et al 1995). While Ellis et al (1978) concluded that there was "no significant pollution potential" from annually draining ponds, Boyd (1978) showed that the last 5% of water discharged from watershed ponds during seining had higher concentrations of nutrients.…”

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“…While Ellis et al (1978) concluded that there was "no significant pollution potential" from annually draining ponds, Boyd (1978) showed that the last 5% of water discharged from watershed ponds during seining had higher concentrations of nutrients. Schwartz and Boyd (1994a) reaffirmed and extended Boyd's (1978) conclusion showing that the last 5% of effluents discharged from watershed ponds contained 50% of the TSS discharged and that the last 5-20% discharged contained 50% of BOD, TP, and TN.…”

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A Mixed Integer Programming Analysis of Effluent Treatment Options Proposed for Pond Production of Hybrid Striped Bass, Morone chrysops X M. saxatilis

Wui¹,

Engle²

2004

Journal of Applied Aquaculture

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The growth of aquaculture farming has resulted in increased scrutiny by regulatory agencies. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added aquaculture into the Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELG) program that bases its rulemaking effort on technology-based standards that are economically achievable. The primary objective of this paper is to evaluate several effluent treatments that have been considered for hybrid striped bass (HSB), Morone chrysops ϫ M. saxatilis, farming in pond production systems. A mixed integer programming (MIP) analytical model for HSB farming was developed focusing on maximizing profit derived from HSB production subject to the imposition of several different effluent treatment options. Settling basins and constructed wetlands entail high costs for farmers with high reduction in effluents. Filtering treatments incur high cost without much reduction in nutrient concentration in effluents. Not flushing water from the pond, or not draining the pond annually, reduces effluent volume. Reduction in the amount of water flushed or drained from the pond also decreases operating costs without any additional investment cost associ-

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A Mixed Integer Programming Analysis of Effluent Treatment Options Proposed for Pond Production of Hybrid Striped Bass, Morone chrysops X M. saxatilis

Wui¹,

Engle²

2004

Journal of Applied Aquaculture

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“…In environments where there is a high degree of terrestrial soil erosion or natural plankton deposition, these deposited materials can form a ''cap'' over the anaerobic layers because these materials were deposited under highly aerobic conditions (Wilcox, 1994). Soil erosion rates of 12 000 kg ha 1 are common in many agricultural areas (Ellis et al, 1978) and, where these enter water bodies, previous organic layers may be buried. If a consequential amount of bioturbation of sediments occurs, mineralization and aerobic microbial activities increase (Costa-Pierce et al, 1983).…”

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Mitigating the environmental effects of mariculture through single-point moorings (SPMs) and drifting cages

Goudey

2001

ICES Journal of Marine Science

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“…Furthermore, excessive turbidity can cause ponds to experience wide diurnal fluctuations in dissolved oxygen concentration and pH, which are detrimental to fish production (Boyd 1990). Excessive sediment on pond bottoms is undesirable because it serves as a reservoir of particulate matter that can be resuspended by fish activities, wind action, or aeration (Ellis et al 1978;Hargreaves 1999) to cause turbidity. Additionally, sediment can interfere with fish harvest by trapping fish and causing direct mortality or delayed mortality through excessive handling resulting from hand-picking of stranded fish.…”

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Can the Liquid Live Micro‐Organisms System, a Commercial Probiotic, Affect Sediment, Water Quality, and Koi Carp Production in Fish Hatchery Ponds?

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Sediment and turbidity can reduce pond and effluent water quality and fish production. We investigated the efficacy of a commercial bacterial product, Liquid Live Micro-Organisms (LLMO) System, in reducing sediment accumulation and improving water quality and fish production in hatchery ponds for 4.5 months. Four plastic-lined ponds received LLMO treatment at a rate of 1 L per 63,230 L of pond water at 2-week intervals throughout the study and additional twice-weekly applications during the last 6 weeks of the study. Another four ponds were untreated and served as the control. All ponds were cleaned of bottom sediments, supplied with plastic containers (33-34 containers/ha) to collect sediment samples, filled with water, and managed to control Prymnesium parvum ichthyotoxicity. Koi (a variant of the common carp Cyprinus carpio) were stocked into ponds as fry and were fed a commercial diet. Turbidity, Secchi disk visibility, chlorophyll a, pH, ammonia-nitrogen, suspended solids, carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, and water temperature were monitored throughout the study. Sediment and fish production data were collected at the end of the study. Statistically, LLMO had no significant effect on sediment accumulation or any of the measured water quality variables and consequently had no effect on fish production. Our results did not support claims or reports that LLMO can reduce sediment accumulation or improve water quality and fish production. Two issues (small sample size and low LLMO application rate) may have confounded our results, thereby preventing us from making firm conclusions on the effects of LLMO on sediments, water quality, and fish production. We recommend that future studies be undertaken to address these issues.

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Discharge of Solids from Fish Ponds

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A Mixed Integer Programming Analysis of Effluent Treatment Options Proposed for Pond Production of Hybrid Striped Bass, Morone chrysops X M. saxatilis

A Mixed Integer Programming Analysis of Effluent Treatment Options Proposed for Pond Production of Hybrid Striped Bass, Morone chrysops X M. saxatilis

Mitigating the environmental effects of mariculture through single-point moorings (SPMs) and drifting cages

Can the Liquid Live Micro‐Organisms System, a Commercial Probiotic, Affect Sediment, Water Quality, and Koi Carp Production in Fish Hatchery Ponds?

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