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Guam Aquaculture Development & Training Center

Also known as the Fadian Hatchery

The GADTC, also known as the Fadian Hatchery, is the largest and oldest aquaculture center in the Western Pacific. Originally built to produce fish and eel fry for the Asian market, it was transferred to the government of Guam in 1986 and to the University of Guam in 2001.

With the facility, the University is leading aquaculture on Guam through research and development of Pacific white marine shrimp, black tilapia, and salt-tolerant red tilapia as nutritious and sustainable food sources. The facility provides student internship and research opportunities as well as direct support to farmers.

The facility

The hatchery is a bio-secure facility on a five-acre site supplied with both fresh and saltwater. It is fully fenced on three sides and bordered by a rugged coast on the fourth side. It is only 15 minutes away from the airport by car.

Facilities include:

14 concrete ponds, including six 200-square-meter Swedish ponds and four 200-square-meter raceways
an indoor hatchery with larval and artemia hatching tanks
a phytoplankton laboratory
a feed preparation room and a tool/work room
two-bedroom living quarters
refrigerated feed storage container

The facility has an automatic generator back-up system. Numerous fiberglass tanks fill the area ranging in size from 0.5 to 20 metric tons.

Goals of the GADTC

To conduct applied research in aquaculture
To be the center for public information on the aquaculture industry, its products, and its potential
To serve the needs of farmers regarding technology transfer and extension service, including environmentally sound practices
To produce fish fry and shrimp post-larvae on island to support a growing and promising aquaculture industry, reducing the reliance on imported stocks of animals

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