Aquafeeds
Lifecycle analysis model quantifies ecological footprint of salmon feed
EWOS and Canadian researchers have developed a model to measure the ecological footprints of aquafeeds using ISO-compliant lifecycle analysis methodologies.
Intelligence
Culture of giant freshwater prawns in China
Farming of giant freshwater prawns is very popular in China. The Yangtze River Delta region produces more than 60 percent of the country's output. Production increases have resulted from a novel system that involves greenhouses that allow ponds to be stocked ahead by two months.
Health & Welfare
Bioreactor technology for tilapia advances in Latin America
Early biofloc-based culture systems in tanks in Brazil have given way to commercial-scale bioreactors housed in greenhouses that utilize water fertilization regimes, high-protein feeds and salinity controls.
Responsibility
Aquaculture ponds hold carbon
Although 16.6 million metric tons of carbon are annually buried in aquaculture ponds, estimated carbon emissions for culture species have approached several metric tons of carbon per metric ton of aquaculture product.
Responsibility
Greenhouse-enclosed superintensive shrimp production
As an alternative to pond production, U.S. scientists have developed bio-secure greenhouse-enclosed raceways for intensive shrimp production with limited water exchange.
Health & Welfare
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.