Economic and Financial Considerations Regarding the Small-Scale Commercial Culture of Hard Clams in Florida

This study assesses the financial feasibility of small-scale commercial culture of hard clams. The baseline assumptions imposed are applicable for the Gulf Coast of north-central Florida. The analysis suggests that a hard clam culture operation utilizing 0.8 ha of bottom can produce 600,000 clams ea...

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Published inJournal of applied aquaculture Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 19 - 37
Main Authors Adams, Charles M., Van Blokland, P. J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 21.01.1998
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Marine
Mercenaria mercenaria
USA, Florida
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Summary:This study assesses the financial feasibility of small-scale commercial culture of hard clams. The baseline assumptions imposed are applicable for the Gulf Coast of north-central Florida. The analysis suggests that a hard clam culture operation utilizing 0.8 ha of bottom can produce 600,000 clams each year and realize a net return of approximately $31,300 per year. Sensitivity analysis was performed on changes in stocking density, seed clam price, survival rate, and market price for harvested clams.
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ISSN:1045-4438
1545-0805
DOI:10.1300/J028v08n01_02