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Bioeconomic Modelling of Hard Clam Growout in Florida: The Replacement Decision
Bioeconomic Modelling of Hard Clam Growout in Florida The Replacement Decision Author:Stephen G. Holoman The productive capacity, capital requirements and labor intensity of the hatchery and nursery phases of hard clam aquaculture make them less suitable than growout culture for operations owned, managed, and worked by a single individual. This report focuses on growout culture, and generates cost and return estimates of growout under different sce... more »narios of growth and price variability to provide insights to optimal operation design and management.« less