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TABLE 16.1
A Comparison of Actual and Recommended Rearing Space Sizes and Stocking Densities
Facility/Agency
Turtle Size
Turtle
Age
(months)
Tank/Pen/
Container
Size (m 2
)
Tank Volume
(l)
Number
Turtles/Tank
Surface
Area/Turtle
(m 2
)
Water
Vol./Turtle
(l)
Stocking
Density
(g/l)
NMFS STF
10–60 g
0–3
Cont., 0.02
2195
200
0.02
11
1.0–5.5
60–500 g
3–11
Cont., 0.11
3292
80
0.11
41
1.5–12.2
0.5–7.0 kg
12–24
Cont., 0.46
5486
14
0.46
392
1.3–17.9
7.0–25.0 kg
25–48
Cont., 1.3
5940
7
1.30
849
8.2–29.4
5.0–25.0 kg
20–48
Pen, a
142.7
178,734
10–30
4.7–14.2
5958–17,873
0.8–1.4
CTF
4.1 kg b
14 b
Tank b
130,000 b
100 b
1300
3.2
4.1 kg b
14 b
Tank b
, 7.1
3000 b
50 b
0.14
60
68.3
21.6 kg b
44 b
Tank b
, 7.1
3000 b
10 b
0.71
300
72
90–200 kg c
Pond/pen c
4.0–6.5 c
24.7 kg d
36–84 j
Pond, 207 d
289,800
37 d
6 d
3.2
Los Roques
Hatchling
0–6 e
Tank e
, 1.3 e
260
30 e
0.04
32.8
8–10 e
Posthatchling
>6 e
Pen e
1 e
3.0 e
0.5 e
FWC
<5 cm f,g
0–1 g
0.09 g
29 g
1 g,i
0.09 g
29
0.7 h
>5 cm and
<10 cm f,g
1–6 g
0.09–2.22 g
29–698 g
1 g,j
0.09–2.22 g
29–698
0.7–16.5 h
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