ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT PROJECT FOR COASTAL AQUACULTURE IN KENYA - Report of a mission to plan a pilot farm February – March 1977 TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.   INTRODUCTION

2.   SELECTION OF PILOT FARM SITE

3.   PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE PROJECT SITE

3.1   Location
3.2   Topography
3.3   Hydrology
3.4   Climate
3.5   Soils
3.6   Water quality
3.7   Vegetation
3.8   Social and economic situation

4.   DESIGN OF THE PILOT FARM

4.1   General layout
4.2   Design of water control structure
4.3   Construction
4.4   Operation
4.5   Budget estimate

5.   PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

Figures

1   Location of the Pilot Farm

2   Layout of the Pilot Farm

3   Dike facing the River and Nursery Pond A - A

4   Dike, Main Canal and Dike Facing High Land B - B