Environment

Shrimp pond preparation crucial for production, disease prevention
Shrimp pond preparation crucial for production, disease prevention

Ponds accumulate soil particles eroded from earthwork and organic matter originating from dead plankton, uneaten feed and feces.

Global area estimate for marine aquaculture development
Global area estimate for marine aquaculture development

Currently, 112 countries and territories produce seafood in the marine environment, with earnings reaching $65.4 billion in 2013 from the mariculture sector

Advancing the ecosystem services of aquaculture
Advancing the ecosystem services of aquaculture

To their surprise, they found the new seaweed farms seemed to be helping the fish and spiny lobsters in the area, further supporting the notion that aquaculture

Thoughts on pond fertilization
Thoughts on pond fertilization

Pond fertilization is important to increase primary productivity in extensive culture ponds and enhance the base of the food web for aquaculture animals

Importance of aeration intensity for nitrification in biofilms in intensive biofloc systems
Importance of aeration intensity for nitrification in biofilms in intensive biofloc systems

The benefits of incorporating biofilm into the production system include improving water quality, availability of supplementary food and prevention of diseases

Seaweed farming could help battle climate change
Seaweed farming could help battle climate change

Researchers say harvesting algae could be a powerful tool for sequestering carbon.

How poultry byproducts can help reduce aquaculture’s environmental footprint
How poultry byproducts can help reduce aquaculture’s environmental footprint

Using poultry-based ingredients instead of fish meal ad fish oil in aquafeeds could help to substantially lower the aquaculture sector’s environmental footprint

Integrated utilization of microalgae grown in aquaculture wastewater
Integrated utilization of microalgae grown in aquaculture wastewater

The global growth of fish farming has resulted in serious concerns regarding environmental pollution related to the aquaculture wastewater and over-exploitation

What Is the Environmental Impact of Aquaculture?
What Is the Environmental Impact of Aquaculture?

The environmental impact of aquaculture is completely dependent upon the species being farmed, the intensity of production and the location of the farm

How RAS farming can alleviate environmental pressure in East Africa
How RAS farming can alleviate environmental pressure in East Africa

The development of a sustainable aquaculture sector can play an important role in providing livelihoods for people living around Lake Victoria

Soil health importance highlighted in House hearing
Soil health importance highlighted in House hearing

Collaboration and continued research vital to helping educate on importance of preserving soils.

Advances in ruminant environmental impact reductions
Advances in ruminant environmental impact reductions

Examining recent developments in the study of rumen microbial ecosystem, genetic selection

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