By 2016 about 98% of households in rural area of Viet Nam were electrified. The total of power system production of the country reached 159.45 billion kWh in 2016, of which contribution from hydropower plants occupy more than 30%. So far, Viet Nam planned to convert about 50,000 [....] » Read More
ABSTRACT: It aims to develop Physicochemical and spectroscopic methods to characterize the in-situ chemical speciation of the inorganic contaminants and develop technologies for remediation of water pollution by catalytic oxidants over Oceanic Transitional Areas (OTAs). Next, to [....] » Read More
Waste inorganic (nitrogen and phosphorus containing compounds) products from aquaculture results in the environmental degradation of water bodies. The problems on waste accumulation, environmental deterioration, and diseases in aquaculture have been minimized by eco-based method [....] » Read More
Domesticated of fish widely distributed in Southeast Asia. The populations of fish in the wild has been decreasing due to the spawning difficulties and overfishing. Another factors like water pollution, and habitat degradation, are also threatening the fish populations. Therefore [....] » Read More
Mislabeling fish products is a crucial and growing issue concerning public health and economic concerns in the global fish business. Although DNA barcoding is an effective sequencing-based approach for identifying fish species adulteration, it is sometimes difficult to amplify PC [....] » Read More
Artemia is deficient in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), particularly in arachidonic (ARA, 20:4n-6), eicosapentaenoic (EPA, 20:5n-3), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6n-3). The aim of this study was to determine the optimal time in which the higher contents of PUFAs in juve [....] » Read More
Tilapia lake virus (TiLV) is reported as a threat to tilapia aquaculture in 16 countries from four continents with outbreaks causing up to 90% mortality. Our study is the first one working on TiLV from Vietnam. We propagated successfully a TiLV isolate HB196-VN-2020 from a diseas [....] » Read More
Kashmir valley located in the North Western Himalaya is famous for being an abode of diverse network of lentic and lotic ecosystems with diverse fish fauna. The demotechnic growth, urbanization of rural centers and deforestation has resulted in the deterioration of fresh water ec [....] » Read More
Seaweeds are now recognized as a treasure of bioactive compounds. Beneficial health effects of seaweeds vary with the different aspects especially geographical location of the seaweed. However, the seaweed of Bangladesh is still unexplored. So, this study was designed to explore [....] » Read More
Takumi (Flubendiamide 20% WDG) insecticide is used against various borer insect pests like, stem borer, pod borer, leaf folder, semilooper etc. Borer insects are major insect pests of Rice crop. Hence, the insecticide is popularly used to manage the borer pests in paddy fields. T [....] » Read More
The need to produce food under strict quality standards and reduce the impact on the environment, leads to development of food industry, particularly aquaculture practices. Minimizing the impact of this industry, implies the use of non-chemical antimicrobials and better practices [....] » Read More
The flatfish Paralichthys adspersus is a commercial species with sexual dimorphism, in which females growing faster than males. This characteristic will generate that one goal in the coming breeding programs is controlling the sex ratio to encourage a female bias in the culture p [....] » Read More
In recent decades, aquaculture dominated all animal production sectors in terms of growth and is increasingly contributing to food security, poverty reduction, creating jobs and sources of income. In front of a global situation of declining catch fisheries, population growth proj [....] » Read More
The Atlantic chub mackerel Scomber colias (Gmelin, 1789) is one of the important fisheries resources in Tunisian waters. The best management of this resource needs the knowledgement of populations differentiation. Therefore, morphological study including 13 morphometr [....] » Read More
An acoustical-based procedure which incorporating truly synoptic measurements with quasicontinuous sampling of spatial-temporal fish information and benthic morphological characteristics was developed for observing, assessing, monitoring, and understanding aquatic ecosystems. In [....] » Read More
Title : Making the most of cottonseed protein
Tom Wedegaertner, Agricultural and Environmental Research, Cotton Incorporated, NC, United States
As a by-product of cotton production, cottonseed protein is a sustainable source of high quality, plant-based protein that is widely available wherever cotton is grown. Unfortunately, the 11 million metric tons of cottonseed protein produced by the global cotton crop every [....] » Read More
Title : Aquaculture challenges and opportunities in city-state Singapore
Diana Chan, Aquaculture Innovation Centre, Singapore
Singapore is a city-state with a population of close to 6 million people. About 95% of the food consumed comes from foreign imports. Singapore is not an agricultural country but there are about 110-120 coastal foodfish farms with at least 10 land based farms. In order to re [....] » Read More
Title : Novel information technologies for fish behavior recognition
Daoliang Li, China Agricultural University, China
There is an increasing recognition within the aquaculture industry that understanding the behavior of farmed animals can help provide solutions to farming problems. Behavior monitor would help farmers to observe animals behavior as welfare indicators for the better and effective [....] » Read More
Title : Increasing importance of blue bonds / sustainable finance in seafood business
Amod Ashok Salgaonkar, A2S2 Enterprises, India
Emergence of sustainability-linked blue bonds and/or sustainable finance is playing a key role while getting any new big investments in the new set-ups or for expanding the already established seafood businesses. The trend is new however investors giving focus to the organization [....] » Read More
Title : Aquaponic Text/workbook
J L Giovanna Hesley, CropKing, Inc. Curriculum Development, United States
School gardens are a powerful tool for teaching many subjects and developing a healthy lifestyle. Ms. Hesley has created an aquaponics workbook for teachers of young scholars from 5 to 18 years. Each section contains lessons that focus separately It contains sections each with a [....] » Read More
Title : Innovation on coconut water-infused bottled milkfish and poverty reduction through entrepreneurship in cebu, Philippines
Corazon P Macachor, Cebu Technological University, Philippines
Entrepreneurship alleviates poverty in developing countries particularly in Cebu, Philippines as an outcome of an academe technology transfer and partnership. This study optimized coconut water-infused bottled milkfish, protected the best formulation, transferred the patent [....] » Read More
Title : How fish color their skin? MC2R a new actor in pigmentation development
Priyanka Soni, University of Southern California, United States
The melanocortin system is a complex neuroendocrine signalling mechanism involved in numerous physiological processes in vertebrates, including pigmentation, steroidogenesis and metabolic control. In humans, five melanocortin receptors (MCR) have been cloned, identified and shown [....] » Read More
Title : The Ghost nets in Adriatic Sea and impact in the fishery sector
Jerina Kolitari, Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania
Habitats, coastal zone and ecosystems services always attracted humans and human activities. But this intensive concentration of population and excessive exploitation of natural resources puts enormous pressure on our coastal ecosystems leading to biodiversity loss, habitats dest [....] » Read More
Title : By removing high performance aerobic scope phenotypes, capture fisheries may reduce the resilience of fished populations to thermal variability and compromise their persistence into the Anthropocene
Lauren Bailey, Rhodes University, South Africa
For the persistence of fished populations in the Anthropocene, it is critical to predict how fished populations will respond to the coupled threats of exploitation and climate change for adaptive management. The resilience of fished populations will depend on their capacity for p [....] » Read More
Title : Efficacy of antibacterial compounds isolated from seaweeds for controlling Aeromonas Salmonicida infections in Oreochromis Mossambicus
John Thomas, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), India
Aquaculture is an important activity responsible for the production of protein rich animal food worldwide. Aquaculture production has increased, due to the continuous expansion of cultured fish and shellfish species. Sea weeds are valuable natural assets in aquaculture due to the [....] » Read More
Title : Freshwater aquaculture in Mexico: predator and prey
S Nandini, National Autonomous University of Mexico , Mexico
Aquaculture has a long history in the world since it provides a cheap source of protein to millions of people. In several countries it is also practiced on private property as DIY projects. Mexico is a megadiverse country with high fish diversity. In freshwaters the families G [....] » Read More
Title : Recent developments in the aquaculture of shrimps
SSS Sarma, National Autonomous University of Mexico, FES Iztacala, Mexico
Aquaculture of shrimps is a highly lucrative industry, and it accounts for more than half of the total shrimps sold globally. Among the common species cultured in Mexico are Litopenaeus vannamei, Penaeus stylirostris and Penaeus setiferus. South-Asia, China, India, Brazil, Mexico [....] » Read More
Title : Correlation between water quality and Amyloodinium ocellatum parasitic infestation in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
Samar S Seoud, Researcher at veterinary medicine, Mansoura university, Egypt
Amyloodinium ocellatum is one of the most important ectoparasitic protozoa infecting marine species especially during early life stages (fries and fingerlings). Whether the environmental parameters and water quality affecting the occurrence of Amyloodinium infestation is worth to [....] » Read More
Title : The use of marine spatial planning in the management of the blue economy
Simone Smith Godfrey, South African International Maritime Institute, South Africa
The paper reviews Marine Spatial Planning from its very definition and investigates the models of Marine Spatial Planning existing currently, entrenched in institutions. It also considers the relationships in where its custodianship currently falls within the myriad of blue econo [....] » Read More
Title : Composition and distribution of top commercially exploited sea cucumbers in selected areas of Mindanao, Philippines with notes on their market value and conservation status
Marnelle B Sornito, Mindanao State University at Naawan, Philippines
Sea cucumbers provide a significant source of livelihood in coastal communities; however, the resource is in peril due to overharvesting and lack of sustainable management. The study aims to highlight the composition and distribution of the most exploited sea cucumber species in [....] » Read More