Field trails in Alabama, USA, demonstrated the potential of raising striped mullet with Pacific white shrimp in inland ponds. Using wild-caught fingerlings at low density, the trials found the same survival rates as for mullet and shrimp grown separately. However, the mullet readily consumed expensive shrimp feed. There seems to be demand for U.S. farm-raised mullet, but further work is needed on the economic potential, broodstock conditioning and fingerling production of the fish.
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