Health & Welfare
Advances in fish hatchery management
Advances in fish hatchery management – particularly in the areas of brood management and induced spawning – have helped establish aquaculture for multiple species.
Intelligence
Pangasius for western aquaculture
With pangasius imports growing in Central and South American production areas, one response is to introduce the fish as a new aquaculture species.
Health & Welfare
Pangasius juveniles tolerate moderate salinity in test
The ability to culture pangasius in the low-salinity waters typical of coastal shrimp ponds in tidal zones would permit shrimp farmers to culture an additional species of economic importance and aid in diversifying the commercial aquaculture production of these areas.
Health & Welfare
Industry expansion continues for pangasius
With a range of positive attributes, pangasius has become one of the largest aquaculture commodity products in the world. The fast-growing fish resist low dissolved oxygen at high stocking densities and require little fishmeal in diets.
Health & Welfare
Common diseases of pangasius catfish farmed in Vietnam
As with other species, varied health problems – and treatments – related to parasites and bacteria have been encountered in pangasius catfish.
Responsibility
Growing pangus industry faces constraints in Bangladesh
As reflected in a survey by the authors, rising productivity and higher yields have made pangus culture more profitable than carp farming.
Intelligence
QIM method scores quality, shelf life of pangasius fillets
A Quality Index Method (QIM) developed to assess the freshness of pangasius fillets stored on ice showed a high correlation between the index score and storage time.