Shrimp farming has been widely criticized for excessive use of various resources and especially for coastal wetlands as farm sites. The purpose of this study was to assess the amounts of land, water, energy in fuels, and wild fish for fishmeal and fish oil in feeds required per ton of […]
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Fulfilling the potential of aquaculture to contribute positively to food system transformation will require better accounting of the environmental performance of different types of production systems, and interventions that facilitate upscaling of aquatic farming to support sustainable diets. We contend that the existing literature overlooks large ‘‘performance gaps’’ in existing […]
Infection in Nile tilapia Farms with Emphasis on its Effect on Growth Performance. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a G-ve bacterium causing diseases threat the animals, poultry and fish resources. Extracts of plants or their by-products contain some exclusive compounds that can be effective as chemotherapists and vaccines. The yucca has been […]
By: The fishmonger * You know what they say – ‘If you are not leading then you are following’ and that would often apply to many people and organisations in the seafood industry. Sad but true! The Fishmonger did not attend COP21 in Glasgow, besides not being invited he finds […]
by Amy Stone* As things continue to heat up in the Aquaculture Industry in the United States, it is becoming more and more important to understand the key pieces to success. One piece to being successful is to avoid waste. As we all know, the lower the production costs, the […]
By: Yedod Snir Preface RAS provides us with an alternative to ponds, cages and wild catch. In RAS we grow Seafood on land, with minimum resources and isolated from the Environment. The growing demand for seafood and protein to feed the billions of people on earth and the scarcity of […]
By: Jianping Xu, Yishuai Du, Tianlong Qiu, Li Zhou, Ye Li, Fudi Chen and Jianming Sun As an environmentally friendly and healthy aquaculture technique, recirculating aquaculture has attracted increasing attention, and the continuous improvement and development of recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) procedures are now established practices. Generally, in the RAS, […]
By: Ronan Cooney, Alex H. L. Wan, Fearghal O’Donncha and Eoghan Clifford * Aquaculture is the fastest growing food production system, and the sector accounts for more than half of all fish consumed. Its potential as a sustainable food source has been recognised within the EU Farm to Fork strategy […]
By: por Claude E. Boyd, Robert P. Davis, Arturo González Wilson, Fabrizio Marcillo, Susanna Brian and Aaron A. McNevin Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam are the main sources of farmed shrimp in the international market. Concern that excesses resource use and environmental degradation caused by food production is jeopardizing […]
By: Ruth Beatriz Mezzalira Pincinato This special issue of Aquaculture Economics & Management features five articles based on the 24 contributions presented at the International Association of Aquaculture Economics and Management (IAAEM) sponsored section on economics and marketing at the Aquaculture America conference in Honolulu, Hawaii, February 9–12, 2020. The […]