Production systems

This FAO technical paper presents an overview of the current status of feed production and on-farm feed management practices. It reviews some of the major issues and constraints in optimizing feeds and on-farm feed management practices.

Speaking at Aquaculture Europe 2013, T. Ytrestyl et al, Nofima, Norway, discussed the effects that salinity and exercise have on the performance and physiology of Atlantic salmon postsmolts reared in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS).

The role of heterotrophic and autotrophic nutrition in the early stages of giant clams is still equivocal. In particular, the significance of these two nutritional modes and the relative dependency of the clams at the early life stages are not clear, said Moha…

Pikeperch is one of the very important candidates for intensive freshwater aquaculture diversification. One of the biggest obstacle in the aquaculture of this species is the controlled reproduction, which is one of the most important part of the production cyc…

This factsheet by the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (SRAC) gives information on the biological safety of fresh and processed shellfish.

This factsheet by the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (SRAC) gives an overview of biosecurity in aquaculture.

This factsheet by the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (SRAC) gives information on how to start a biofilter.

This factsheet by the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (SRAC) gives information on oyster hatchery techniques.

This factsheet by the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (SRAC) gives information on hard clam hatchery and nursery production.

This factsheet published by the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (SRAC) gives information on the handling practices of shrimp and molluscs.

This article provides a quick guide to breeding males for tilapia farming and best practice for hatchery, grow out and slaughter, writes Lucy Towers, editor of TheFishSite.