Genomics: Applications in salmonid aquaculture
Advances in aquaculture research include the integration of genomics – the study of genes and their functions – into projects pursuing increased production efficiency.
Speed of infected cage removal impacts spread of ISA
Infectious salmon anemia (ISA) is an infectious disease that caused extensive morbidity and mortality on infected farms in Maine and New Brunswick.
Quantitative, molecular genetic selection for shrimp disease resistance
The aquaculture industry has developed management strategies to strengthen shrimp disease resistance, like diagnostic systems and biosecurity.
Research reveals inbreeding depression in Pacific white shrimp
Inbreeding depression, the loss of vigor among offspring when related individuals mate, can occur when intense selection is coupled with a narrow genetic base.
DNA microarrays: New face of aquaculture genetics?
DNA microarray technology involves the individual spotting or printing by a robot of up to 10,000 DNA sequences onto a microscope glass slide.
Shrimp culture in India: Hatchery, farm, industry issues
Shrimp culture in India has a long history. In the early 1990s, many corporate bodies invested in the Indian shrimp-farming sector and fueled explosive growth.
Greenhouse systems a promising technique against WSSV in Ecuador
CENAIM’s greenhouse production trials were carried out at the commercial Pesglasa shrimp farm, located in the Taura region of Ecuador’s Guayas Province.
Double duty: Seaweed provides both biofiltration, marketable product
Most seaweed species that function as biofilters for finfish aquaculture have little market value, so produced biomass remains a byproduct of biofiltration.
Geographic variation among IHHNV isolates provides insights into pathology, spread
Infectious Hypodermal and Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHHNV) has been detected in farmed shrimp stocks around the world.
Tetraploidization in Nile tilapia
Sterilization by induced triploidy is an effective method to suppress natural reproduction and therefore its stunting effect in Nile tilapia grow-out ponds.
Study evaluates IHHNV effects on Pacific white shrimp
Infectious Hypodermal and Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus (IHHNV) reduces the growth and survival rates of Pacific white shrimp.
Fingerling production still bottleneck for cobia culture
Production of cobia (Rachycentron canadum) is growing rapidly in Asia, yet fingerling production predominantly occurs in extensive pond environments.
Induced triploidy research in fleshy shrimp may lead to improved production
Authors carried out a series of studies on polyploid induction in fleshy shrimp, one of the most important commercial shrimp species in China.
Avoiding genetic bottlenecks in broodstock selection
Broodstock selection programs for Atlantic halibut identify top first-generation performers to develop a strain best suited to aquaculture conditions.
Success factors in marine fish culture
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution researchers have developed marine fish culture methods on an experimental to pilot scale.
Starvation timing affects morphology, growth of first-feeding halibut larvae
The authors recently evaluated the physical deterioration of first-feeding California halibut larvae using morphometric and histological criteria.