Cobia Grouper Seabass   North South North Central Central South   2010 2013 2010 2013 2010 2013 2010 2013 2010 2013 2010 2013 2010 2013 Cage or pond cage cage pond pond cage pondb Average number of crops per year 0.5a 0.5 a 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 Price of seed fingerlings (USD/fingerling) 0.60 0.97 0.95 2.9 2.0 1.9 1.1 0.90 0.79 1.0 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.22 Length of fingerlings (cm/fingerling) 10 15 11 16 16 8 11 9.6 7.8 6.5 1.6 4.5 4.3 7.8 Stocking density (fish/m3)  9.3 7.4 13 7.0 12 6.0 19 57 0.5 1.1 1.0 1.3 16 2.2 Number of fish stocked 1,300 1,900 2,400 1,200 2,200 1,400 1,200 1,900 4,500 13,000 9,000 15,000 4,200 12,000 Survival (%) 50 53 87 83 48 35 77 56 59 56 56 73 72 43

aWhile the grow-out period for cobia in the north is 18-19 months per year, there is a delay between harvest and seeding. Farmer’s produce one crop every two years. bDue to a significant reduction in the harvest price for seabass, southern cage farmers have moved away from seabass to other species. Hence, the survey was based on pond farming of Asian Seabass.

Table 3: Seed, stocking and survival information.

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