Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1289FY0001

Sturgeon Aquaculture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Steve Serfling

Organization:

Mote Marine Laboratory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Sturgeon Aquaculture

Date Submitted:

2/14/01 2:19:17 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Lisa Carlton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Commercial Seafood Production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Mote Marine Laboratory

Contact:

Steve Serfling

 

1600 Ken Thompson Parkway

Contact Phone:

(941) 388-4441

 

 

Sarasota 34236

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Sarasota

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Private Organization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mote Marine Laboratory has developed a leading program in aquaculture research using controlled environment and closed-cycle culture systems and methods. With assistance from Russian scientists, our sturgeon research project has succeeded in raising the most valuable Caspian Sea species, beluga hybrids, in biosecure culture systems. This technology has great potential for large scale economic development in Florida. In the 2000 program the Department of Agriculture awarded Mote a contract to build and start up a pilot scale grow-out system to demonstrate the economic potential of raising Russian species sturgeon in a large-scale closed-cycle system under Florida conditions. For the coming year we are seeking to operate the demonstration facility and develop captive sturgeon broodstock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Methods for building and operating a biosecure sustainable sturgeon aquaculture facility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$3,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations and Construction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

Private

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Cash Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$500,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

Yes

 

 

Agency:

Agriculture And Consumer Services, Department Of, And Commissioner Of Agriculture

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Sarasota County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

1/16/01