The Suwannee High Ag Department is raising fresh water shrimp (prawns) as an aquaculture project. This project will be a valuable learning experience as well as a fund-raiser and/or source of food for the upcoming FFA event.
The juvenile shrimp were shipped overnight from a hatchery in Texas and arrived at the SHS Land Lab Monday morning, March 23.
The shrimp were in bags inside of Styrofoam box coolers. After being acclimated to the water in the pond, the shrimp were then released. The shrimp will grow for a period of 3-4 months and will be harvested once they reach desired size.
Don Boyette, volunteer of the Land Lab, has been very instrumental in the project. He has worked long and hard to get this project up and running.
The shrimp will require optimum conditions and water quality to survive and grow properly. The water�s temperature, ph, dissolved oxygen, and nutrient level will have to be tested and monitored on a regular basis.
This project is sure to be an enjoyable learning experience for Agriculture students of Suwannee High.
Suwannee Democrat
March 31, 2009
Ag class raising shrimp
Suwannee High Ag Department is raising shrimp
- Suwannee Democrat
-
- Man loses his life in Hamilton County wreck
- Water management staff to spread word on water supply strategies
-
Live Oak woman will give a kidney to save her husband’s life
- Rant & Rave - Feb. 10, 2012
-
Check scam busted
Live Oak pair had stolen identification information from hundreds of people, police say.
- Feb. 14 Live Oak City Council meeting agenda
- Man jailed for sexual battery
- Suwannee Democrat obituaries - Feb. 10, 2012
- Suwannee County Commission special called meeting
-
BOCC Special-Called meeting
P U B L I C N O T I C E
The Suwannee County Board of County Commissioners will hold a special-called meeting on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012 at 10:00 A. M. at the Judicial Annex Building located at 218 Parshley Street SW, Live Oak, Florida.
The purpose of the special meeting is to walk through and discuss the Judicial Annex building. - More Suwannee Democrat Headlines
Obama Scraps Birth Control Mandate
US Airmen's Killer Sentenced to Life in Germany
Navy Names Ship for Gabrielle Giffords
Raw Video: Deadly Blasts in Syria
Romney Slams President Obama at CPAC
Gingrich: Pres. Obama 'waging War on Religion'
5 Killed in Wrong-way Crash on I-10 in La.
Uzbek Man Pleads Guilty in Plot to Kill Obama
Denver's Largest-Ever Drug Bust Nets Dozens
Marines: No Punishment for Nazi-like Flag
Vets Look to Translate Military Skills Into Jobs
Raw Video: School Bus Burst Into Flames
LA School Reopens Amid Sex Abuse Scandal
$25B Settlement Reached Over Foreclosure Abuses
Pentagon: Allow Women Closer to Front Lines
LA School in Sex Abuse Scandal Reopens
Raw Video: Italy's Mount Etna Bursts Into Life
Greeks March; Angry Despite Debt Deal
Air Force Airlines: Leaders Get Polished Service
Ga Girl Fights Off Kidnapper at Walmart
