In their article ‘Freshwater savings from marine protein consumption’ (2014 Environ. Res. Lett. 9 014005), Gephart and her colleagues analyzed how consumption of marine animal protein rather than terrestrial animal protein leads to reduced freshwater allocation. They concluded that future water savings from increased marine fish consumption would be possible. We find the approach interesting an...

In this paper, the different possibilities and innovations related to sustainable aquaculture in Mediterranean area are discussed, while maricultural methods, role of Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) supporting exploitation ocean’s resources, also reviewed. IMTA, mariculture general, when carefully planned, can be suitable for environmental restoration conservation purposes. Aquacult...

Indigenous knowledge is critical in the conservation of wild fish genetic resources and consequent development seed for improved aquaculture production. Local fisher communities rely on aquatic mainly livelihood subsistence have therefore come up with systems to manage these sustainable use. This study aimed at identifying role indigenous people's as a way improving aquaculture, specific focus ...

In the aquaculture industry, feed that is of poor quality or nutritionally imbalanced can cause problems including low weight, poor growth, poor palatability, and increased mortality, all of which can induce a decrease in aquaculture production. Fishmeal is considered a better source of protein and its addition as an ingredient in the aquafeed makes aquatic animals grow fast and healthy. This m...

The administration of antimicrobials in aquaculture provides a selective pressure creating a reservoir of multiple resistant bacteria in the cultured fish and shrimps as well as the aquaculture environment. The objective of this study was to determine the extent of antibiotic resistance in aquaculture products and aquaculture's surrounding environment in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Ninety-four i...

Although caviar is the most significant and famous fishery product of Iran, in recent years the country has gained a lot of experience and had some significant success with other fishery and aquaculture products. Iranian fisheries and aquaculture production reached 522,000 metric tons in 2005, of which 75% originated from capture fishery and 25% from aquaculture activities. Various fishery and ...

Microorganisms are of great importance to aquaculture where they occur naturally, and can be added artificially, fulfilling different roles. They recycle nutrients, degrade organic matter and, occasionally, they infect and kill the fish, their larvae or the live feed. Also, some microorganisms may protect fish and larvae against disease. Hence, monitoring and manipulating the microbial communit...

Shrimp aquaculture is playing a vital role in Malaysian agriculture, especially its increasing contribution to economic growth. White shrimp aquaculture is not only the key player in brackish water shrimp aquaculture but also the largest contributor to Malaysian shrimp aquaculture. This study estimates technical efficiency and investigates factors affecting technical inefficiency of Malaysian w...

Mangroves are recognized as a provider of a variety of products and essential ecosystem services that contribute significantly to the livelihood of local communities. However, over the past decades, mangroves in many tropical areas including the Takalar district, South Sulawesi have degraded and decreased mainly due to conversion to aquaculture. Currently, little is known about the economic ben...

Integrated marine aquaculture or known as Multi-Tropical Aquaculture (IMTA) is an alternative development in activities under the concept of environmental conservation. There are several important aspects supporting success seaweed cultivation including use right weight seeds at beginning activities. The purpose this study was to analyze effect seedling on growth Kappaphycus Alvarezii cultivate...