Analysis of water quality status and water carrying capacity for the development of intensive technology vaname shrimp ponds in Bulukumba District, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

With superintensive technology, Vannamei shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) farming can increase shrimp production. Shrimp production in superintensive ponds can reach 50 tons per hectare, equivalent to 60 years of production in traditional technology. However, high stocking density with feeding can result in the waste of organic matter into the environment at the time of water change. Sustainable intensive ponds can stand to achieve qualification since their development exists based on water carrying capacity. This study aims to analyze the status of water quality and determine the carrying capacity of waters for developing intensive ponds of vannamei shrimp in Gantarang and Bontobahari Districts, Bulukumba Regency. The results showed a change in water quality status based on distance from the beach and the season. In Gantarang District, intensive pond development can still be carried out based on the oxygen and nitrogen carrying capacity of waters of 56 ha and 110 ha, respectively, while in Bontobahari District, there are 55 ha and 109 ha, respectively.