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FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN SITE SELECTION:
1. Ecological factors
i) Water supply
ii)Water quality
iii)Climate
iv)Hydrological characteristics
v)Soil characteristics
vi)Land
2. Biological and operational factors
Before a site can be selected for a project, the following should be ascertained:
(i) Species to be cultured
(ii) Resources and availability of stocking materials (spawners, fry, or fingerlings)
(iii) Type of project
small-scale rural project
large-scale rural project
(iv) System of culture adopted
extensive
semi-intensive
intensive
(v) operational method
monoculture
polyculture
integrated
(vi) Production target
(vii) The estimated size of area required.
3. Economic and social factors
The most important economic and social factors are as follows:
(i) Development plans for the project area
(ii) Ownership, availability of land and land values, land regulations and rights, as well as any legal restrictions relating to land
(iii) Proximity to all-weather road connections
(iv) Availability of electricity, telephone, or radio connections, as well as unit power cost
(v) Availability of equipment, services, and supplies needed for running the project
(vi) Availability of construction materials
(vii) Location of markets for the produce and determination of demand
(viii) Availability of organic and artificial fertilizers, drugs, and chemical materials
(ix) Availability of supplementary feeds
(x) Costs of equipment, materials, feeds, etc. needed for running the project
(xi) Availability of suitable transport facilities
(xii) Availability of ice for marketing
(xiii) Availability of staff with adequate experience in pond management
(xiv) Availability of skilled and semi-skilled laborers
(xvi) Reasonable amenities for permanent staff, for example, schools, shopping facilities, hospitals, etc.
(xvii) Information on the local financing methods or credits
(xviii) Political realities