Standard operating procedure for Litopenaeus vannamei production in a shallow water super-intensive stacked raceway system

The shallow water super-intensive stacked raceway system (patent pending) addresses many environmental and production constraints that have hindered shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) aquaculture from sustained success in the United States. The tanks are stacked atop one another so that vertical production can be achieved which reduces water use, land use, and the size of the building. The stacked raceway system also increases management efficiency. By constructing the raceways in buildings optimum production water quality, temperature, and salinity can be achieved along with maximum bio-security. The indoor stacked system will utilize a designed system of transfers and partial harvests so that optimum harvest biomass can be achieved with every crop. A pilot system of the raceways has been constructed at the Texas AgriLife Research Laboratory in Port Aransas, TX. This system has shown promising results for survival and growth that show the potential to achieve 1,200,000 kg/ha water footprint in shrimp production each year.