Marine sponges produce secondary metabolites that can be used as a natural source for the design of new drugs and cosmetics. There is, however, a supply problem with these natural substances for research and eventual commercialisation of the products. In situ sponge aquaculture is nowadays one of the most reliable methods to supply pharmaceutical companies with sufficient quantities of the targ...

Aquaculture has been a fast-growing industry because of significant increases in demand for fish and seafood throughout the world. Its economic importance is increasing economically. Aquaculture -also known as fish or shellfish farming -refers to the breeding, rearing, and harvesting of plants and animals in all types of water environments including ponds, rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Research...

Strict environmental restrictions force the aquaculture industry to guarantee optimal water quality for fish production in a sustainable manner. The implementation of anammox (anaerobic ammonium oxidation) in biofilters would result in the conversion of both ammonium and nitrite (both toxic to aquatic animals) into harmless dinitrogen gas. Both marine and freshwater aquaculture systems contain ...

Benedenia disease caused by the ectoparasite Benedenia seriolae is a serious parasitic disease in yellowtail aquaculture, leading to secondary viral or bacterial infections. Benedenia disease is difficult to prevent in marine aquaculture systems. To evaluate the genetic basis of Benedenia disease resistance in yellowtail, a genome-wide and chromosome-wide linkage analysis was initiated using F1...

Aquaculture is a rapidly growing global industry, comprising cultivation of various freshwater and marine species of finfish, shellfish, molluscs, and ornamental fish. By the year 2000, as much as 20% of the world production of fish will be based on aquaculture. Properly formulated feeds are a significant part of successful aquaculture. Carotenoids play a major role in culture of salmonids such...

The present study was conducted to examine the impact of cage aquaculture on benthic communities in coastal areas (depth 25 to 50 m) from fish farming operations located along the southeastern Black Sea (Ordu-Perşembe, Trabzon-Yomra and Rize central). Sampling was conducted seasonally from April 2007 to 2009. Sediment samples were taken using Ekman Grab (box core- 0.04 m2). Temperature, salinit...

Colombia due to its geographical location is provided with different climatic zones, that are suitable for continental and marine aquaculture of a wide range species high possibility commercialisation. Currently, the production comes mainly from ponds floating cage systems, supplying more than 90% freshwater saltwater organisms consumed in country, where based on tilapia, trout, cachama shrimp....

1 Fish Health Unit, Marine Institute, Galway, Ireland, Marine and Freshwater Research Centre, Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland, CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Integrated Sustainable Aquaculture Production, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 4 Vet Aqua International, Oranmore Business Park, Galway, Ireland, CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Integrated Sustainable Aquaculture Production, St. Luci...

Because of the increasing significance of marine aquaculture for human nutrition Schleswig-Holstein developed into an international center of competence for marine aquaculture. „Fish in the Web“ is the construction of an informationand data-exchange platform with web 2.0 technologies for an interdisciplinary research project.

The influence of sea-cage aquaculture on wildfish assemblages has received little attention outside of Europe. Sea-cage aquaculture of finfish is a major focus in South Australia, and while the main species farmed is southern bluefin tuna (Thunnus maccoyii), there is also an important yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) industry. Yellowtail kingfish aquaculture did not appear to have any loca...