Like any other commercial venture, shrimp farming too, requires investment both of non-recurring and recurring nature. Non-recurring capital investment in shrimp farming are on construction of main and subsidiary bunds/dykes, sluice gates, excavation of the pond area for retaining the required level of water, construction of watchmen shed-cum store house, cost of equipments such as pumps, aerators, nets, traps, screen, shutters to the water gate etc. These components may vary depending upon the size of the farm and its nature of operations. The operational cost of recurring nature for shrimp farming includes cost on pond preparations, seed, fertilizers, chemicals, feed, fuel, maintenance and repairs of bunds, replacement of short lived farm equipments, wages for workers, annual land leasing rent, repayment of the loan taken for development and interests on the loan. In the existing condition the farm developed for shrimp farming can be utilised for a minimum of two crops in a year. Depending upon the water quality, the ponds can be stocked with tiger prawn for both the crops. The economics worked out of the alternative shrimp culture systems are given in the following table. (No 5)
Table 5.
Characteristics and operational costs of four alternative shrimp culture systems
| Description | Extensive | Semi-intensive | Intensive | Super-intensive |
| Pond size (ha) | 5–20 | 1–5 | 0.5–1 | 0.5–1 |
| Stocking density (Pls/m2) | 0.5–2 | 5–10 | 10–50 | 50–100 |
| Sources of fry | wild/hatchery | hatchery | hatchery | hatchery |
| Stocking size | >PL30 | PL25 | PL15 | PL15 |
| Water management | tidal/pump | pump | pump | pump |
| Aeration | no | some | yes | heavy |
| Central drain | no | no | some | yes |
| Feed | fertilization | fresh/pellet | pellet+fresh | pellet+fresh |
| Culture period (months) | 3–6 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 4 |
| Survival rate (%) | 80 | 80 | 70 | 65 |
| Production (ton/ha/year) | 0.3–1.2 | 2.5–5.0 | 5.0–20.0 | 20.0–40.0 |
| Operational costs (US$/kg) | Extensive | Semi-intensive | Intensive | Super-intensive |
| Seed | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.40 | 0.43 |
| Feed | - | 1.60 | 2.40 | 2.12 |
| Labour | 0.85 | 0.51 | 0.27 | 0.17 |
| Electricity | 0.08 | 0.32 | 0.41 | 0.45 |
| Fertilizers & pesticides | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Fuel | 0.33 | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.08 |
| Materials & suppliers | 0.08 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Overheads | - | 0.89 | 0.67 | 0.38 |
| Total | 1.95 | 3.93 | 4.28 | 3.66 |
Source: Hassanai Kongkeo, 1990 Pond Management and Operation Paper Presented at Aquatech 90 Kuala Lumpur
Up to date, seven fishery related joint venture companies has been formed and are in operation Fishing, construction of ice plants, cold storages, fish meal plants, canning plants, and aquaculture are some of the activities undertaken by the J.V.C.'s
Myanmar Bangladesh Fisheries Ltd. (J.V.)
Myanmar Fisheries Enterprise
Cox's Bazar Sea Foods (Bangladesh)
Hansawaddy Fisheries Co., Ltd. (J.V.)
Myanmar Fisheries Enterprise.
Hinn Thar Minn Co., Ltd. (Thailand)
Myanmar P.L. (Int) Ltd. (J.V)
Myanmar Fisheries Enterprise.
P.L. International (Pte) Ltd. (Singapore)
Myanmar Garming Fisheries Ltd (J.V.)
Myanmar Fisheries Enterprise
Garming Marine Products Trading Co. Ltd. (Hong Kong)
Myanmar Sea Foods Ltd. (J.V)
Myanmar Fisheries Enterprise
P.L. International (Pte) Ltd. (Singapore)
Myanmar Beijing Fisheries Co. Ltd. (J.V)
Department of Fisheries
The Beijing Fisheries Corporation (China)
Myanmar Sanwa Fisheries Joint Venture Co. Ltd
Department of Fisheries
Sanwa Trading Co. Ltd. (Japan)
Myanmar P.L. International has begun construction of their pond located at Great-Chi Island Kyaukphyu. (Figure 1)
Raja Udang Sdn Bhd
PLO 210 Jalan Besi
81700 Pasir Gudang
Johor, Malaysia
Tel: 607- 251 4222
Fax: 607- 251 5151
Contact person: Mr. Syed Omar Syed Jaafar
MBF Trading Sdn Bhd
13C & 13D Wisma Ampang Triangle II
Jalan Mamanda 7/1, Ampang Point
Off Jalan Ampang
68000 Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: 603-4703308
Fax: 603-4703315
Contact person: Mr Louis Voon
Innovative Diamond Technology Sdn Bhd
1-2-18, Seri Relau Complex
Persiaran Bukit Jambut I
11900 Penang
Malaysia
Tel: 604-6436979
Fax: 604-6446082
Contact person: Mr. Ghori Mohamed
Transpac Capital Sdn Bhd
Suite 19A-8-2, Level 8, UOA Centre
19 Jalan Pinang, 50450
Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603-2637800
Contact person: Mr Yeo Tien Kiong
Josu Aquaculture Sdn Bhd
Wisma Josu, No 332
Taman Yoon Fook
70450 Seremban
Negeri Sembilan
Tel: 606 7622181
Fax: 606 7625181
Contact person: Mr. Mun Kok Hing
Majuikan Sdn Bhd
Tingkat 1, Wisma PKNS
Jalan Raja Laut
50350 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Tel: 603 2918346
Fax: 603 2946429
Contact person: Mr. Mahmud
