By: Ph.D. Stephen G. Newman* Perhaps the single largest biosecurity gap, right after not ensuring that broodstock are clean, in dealing with AHPNS is the continued pond side growthout of bacteria without appropriate quality control and oversight. This poses a serious biosecurity risk: AHPNS causing bacteria thrive under these conditions. Perhaps the single largest biosecurity gap, right after not ensuring...
By: Sarah Cornelisse* How many people use the computer through which you access your business’s financial accounts? Have you shared your Facebook password with an employee so that they can post to the business’s page? Have you ever clicked on a link in an email even though you weren’t sure of the sender? You may think nothing serious could happen,...
By: Antonio Garza de Yta, Ph.D.* Vicepresident. CIDEEA / Senior Fisheries & Aquaculture Advisor, AWJ Innovation. Let’s imagine that we are a large company that decides today to start producing shrimp, and not just a few tons, but several tens of thousands of tons, which is the trend for aquaculture companies globally today. What would be the first thing we...
By: Philip Buike* I was asked recently: Why is it that relatively few large, established aquaculture production companies are involved in new RAS operations compared to the number of projects being promoted by operations with relatively little prior experience in the business? Introductory Note I would like to thank Mr. Salvador Meza for giving me a column in this prestigious...
By: Alejandro Flores* After almost 40 years of uninterrupted professional service in academia, in aquaculture production and as an international civil servant, the time has come for retirement, at least from FAO…. Farewell! On this occasion I would like to take the opportunity of this valued space, to talk about a personal matter, for which I apologize upfront. First of...
Tilapia could be stocked in very small ponds at high densities and still thrive. Backyard aquaculture systems (BAS) are gaining importance as a source of food and economic input for rural families in Mexico. Here is presented a bioeconomic model of BAS developed for tilapia production at a low scale in rural areas of Mexico. Backyard systems are considered agroecosystems...
