Wider appropriate application of genetic improvement in aquaculture will significantly boost sustainable food supply for future generations. Wider, appropriate and long-term application of genetic improvement in aquaculture, with a focus on selective breeding, will help boost food production to meet a projected increase in demand for fish and fish products …
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By: Kevin Obiero, (Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), Department of Water, Atmosphere and Environment, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Gregor-Mendel-Straße 33, A-1180 Vienna, Austria The United Nation’s 2030 development agenda adopted in 2015 outlines 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a corresponding 169 targets that …
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By Dr Monique Eloit, Director General, World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Aquaculture, or aqua-farming, is the fastest-growing food production sector in the world, with nearly 50 per cent of our fish and seafood now coming from dedicated farms. While wild fish catch remains largely stable, aquaculture has grown apace …
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By: Dr Mustapha ABA, Aquaculture Researcher, Fish Nutrition, Morocco. The sustainable development of intensive food-based aquaculture depends on the optimal use of nutrients by crop species and water quality management. Therefore, the design of adequate nutrition in aquaculture should take into account the natural characteristics: physiological needs, anatomy and physiology …
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By : Dr Vaitheeswaran Thiruvengadam Lecturer, Department of Aquaculture, DMI St. John the Baptist University, Mangochi Campus, Republic of Malawi, Central Africa. Pavitraa V, II Year, B.Tech., Biotechnoloy, , SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India Akila Priya M, Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Mathematics, Cauvery College of Engineering Technology, …
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By: Salvador Meza, Editor and Publisher at Aquaculture Magazine and Panorama Acuicola Magazine “Freshwater species, like carp, pangasius, and tilapia, will be responsible for most of the increase in the aquafarming production, and will account for 60% of the total aquaculture production in 2025” According to the latest data of …
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By: Dr Vaitheeswaran Thiruvengadam, Lecturer , Department of Aquaculture, DMI St. John the Baptist University, Mangochi Campus, Republic of Malawi, Central Africa, and Pavitraa V, II Year, B.Tech., Biotechnoloy, , SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. INTRODUCTION Tilapia is often called “St. Peter’s fish” because according to the Book of …
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By: Melody Abena Anokyewaa and Berchie Asiedu, Department of Fisheries And Water Resources, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana. In Ghana, aquaculture is a highly profitable venture, depending on the scale of production as well as the size of the fish and the price at which the producer …
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The nutritious pond concept is a novel approach that enables the pond itself to contribute significantly to the diet of the farmed fish/shrimp. Our research shows that feeding the pond by balancing the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio can increase the contribution of naturally occurring food in the diets of the cultured animals, …
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By: Eric Bink, Aquatic ecologist, CEO Til-Aqua International. Testosterone: Background Since the 70’s the tilapia industry has been using hormones to obtain all-male tilapia populations for on-growing. Male tilapia grows faster and the lack of females stops reproduction. A traditional method of obtaining an all-male population is to reverse the …
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