Fish/prawn farming
Fish/prawn farming
I know it's a long-shot here, but does anyone have any actual hands-on experience with fish and/or prawn farming? From what I'm reading it sounds like a very difficult proposition, especially in Cambodia. I'm talking about inland, rural farms, not the lucky few on the coasts or on rivers where land is too expensive. I would like to go see a working prawn farm and see how they're getting on and if one can earn any sort of living with such a venture. From what I've read online, prawns are extremely difficult to raise in quantity due to their territorial nature.
It sounds a bit more interesting than raising chickens or growing rice or fruit, anyway. I'd like to maybe give it a go someday. I wouldn't expect to make much money (more of a hobby) but I don't want to lose money either.
It sounds a bit more interesting than raising chickens or growing rice or fruit, anyway. I'd like to maybe give it a go someday. I wouldn't expect to make much money (more of a hobby) but I don't want to lose money either.
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Re: Fish/prawn farming
I couldn't keep sea monkeys alive.
Seemed easy enough, but no.
Seemed easy enough, but no.
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Re: Fish/prawn farming
Otres village has a fish farm.
Just behind the living room.
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Re: Fish/prawn farming
it sounds like you are talking about macrobrachium prawns? the freshwater ones that sell for $40/kg?From what I've read online, prawns are extremely difficult to raise in quantity due to their territorial nature.
Re: Fish/prawn farming
You're knowledge on the subject is obviously leaps higer than mine at the moment. I don't really know one type of prawn from another yet, or which species thrives where or how much they sell for locally. I'm just clicking around on the subject and forming loose ideas of what is or isn't possible and cost effective in real-world practice. I would imagine fresh water prawns are the only viable option for an inland farm, though.frank lee bent wrote:it sounds like you are talking about macrobrachium prawns? the freshwater ones that sell for $40/kg?From what I've read online, prawns are extremely difficult to raise in quantity due to their territorial nature.
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Thanks. From the first link, I would have thought Vietnam was among the top prawn producers but I guess they specialize in shrimps only.
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Re: Fish/prawn farming
there is a bit of a backlash on shrimp and prawn from thailand sold overseas due to poor pay, slate labour and environmental issues
sales have dropped by around 40%
if its domestic sales then I guess its all good!
sales have dropped by around 40%
if its domestic sales then I guess its all good!
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Re: Fish/prawn farming
I don't know a thing about Khmer cuisine (except their love of soups and noodles). Are shrimps/prawns prominent in Khmer cooking? Are they something locals typically eat? Where I'm from shrimps are quite expensive, so mostly only the upper-middle and upper class eat them with any regularity, unless you live very close to where they are harvested/netted.SinnSisamouth wrote:there is a bit of a backlash on shrimp and prawn from thailand sold overseas due to poor pay, slate labour and environmental issues
sales have dropped by around 40%
if its domestic sales then I guess its all good!
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Re: Fish/prawn farming
they sell big and small at both markets in shv
not sure about pong pehn
not sure about pong pehn
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