ARIZONA SHRIMP FARMS

There are currently four inland shrimp farms operating in Arizona. Each of these farms is growing the Mexican white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei in brackish groundwater. The farms are also incorporating various levels of water reuse, growing additional crops of tilapia, date palms, olive trees or field crops. You are welcome to review the Power Point File posted below for additional information or view the photos posted below. The Shrimp-Olive site, linked below, reports the results of one of our joint research projects.

PowerPoint Presentation on Shrimp Farming in Arizona

Shrimp-Olive Research Project

WOODS BROTHERS SHRIMP FARM, Gila Bend, Az

+ Shrimp in raceway.
+ Shrimp raceways in greenhouse with filter systems.
+ Shrimp ponds with paddlewheel aerators.
+ Shrimp pond effluent flood irrigating sorghum crop.
+ Shrimp pond effluent drip irrigating young olive trees.
+ Farm visit photos (truck dip, new construction, greenhouse, signs, and olives

SUPER SHRIMP FARM, Aztec, Arizona

+ Ten hectare shrimp pond fed by boat.
+ Drainage canal.

ARIZONA MARICULTURE SHRIMP FARM, Hyder, Arizona

+ Photos from Az. Mariculture.

Photos of a Shrimp Hatchery in JAMAICA, West Indies

+ Shrimp hatchery in Jamaica collecting PL's
+ Algae culture room in Jamaican Hatchery

Desert Shrimp Video from 1978

+ VERY large video file from first UA shrimp project, Puerto Penasco 1978

Maintained by: Kevin Fitzsimmons -- kevfitz@ag.arizona.edu
Last update: March 9, 2005
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