Husbandry

At the Galician coast, mussels are cultured on vertical ropes attached to floating rafts, which are cleaned in situ with tars or waterproof paints. The present study, by F. San Juan et al, University of Vigo, Spain, analyses the composition and the toxic risk …

In a study by Rachel Cristina Prehl Alves et al, Universidade de So Paulo, the authors evaluated the stunning effectiveness of thermonarcosis, carbon dioxide narcosis and electronarcosis by assessing the electrical brain activity of tilapia. Although results v…

Problems with lice and losses can be heavily reduced by placing farmed fish in closed systems until the fish reach a weight of one kilo. This has been shown by research conducted by scientists at Uni Research in Bergen, Norway.

Scientists are keen to sort farmed salmon and provide them with exercise right from the early stages of their growth, in order to equip them to deal with the stress of transfer to the sea.

This publication summarizes basic management practices for the majority of farmers raising marine shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) in Indiana, US, based on the most current literature available, writes Robert Rode, Purdue University.

Muhammad Kasnir et al, Indonesia Moeslim University, Indonesia, carried out physicochemical studies to asses water resource in Mangara Bombang District, South Sulawesi in relation to their potential for shrimp aquaculture use.

This is the second of a series of three articles that focuses on biosecurity in aquaculture. The aim is to provide baseline information for the aquaculture community. In the first article, we focused on biosecurity at the international level. In this article, …

The purpose of this research by David C. Love et al, Johns Hopkins University, US, was to document the production methods, crop and fish yields, and profitability of commercial aquaponics in the United States (US) and internationally.

Organic aquaculture has been implemented in Turkey since 2010. As organic aquaculture represents a new practice area and sufficient promotional efforts and governmental support is not available, satisfactory levels have not been achieved yet in this sector. In…