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How decomposition of organic matter impacts aquaculture ponds
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/decomposition-organic-matter-impacts-aquaculture-ponds/…kg/ha increment in daily feeding rate. Another rule of thumb for aeration rate is 1 hp aeration for each 300-400 kg/ha increment of standing biomass. Many fish and shrimp farmers…
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The Future of Sustainable Aquaculture with Innovative Technology and Practices
https://www.globalseafood.org/blog/future-sustainable-aquaculture-innovation/…simply to use filter feeders to do the job for you. Multi-trophic aquaculture involves the farming of species like shellfish, seaweed and carp alongside fed species like salmon or shrimp,…
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Testing dietary potassium diformate in Pacific white shrimp
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/testing-dietary-potassium-diformate-pacific-white-shrimp/…in stronger condition of the shrimp. One of the most crucial periods in the life cycle of shrimp is the post-larval stage, when shrimp feeding changes from algae and brine…
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Considerations for alternative ingredients in aquafeeds
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/considerations-for-alternative-ingredients-in-aquafeeds/…and other products as healthy substitutes for other traditional products. New potential aquatic species are being studied and cultured each year, creating a need for specialized formulated feeds and feed…
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Advice for managing predatory birds, part 2
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/advice-managing-predatory-birds-part-2/…visual devices are available for scaring night-feeding birds. Like noise-making devices, the effectiveness of visual scare devices is often short-term as birds may quickly become accustomed to them. This may…
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Eight digital technologies disrupting aquaculture
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/eight-digital-technologies-disrupting-aquaculture/…and feed them accordingly. It can be used in any size farm and can reduce feed costs by up to 21 percent. Real Tech uses sensors to monitor water quality…
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Recirculating aquaculture technology, part 1
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/recirculating-aquaculture-technology-part-1/…invertebrates, finfish or shellfish, produce waste as a result of feeding. Finfish excrete ammonia, mostly from their gills, which dissolves in the water in which the fish live. This waste…
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Pledge to Eat Seafood Twice a Week in 2018
https://www.globalseafood.org/blog/pledge-eat-seafood-twice-week-2018/…and good for you! Seafood sits among the highest quality proteins and offers many additional health benefits throughout one’s lifespan. It is beneficial in brain development and heart health, improves…
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Examining energy use in shrimp farming
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/energy-use-in-shrimp-farming/…Today, many farms produce 10 metric tons (MT) per hectare (ha) per crop of shrimp, when 2 or 3 MT/ha may once have been the norm. Since having more shrimp…
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Gamma irradiation enhances nutritional value of animal byproducts
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/gamma-irradiation-enhances-nutritional-value-of-animal-by-products/Technique improves utilization and digestibility of proteins, carbohydrates Controlled irradiation can improve the microbiological quality of rendered meals and help eliminate the risk of feed-borne diseases. Aquaculture is expanding rapidly…
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A look at tilapia aquaculture in Ghana
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/tilapia-aquaculture-in-ghana/…reduce feed prices significantly in the short term. Compared to costs in Egypt, feed costs are three times as high in Ghana for feed that is about 30 percent crude…
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Tropical, subtropical marine fish hatchery technology needs improvement
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/tropical-subtropical-marine-fish-hatchery-technology-needs-improvement/…regarding their management and control. Are ‘standard’ larviculture methods suitable for all species? Even when considering the use of copepods and small-strain, properly enriched rotifers for first-feeding of our marine…
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Unit processes in RAS systems
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/unit-processes-in-ras-systems/…when ozone is utilized in aquaculture, its application typically improves the water’s UVT by several percent, thereby enhancing the U.V. process. Following the ozone process with U.V. also serves the…
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Raceway systems offer tools for EMS management
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/raceway-systems-offer-tools-for-ems-ahpn-management/…of these systems takes advantage of the compensatory growth that occurs when Litopenaeus vannamei are finally stocked in growout ponds. Compensatory growth reduces cycle length and improves feed conversion. Raceways…
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Pea products offer good nutrition, functional attributes in aquafeeds
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/pea-products-offer-good-nutrition-functional-attributes-in-aquafeeds/…most fish, crustaceans and other animals. Inventory was always available and at a reasonable price. As we look at aquaculture feeds around the world today, many are made where corn…
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Culture water pre-inoculation of probiotics in Pacific white shrimp nurseries
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/culture-water-pre-inoculation-of-probiotics-in-pacific-white-shrimp-nurseries/Longer inoculation of probiotics improves postlarvae growth, survival This study showed that a longer inoculation of probiotics will improve shrimp postlarvae growth and survival, and that a new technique developed…
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Fish farmers turn to drones for health, feed monitoring
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/fish-farmers-drones-health-feed-monitoring/Aquaai, Aquabyte employ robotics and vision software to help farmers tackle animal health tasks, improve feed efficiency Norwegian salmon farmer Kvarøy Fiskeoppdrett, which operates farms near the Arctic Circle, this…
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Monosex culture of prawns through temporal androgenic gene silencing
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/monosex-culture-of-prawns-through-temporal-androgenic-gene-silencing/…culture improves harvests. Editor’s Note: The author received the Novus Global Aquaculture Innovation Award during GOAL 2013. This article reflects his award-winning work with all-male populations of freshwater shrimp. The…