Soil and water management are the two basic tenants for successful land based aquaculture. Many of the negative impacts of inherent soil characteristics and changesin bottom soils resulting from aquaculture operations can be counteracted by application of management practices. These practices are outlined in Tabular form foreasy reference.The importance of soils in pond aquaculture begins with site selection and construction. Because of their ecological significance, wetland sites usually should not be converted to other land uses and particularly to land intensive endeavours such as agriculture and aquaculture. Where soils are acceptable, their properties are important fordetermining permissible side-slopes of pond earthwork, degree of compaction and need for clay liners in bottoms efc to discuss the role and management of bottom soils in existing ponds.
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