  | | Setting: | Shrimp & Tilapia Farm | | Location: | Mexico
| | Purpose: | To increase produce size and number of harvests. | | Product: | h-Unit™, oxygenation | | Test: | 1 pond shrimp and 1 pond tilapia with h-Units™,control 1 each regular ponds. | | Benefits/Results: |
Shrimp grew 32% larger in the same time frame. Can increase harvest by 1.5 cycles per year! |
2007 Harvest Estimated Comparatives: Oxygenated Vs Standard Pond Water: Shrimp Farming 1,2,3,4,5 | | Non O2 Lb
| O2 Lb
| Non O2 Rev
| O2 Rev
| Price Lb
| Exported
| 75,485 | 105,679 | 331,416 | 463,983.64 | 4.3905 | | Domestic | 52,725 | 73,815 | 251,518.50 | 352,127.07 | 4.7704 | | Total | 128,210 | 179,494 | 582,934.50 | 816,110.71 | 4.5467Avg |
Note (1): An increase of 40% was used for oxygenated water grown shrimp as a conservative estimate.
Note (2): Comparatives did not take into account the rise in the price/lb due to more mature and heavier shrimp would be available with the use of oxygenated water.
Note (3): Comparatives used the density of 15 shrimp/m3 of water. With oxygenated water the density could be increased by a factor of 1.5-3 times.
Note (4): The comparatives did not take into account that with the use of oxygenated water harvest time decreased by 1/3 which would produce an extra harvest every 2.5 to 3.o years.
Note (5): The comparatives did not take into account the cost savings in pond preparation that could be achieved by using oxygenated water, such as: fertilizers, medical additives…these savings could be a minimum of $30,000 per harvest. |