Health & Welfare
Effect of pre-slaughter stress on quality of tilapia fillets
An evaluation of oxidative pre-slaughter stress on instrumental and sensory quality of Nile tilapia fillets finds that longer depuration times recommended.
Aquafeeds
Effect of feeding during off-flavor depuration on geosmin excretion by Nile tilapia
Evaluating off-flavor depuration time in Nile tilapia shows it is strongly reduced when farmers adopt a practice of feeding the fish.
Intelligence
A model for estimating pathogen variability in shellfish
This study reports on the development of a mathematical model for the shellfish depuration process and its impact on norovirus levels found in shellfish.
Innovation & Investment
Optimizing depuration of salmon in RAS
A study to evaluated operating practices and system designs that could potentially enhance depuration of off-flavors from Atlantic salmon cultured in a semi-commercial-scale freshwater recirculating aquaculture system.