Deployment Method	Up-Front Capital Cost	Loading Capacity	Up-Front Capital Cost Per Unit	Life Span	Amortized Cost Per Unit	Comments
ALS	4000/13.46	44,550	0.0897	8-10 years	0.0099	Least labor
Floating Bag System	1400/14.00	15,000	0.0933	8-10 years	0.0103	2nd least labor
Aquatech Trays (deployed in stacks of 7)	20.70	120	0.1725	10 years	0.0172	3rd least labor
Dark Sea Trays (deployed in stacks of 10)	21.69	80	0.2711	10 years	0.0271	4th least labor
Mexican Trays (deployed in stacks of 10)	12.69	80	0.1586	10 years	0.0158	4th least labor
French Rack & Bag	16.35	200	0.09675	Bags - 6-8 years Rack - 10 years	0.0138	Most labor intensive

Note:

Numbers for Aquatech Trays, Dark Sea Trays, and Mexican Trays are based on raft culture; cost per raft is $3,000 with 64 stacks per raft. These trays can also be deployed by long line which costs less ($1,800) but is more labor-intensive.

French Rack & Bag System - Cost of one rack is $120 with a capacity of 8 bags.