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PDP (pressure differential piping) aeration
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/pdp-pressure-differential-piping-aeration/…pond and makes more of the pond bottom available to the shrimp as habitat. This reduces the average density of shrimp per unit area and improves feeding success by reducing…
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Global Aquaculture Innovation Award 2019 finalist: Pegasus Science
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/global-aquaculture-innovation-award-2019-finalist-pegasus-science/NIR technology improves aquafeed quality by detecting mycotoxins Denize Tyska and Adriano Mallmann of Pegasus Science, one of this year’s finalists for the Global Aquaculture Innovation Award. Courtesy photo. “You…
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Histamine testing: Costs, benefits of representative food safety test
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/histamine-testing-costs-benefits-of-representative-food-safety-test/…information down the marketing channel about how testing improves safety is difficult. If a food service company’s quality assurance program becomes part of the quality image of the brand, testing…
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A closer look at preconditioning: Mixing, residence time
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/a-closer-look-at-preconditioning-mixing-residence-time/…extrusion processing of aquatic feeds. In the preconditioning process, low-pressure steam and heat increase the moisture of the feed meal. In the pelleting process, the maximum moisture that can be…
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Production of polychaetes for Ecuador’s shrimp industry
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/production-of-polychaetes-for-ecuadors-shrimp-industry/…polychaetes for the maturation phase of penaeid shrimp broodstock improves the quality and quantity of shrimp nauplii (shrimp larval; stage) produced. The genera Australonuphis sp. and Perinereis sp. have been…
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Role of tilapia in rural aquaculture
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/role-of-tilapia-in-rural-aquaculture/…such scaled-down systems to small-scale farmers usually fail. Fertilization of ponds with livestock manure is semi-intensive fish culture, but livestock raising in feedlots is an intensive feeding mode beyond the…
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Attractants: The basics
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/attractants-the-basics/Compounds enhance identification, consumption of aquafeed In the terrestrial animal feed industry, flavors and palatability enhancers are used to increase feeding and minimize feed waste. Similar “attractants” are also used…
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Hydrogen peroxide treatments improve catfish embryo survival
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/hydrogen-peroxide-treatments-improve-catfish-embryo-survival/…disinfectant that significantly improves channel catfish embryo survival. Treatment alternative Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been investigated as a treatment to control egg diseases for a number of fish species, and…
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Tilapia culture systems in Bangladesh
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/tilapia-culture-systems-in-bangladesh/…larger numbers of seasonal water bodies. The outcomes of these systems depend largely on their productivity and overall management. Stocking quality fingerlings improves results, as does more nutrient input. Most…
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Microbial communities affect water quality, shrimp performance in Belize
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/microbial-communities-affect-water-quality-shrimp-performance-in-belize/…and nitrate conversion (milligrams per liter per day). The microbial community improves water quality and as flocs provides food for the shrimp. The densities of the flocculated particles ranged 1,070…
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In-pond raceway systems introduced in Pakistan
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/in-pond-raceway-systems-introduced-in-pakistan/…fish in IPRS provided with ample aeration, constant water flow and improved feed management. The Punjab Fish Farm is interested to take the initiative to invest in the project. IPRS…
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Can aquaculture go all-in on AI?
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/can-aquaculture-go-all-in-on-ai/…video data. The farmer can adjust the feeder’s timing and amount settings to fine-tune feeding, and check historical feeding and fish data to see the amount of feed used over…
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Preconditioning shrimp feeds, Part 3
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/preconditioning-shrimp-feeds-part-3/…of shrimp feed, when compared to feeds produced by preconditioning alone. Asian manufacturers of shrimp feed have commonly adopted this process. Their system typically consists of an enclosed horizontal conveyor…
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Precision fish farming: A new framework to improve aquaculture, Part 2
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/precision-fish-farming-a-new-framework-to-improve-aquaculture-part-2/…through and towards the end of the feeding period), and while feed is unavailable to identify which state the fish are in with regards to feeding response. Since automated feeding…
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Shrimp genetic improvement in Mexico
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/shrimp-genetic-improvement-in-mexico/Ongoing work at Maricultura del Pacífico Maricultura del Pacífico’s shrimp hatchery in Bahia Kino, Sonora, Mexico. In the early 1990s, most shrimp hatcheries in Latin America were using ocean-caught shrimp…
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Honduras hatchery uses recirculation systems for shrimp broodstock maturation
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/honduras-hatchery-uses-recirculation-systems-for-shrimp-broodstock-maturation/…GML, a shrimp hatchery of the Grupo Granjas Marinas (Seafarm International) group, uses a water recirculation system for the production of Litopenaeus vannamei postlarvae in Honduras. Although three labs in…
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Zero-exchange shrimp production: Design and modeling
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/zero-exchange-shrimp-production-design-and-modeling/…90 cm, as regulated by the height of the center pipe. The feeding unit consisted of an automatic belt feeder that could provide 24-hour continuous feeding or intermittent feeding, if…
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Aquatic feed manufacturing, part 1
https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/aquatic-feed-manufacturing-part-1/…causing more water to enter. Feed uniformity A uniform feed is one that is consistent in nutritional value and physical characteristics, including pellet durability, density, and water stability. Feed uniformity…