INTEGRATED AGRO-AQUACULTUR

Integrated Babylonia Snail with

Sea Cucumber, Mussels and
Seaweed in Cam Ranh Bay,
Viet Nam

Nguyen Thi Hong Tuyen

Christine Llorente Ludevese
Apriana Vinasyiam
Zarah Fazri Khotimah
 Introduction
Cultured in Vietnam
Consumed in China, India,
Taiwan and Thailand

Tolerance of environmental
Babylonia areolata (Link,
changes 1807)
Fast growth
High market value ( 8/kg)
Simple culture technique
Delicious meat with high
protein content
(Purcell et al., 2012; Chaitanawisuthi and
Kritsanampuntu, 1999)
MONOCULTURE POLYCULTURE
Problems:
Accumulation of OM Potential advantage:
on bottom Water quality
Elevated level of N Excess nutrient
and P recycling
Degradation of Increasing economic
seawater value (profitability)
Disease outbreaks Sustainable culture
Eutrophication system

(Chaitanawisuti, 2011)
POM, SOM, Dissolved
Phytoplankto Nutrients (N-P)
n
Babylonia snail

Organic matter
Green mussel Seaweed

Sea
 Location

- Cam Ranh Bay

- Located in the centre of Viet Nam
- Shelter, protected Bay
- Salinity 30 35
- Water temperature 25 29C
- Water flow0,2 - 0,5m/s
- Bottom: Sandy mud
SEED
- Size of pen: 100m2
- Density of Babylonia
snail 500 seed/m2
FCR: 4
- Density of sea
cucumber: 1 seed/m2
- Mussel: 45 kg
(size 10g/seed)
- Sea weed 60 kg
 Put mussels in the net with
MUSSELS
rope to keep mussels inside
until it can spat on the rope
about 5 10 days, tight 2
sides
Hang mussel around the
pen 80 ropes, distance
40cm
Or wrap mussel around the
stakes
Harvest after 5 months
SEAWEED
Tie seed with the ropes,
120gr seed, the distance
20cm, 10 lines
Hang the rope inside the pen
to protect from fish
Harvest after 1,5 months
MANAGEMENT
Feed Babylonia snail once
a day in the afternoon
Collect uneaten feed,
shells of mussels and
bones of fishes
Checking net and snail
Harvest after 5 months
STOCKING AND HARVESTING
 Constraints
Broodstock availability is an issue in
many places--susceptible to water
stratification, low salinities and
anoxic conditions in ponds
Commercial culture
Density limitation of growth rates
(Density dependence = space
intensive)
 Socio-Economic Aspect
Advantages
- Sustainable job
- Stable income
- Improve people welfare
- Develop local potency
Monoculture
 Polyculture

Profit in polyculture
is 2,23 folds higher
than in monoculture

Depreciation
link
Additional Money at the Beginning for
Polyculture
Comparison of Investment
 Conclusion
Polyculture is better than
monoculture in term of profit and
environmental impact
Based on our calculation, profit in
polyculture is 2,23 folds higher than
in monoculture
 References
Chaitanawisuti, N., Santhaweesuk, W. and Kritsanapuntu, S.
2011. Feasible Use of Rock Oyster (Crassostrea
commersialis) and Seaweeds (Gracilaria salicornia and
Caulerpa lentillife) as biofilter in a Laboratory-scale closed
Recirculating System for Juveniles Spotted Babylon
(Babylonia aerolata). Journal of Research in Biology, 5: 370-
375.
Purcell, S.W., Samyn, Y. and Conand, C. 2012. Commercially
Important Sea Cucumbers of the World. FAO Species
Catalogue for Fishery Purposes No.6, Food and Agriculture
Organizations of the United Nations.
 Species Involved
Sea cucumber (Holothuria scabra)
Deposit feeder
Eliminate accumulation of organic matters
Better sediment quality
Has economic value, high market demand (Lindahl et al., 2005)

Seaweeds (Kappaphycus alvarezii)

Utilize high amount of nutrient in seawater
Use CO2 resulted from animal respiration for photosynthesis
Photosynthesis releases oxygen
High market demand

Mussels (Perna viridis)

Control phytoplankton growth, bacteria and suspended organic
matters
Mussel and oyster have high market demand and economic
value
Depreciation of Assets

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