Comments on: Rice paddie aquaculture http://finfish.org/blog/rice-paddie-aquaculture/ Significant Aquaculture Innovation Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:22:12 +0000 hourly 1 By: budijus http://finfish.org/blog/rice-paddie-aquaculture/#comment-281 budijus Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:14:20 +0000 http://finfish.org/?p=290#comment-281 One problem is that farmers are using insectiside and chemical fertiliser in the paddy field. These might have unwanted effect on the fish. Another issue is security. Especially so in developing countries, it is difficult to ensure security in the fish farms, especially if it is implemented on the open field. People might steal the fish... and also there are some fish predators such as snakes, birds etc, which is quite difficult to tackle on an open paddy field. One problem is that farmers are using insectiside and chemical fertiliser in the paddy field. These might have unwanted effect on the fish.

Another issue is security. Especially so in developing countries, it is difficult to ensure security in the fish farms, especially if it is implemented on the open field. People might steal the fish… and also there are some fish predators such as snakes, birds etc, which is quite difficult to tackle on an open paddy field.

]]> By: Nicholas Ong http://finfish.org/blog/rice-paddie-aquaculture/#comment-177 Nicholas Ong Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:59:55 +0000 http://finfish.org/?p=290#comment-177 Great suggestion. Rice paddie are normally flooded with fresh water to the depth of about 20 centimetres and subsequently drained in a few months time. That means rice paddie can only grow relatively small fresh water fish and the type of fish needed is those that can grow fast to get a better yield during that timeframe. The fish grown from rice paddie may not be the premium fish interested by venture capitalists or commercial aquaculture operators however these fish may be used as live feed. Both tropical Queensland and the Ord River region of WA is conducting rice trial at the moment. Perhaps we can look for a potential integration of commercial rice production and the supply of live feed. Great suggestion. Rice paddie are normally flooded with fresh water to the depth of about 20 centimetres and subsequently drained in a few months time. That means rice paddie can only grow relatively small fresh water fish and the type of fish needed is those that can grow fast to get a better yield during that timeframe.

The fish grown from rice paddie may not be the premium fish interested by venture capitalists or commercial aquaculture operators however these fish may be used as live feed.

Both tropical Queensland and the Ord River region of WA is conducting rice trial at the moment. Perhaps we can look for a potential integration of commercial rice production and the supply of live feed.

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