Water Quality and Loading of Pollutants from Shrimp Ponds during Harvesting

• Main Authors: Ling, Teck Yee, Dunging, Buda, Nyanti, L., Norhadi, I., Emang, Justin J.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: David Publishing 2010
• Subjects: GE Environmental Sciences; Q Science (General); S Agriculture (General); SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/142/1/Water%20quality%20and%20loading.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/142/
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Shrimp aquaculture is an important source of revenue for the state of Sarawak, Malaysia. However, th~~re were concerns on the impact of shrimp farming on the mangrove ecosystem due to the discharge of shrimp pond water to the surrounding environment and potential self-pollution through the intake of...