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Thai
Shrimp
 Farm
Facts : Number and Area
According to the Department of Fisheries,
there were 19,700 farms covering about 65,000 hectares in
1995 while currently there are 35,000 farms spread out in
approximately 80,000 hectares.
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Location
Shrimp farms and hatcheries are scattered along the
coastal areas of Thailand. Southern provinces (Nakorn
Sri Thammarat, Surat Thani) account for the majority
while those in the East (Chanthaburi) and Central regions
(Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhran) comprise the minority
in terms of number.
Source : National Food Institute
(Thailand), Department of Fisheries statistics
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Size of Farms 80% are smaller than 1.5
hectares; 18% are between 1.5 to 2.5 hectares while
2% are larger than 10 hectares
Types by Aquaculture Technique 85% utilize intensive
farming; 15% semi-intensive or extensive
Source : NationalFood Institute (Thailand),
Department of Fisheries statistics
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Shrimp Farm Harvest
( unit : kgs per hectare per year)
| Average
Yield |
Yield
by Type |
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Source : National Food Institute (Thailand),
Department of Fisheries statistics
Farmed as % of Total Exports:
Farmed Shrimp
Harvest
(Actual vs Calculated) |
| Year |
No. of Farms |
Land Area hectares |
Calculated Yield |
Actual Harvest |
% of Exports |
| 1980 |
- |
71,000 |
- |
8,000 |
6% |
| 1995 |
19,200 |
65,000 |
149,000 |
267,000 |
67% |
| 1996 |
26,000 |
70,000 |
161,000 |
220,000 |
73% |
| 1998 |
35,000 |
80,000 |
184,000 |
240,000 |
81% |
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Source : NationalFood
Institute, Department of Fisheries statistics
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