Environment

Thứ 3, 17/09/2024

Soil health importance highlighted in House hearing

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

Environment

Nitrogen, phosphorus, eutrophication and effluent standards for aquaculture certification

Aquaculture certification standards intend to avoid or at least minimize negative environmental impacts of aquaculture production.

Report calls for changes to Scottish salmon sector

The “light touch regulation and enforcement” in place in Scotland, the report acknowledged, has not kept up with the industry’s rapid growth, necessitating

Water temperature in aquaculture

The temperature of water is an important variable in aquaculture, but in most types of aquaculture it cannot be controlled and depends upon the amount of solar

Ammonia nitrogen dynamics in aquaculture

Ammonia nitrogen consists of ammonia (NH3) and ammonium (NH4+), but methods of measuring ammonia nitrogen concentration do not distinguish between the two forms

In South Africa, abalone farming goes for gold

Stories about abalone in South Africa frequently make the press, but it is not usually good news when it does.

Global shrimp production review and forecast: Steady growth ahead

Globally, production of farmed shrimp is expected to increase at a 5.7 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2017 to 2020.

Shrimp farming in Guatemala has gone intensive

The shrimp farming industry in Guatemala has embraced an intensive production model similar to the one developed in several Asian countries, with smaller

Treatment of shrimp hatchery effluents

Sedimentation and biofiltration simple but effective technologies that should be widely adopted by industry

New tech trialled for water quality monitoring

A project to test cutting-edge techniques that could help to protect the aquaculture industry from the impact of harmful algal blooms (HABs) and water quality

Constantly changing pH unavoidable, completely normal

Aquaculture ponds should have waters with pH above 6.5 and sufficient alkalinity either naturally or because of liming.

Effects of mechanical aeration on evaporation rate, water temperature

Restricting use to periods when oxygen supplementation is needed can conserve water, lessen energy use. Effects of mechanical aeration on evaporation rate