Asia contributes more than 90% to the world's aquaculture production. Like other farming systems, aquaculture is plagued with disease problems resulting from its intensification and commercialization. This paper describes the various factors, providing specific examples, which have contributed to the current disease problems faced by what is now the fastest growing food-producing sector globall...

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...

Aquaculture plays an important role in global food production. Due to changes in human dietary habits, fish consumption has been increasing, with more people changing to a healthier diet with an appropriate nutritional profile. Aquaculture is one of the fastest developing growth sectors in the world and Asia presently contributes about 90% to the global production. However, disease outbreaks ar...

in the Proceedings of the World Aquaculture Society Conference. Page 1142. February 22-25, 2013. Nashville. Yellow perch Perca flavescens is a particularly important aquacultural and ecological species in the Great Lakes Region (GLR)and the Midwest USA. The demand for this species has remained very high in the GLR. Due to the relatively slow growth of currently cultured populations of yellow pe...

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...

Arizona aquaculture production in 2000 was 680 metric tons. Finfish including tilapia, bass, trout and catfish accounted for 590 metric tons, while other culture organisms, primarily marine shrimp rounded out production. The continued success of the aquaculture industry in Arizona is dependent on the success of individual farms. By increasing the chances of success through the proper selection ...

The intestinal microbiota is involved in a wide range of biological processes that benefit the host, including providing nutrition and modulating the immune system. Fine flounder (Paralichthys adspersus) is a flatfish of commercial interest that is native to the Chilean coast. The high value of this flatfish has prompted the development of stock enhancement and aquaculture activities. Knowledge...