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The use of blue green algae Spirulina in aquaculture has several potential advantages over the production of fish, writes Nasreen M. Abdulrahman and Hawkar J. Hamad Ameen, University of Sulaimaniya.

Due to nitrate accumulation during nitrification and low water-exchange rates in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS), nitrate levels can build up. Hendrik Monsees has therefore investigated the effect that exposose to high nitrate concentration has on juve…

Ectoparasites are key agents responsible for causing diseases in farmed fish. The Nile tilapia, in particular, has been shown to be susceptible to infestation by trichodinids and monogeneans, write Santiago Benites de Pdua, Aquivet Sade Aqutica, Roney Nogueira…

Pole-and-line fishing is considered to be a sustainable method for catching tuna. However, the reliance on baitfish, which are commonly very variable in their availability, has the potential to introduce unsustainable elements to the fishery, write Arun Padiya…

In line with the level of investment, changes in concepts with regards to sanitary and health management can ensure stable and efficiency in production. Risk reduction from diseases requires continuous diagnosis of pathogens, adoption of biosecurity measures a…

FISHY was first developed in 1980. It was written in Basic and ran on Radio Shack TRS-80 computers. Lee Fouch (an MSU agricultural economics and computer science graduate) and I wrote the initial version, with heavy assistance by agricultural economics profess…

This FAO report provides operators in the sector with up-to-date and complete information on the trade of eel. Statistical data from the last ten years has been examined, which represents a significant period for an economic evaluation of the sector and for as…