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1 Texas Commercial Shrimp Farm Production from 2004 to Compiled by Granvil Treece Treece & Associates * Commercial Shrimp Farms in 2004 Texas Commercial Shrimp Farms Acres (Total Built) Total Number Ponds Built Ponds Stock 04 Acres Stock 04 Arroyo Aquaculture Assoc Austwell Aqua Farm Bowers Shrimp D&T closed Harlingen Shrimp Farm, LTD HSF at Arroyo Jr.'s Aquaculture Loma Alta Mengers & Sons Permian Sea Regal Farms (closed '05) Southern Star, Inc. (leased to Bower s Valley 630 ac. And San Tung, 50 ac.) 1, St. Martin's Texas Seabreeze Totals 2,

2 Texas Commercial Shrimp Farms PL Stocked Harvest # LB Survival Acres Farm 1 2,200,000 1,056,903 55, % 10 Farm 2 1,100, ,000 31, % 5 Farm 3 3,923,750 1,898,084 86, % 20 Farm 4 34,444,000 14,500, , % 185 Farm 5 11,000,000 6,000, , % 50 Farm 6 8,000,000 5,152, , % 40 Farm 7 3,900,000 1,881,678 88, % 15 Farm 8 11,000,000 7,374, , % 50 Farm 9 13,630,000 5,556, , % 60 Farm 10 26,000,000 18,000, , % 145 Farm 11 61,100,000 29,860,000 1,755, % 460 Farm 12 2,800,000 1,120,000 40, % 14 Farm 13 32,500,000 14,800, , % 412 Farm 14 18,000,000 9,576, , % 78 Farm , % 122 Farm 16 50,200,000 22,936, , % 220 Farm 17 1,000, ,000 20, % 20 Total 280,297, ,997,829 6,831, % 1,906 (Source of data in tables: Dr. Ya Sheng Juan, TPWD) There were 1,906 producing acres of farm raised shrimp in 2005, producing a state average of 3,584 lbs. of whole shrimp per acre. There were over 280 million postlarval shrimp stocked and almost 141 million were harvested, with a 50% average survival. Producing Texas shrimp farms in the Arroyo City area in 2005 were Chuang s International, Cameron Shrimp Farm, Golden Harvest, Harlingen Shrimp Farm, Ltd., Michael s Shrimp Farm (Lucky Shrimp Farm), San Tung Inc., Yuan s Enterprises Inc., and SS-San Tung. Other producing farms in 2005 were: Austwell Aqua Farm, Bowers Shrimp Farm, Bowers Valley Shrimp, Inc., Texas Seabreeze Shrimp Co., Harlingen Shrimp Farm, Ltd., Junior Aquaculture Farm, Loma Alta Aquaculture, St. Martin Seafood, and Permian Sea Organics. Non producing farms in 2005 were Natural Shrimp International, La Coste; D&T Shrimp (Imperial); Pecos River Aquaculture (Imperial); and Regal Farms (Imperial).

3 Texas Shrimp Farm Name Texas Shrimp Farms and Production Number of PL Stocked Individuals in 06 Harvested 06 (LBS) 06 %Sur. 06 Ac. Arroyo Aqua.Asc. 43,400,000 15,969, , SS-San Tung 11,500,000 5,103, , Austwell Aqua Farm 17,216,116 7,199, , Bowers Shrimp Farm 30,000,000 19,000, , Bowers Valley Shrimp, Inc.(Arroyo) 61,000,000 29,873,500 1,375, Texas Seabreeze Shrimp Co. 2,400,000 1,003,579 42, Harlingen Shrimp Farm 21,000,000 8,000, , Junior Aquaculture Farm 18,000,000 8,424, , Loma Alta -closed St. Martin Seafood Shrimp Farm 51,400,000 21,851, , Mengers and son TAES Flour Bluff 945, ,000 7, Permian Sea Organics (estimated from '05) 1,000, ,000 20, Total ,861, ,444,232 5,010,647 Source: Dr. Ya Sheng Juan, TPWD, Brownsville, Texas Av ,601 In 2006 twelve producers stocked 258 million post larvae into 1600 acres and produced 5 million pounds of shrimp, with an average survival of 46%. In 2007 there 11 different commercial shrimp farms operating. Two were owned by the same group (Bowers), but were in separate parts of the state. Average

4 survivals in 2007 were lower (42%). Over 190 million PLs were stocked and 3.4 million pounds harvested, which was down 32% from The number of acres in production also dropped 22% in 2007 (from 1,601 to 1,248 acres). Texas Shrimp Farm Production 2007 Company Name PL stocked # Harvest Lbs Survival Acres SS-San Tung 11,300,000 2,333, % 45 Austwell Aqua Farm 10,554,000 3,098, , % 50 Bowers Shrimp Farm 33,500,000 18,000, , % 145 Bowers Valley Shrimp, Inc.(Arroyo) 66,100,000 22,008,119 1,164, % 450 Texas Seabreeze Shrimp Co. 1,650, ,000 32, % 8 Harlingen Shrimp Farm 21,000,000 14,000, , % 337 St. Martin Seafood Shrimp Farm 45,290,000 19,503, , % 200 Mengers and son 12,000 1, % 0.1 Research facilities: TAES Flour Bluff 353, ,400 10, % 1 West Texas Farms: Natural Shrimp International Inc. Permian Sea Organics 800, ,000 12, % 12 Total 190,559,000 80,447,153 3,478, % 1,248 Data for this table were provided by Dr. Ya Sheng Juan, TPWD, Brownsville.

5 2008 Texas Shrimp Farm Production Acres Pounds Stocked Produced PLs stocked AAA Michael ,000 2,000,000 Harlingen Shrimp Farms Ltd ,000 20,340,000 SS San Tung ,022 10,000,000 Bowers Shrimp (Collegeport,Texas) ,850,900 61,000,000 St. Martin s Seafood ,055,370 51,411,000 TAMU R&D Flour Bluff 1.0 6, ,000 Permian Sea Organics, Imperial 4.0 7, ,000 Natural Shrimp, San Antonio ,000 1,418, ,725, ,733,750 7 commercial farms 1 research facility Source: Dr. Ya-Sheng Juan. Texas Parks and Wildlfie Dept. Brownsville, Texas 2009 Texas shrimp farm production Acres Pounds Harvested PLs Stocked # individuals harvested Note HSF ,000 24,000,000 13,000,000 San Tung ,612 6,000,000 3,600,000 Bowers Valley ,100,000 43,700,000 28,000,000 (Arroyo City) Bowers ,193 30,500,000 23,100,000

6 St. Martin ,820 31,000,000 20,352,780 2 ponds 4 raceways TAMU 1.2 8, , ,000 Natural Shrimp N/A TOTALS ,286, ,050,000 88,230,780 Survival 64.85% 5 commercial farms (Bowers college port farm split to two farms) 1 research Ha (=2.47 ac.) Total kg harvested 1,494,011 kg/ha Value $6,902,333 Value/ha $19,524 Source: Dr. Ya Sheng Juan, Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept., Brownsville, TX. Texas Marine Shrimp Farm Production 2010 ac lbs PLs # Harvest HSF ,594 11,229,000 8,268,568 San Tung ,426 3,000,000 1,352,000 Bowers Valley (Arroyo) ,861 36,130,000 16,839,081 Bowers ,097 41,215,000 19,761,069 St. Martin ,570 21,700,000 11,999,960 Permian Sea 4.0 1,100 75,000 Natural Shrimp TAMU ,000 TOTALS ,526, ,349,000 58,220,678 Survival 51.36%

7 5 commercial farms (Bowers Collegeport farm split to two farms) 1 research facility ha Total kg 1,143,931 kg/ha Value $6,039,955 $ 2.40/lb Value/ha $21,528 Source: Dr. Ya Sheng Juan, Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept., Brownsville, TX. Note: the total ha., kg., kg/ha, value, value/ha. data above does not include the 10,000 lbs produced by the TAMU research facility in Flour Bluff.

8 2011 Texas Shrimp Farm Production ac lbs PLs Harvest Note HSF ,191 10,391,000 6,715,062 San Tung ,221 6,000,000 2,909,600 Bowers Valley ,646 16,865,000 5,000,000 (in Collegeport, not Arroyo) Bowers ,151,700 51,585,000 25,000,000 St. Martin ,810 6,400,000 3,880,490 TAMU-Flour Bluff ,000 1,388, ,740 Permian Sea Natural Shrimp ,000 2,000, ,000 Did not harvest all Michael Shrimp Farm ,000 3,000,000 2,053,320 TAMU-Port A ,000 12,000 Discard some after experiment ,192,008 98,059,000 46,531,212 Survival 47.45% 6 commercial farms (Bowers college port farm split to two farms) + Natural Shrimp 1 research ha Total kg 996,367 kg/ha Value $5,260,819 $ 2.40/lb Value/ha $20,609

9 ac lbs PLs Harvest HSF ,191 10,391,000 6,715,062 San Tung ,221 6,000,000 2,909,600 Michael Shrimp Farm ,000 3,000,000 2,053,320 Total ,412 19,391,000 11,677,982 Survival 60.22% Details from Dr. Tzachi Samocha of Texas A&M University and Texas AgriLife Research Station, Flour Bluff, Texas about their 2011 production (tables below). Total 30,000 lbs harvested. System # of tanks Volume (m 3 ) PL stocked Shrimp harvested RW ,000 64,740 RW ,000 80,000 Ponds 4 2, , ,000 Total 578, ,740 System Density Salinty Initial Wt. Final Wt. Days Growth (g/wk) Survival Yield FCR Volume (shrimp/m3) (ppt) (g) (g) (%) (kg/m3) 40 m3 500a m3 500a m3 390b a Fast growth line from OI b Taura resistant line (non-fast growing) from SIS Ponds were stocked at 50/m3 in four ponds each 2,000 m3 in volume average survival 55% Source: Dr. Ya Sheng Juan Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept. Brownsville, Texas

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11 2013 Texas shrimp farm production Farms ac lbs PLs Harvest KAAPA ,516 17,000,000 8,444,184 San Tung ,502 11,000,000 7,220,000 Michael Shrimp Farm ,000 4,000,000 1,200,000 Chuang's Intl. Dev ,000 3,600,000 1,527,090 Paradise Seafood ,000 1,400, ,133 Bowers ,686,668 76,904,000 35,082,694 Global Blue 0.3 4, , ,473 Permian Sea Natural Shrimp TAMU-Flour Bluff 0.2 6, , ,000 TAMU-Port A 0.00 Total ,476, ,565,000 54,456,574 Survival 47.53% 7 commercial farms + Natural Shrimp 1 research ha Total kg 1,125,540 kg/ha Value $6,933,324 $2.80 /lb Value/ha $20,073 Source: Dr. Ya-Sheng Juan, Texas Parks and Wildlife, Brownsville, Texas

12 2014 Texas shrimp farm production Farms ac lbs PLs Harvest % survival Note Kaapa Aqua Farm ,646 21,600,000 3,887, % San Tung Inc ,321 22,500,000 9,819, % Michael Shrimp Farm ,000 13,500,000 4,400, % Chuang's Intl. Dev ,080 7,000,000 2,041, % Paradise Seafood ,505 19,000,000 3,075, % Global Shrimp Hatchery and Aquaculture ,000 2,400, , % El Terco Shrimp Farm ,000 39, % Test stocking, very late stock Bowers Shrimp Farm ,195,730 86,000,000 50,700, % St. Martin ,565 19,600,000 9,123, % TAMU-Flour Bluff 0.1 6, , , % Permian Sea 4.0 1,000 30,000 18, % Natural Shrimp Didn't report Bay Fresh Oyster Co, ,445 2,900, , % Late stocking TAMU-Port A Research Global Blue Technology , , , % Primo Broodstock 0.1 1, ,000 20, % Broodstock Total ,655, ,875,000 84,778,115 Survival 43.28% ha Total kg 1,661,802 kg/ha Value $11,699, Price/lb $3.20 Value/ha $24,828

13 2015 Texas shrimp farm production Farms ac lbs PLs Harvest % survival Note ,237 7,450,000 2,177, % ,165 19,200,000 5,628, % ,043 7,000,000 2,560, % ,000 6,520,000 1,527, % ,000 6,000, , % ,567 3,900, , % ,000 2,800,000 1,462, % ,810,890 85,207,000 38,751, % ,867 20,300,000 7,799, % ,200 1,000,000 44, % Not all harvested ,656 3,515,477 2,037, % , ,000 20, % Broodstock Total ,989, ,992,477 63,289,800 Survival 38.83% ha Total kg 1,358,966 kg/ha Value $8,371, Price/lb $2.80 Value/ha $20,278 Source of all the data from all the years above was: Dr. Ya-Sheng Juan, Texas Parks & Wildlife, Brownsville, Texas. *-

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