Although amino acid flux models have been developed in fish and other crustaceans, this is the first study to present an amino acid flux model for crabs. This study investigates the influence of different feeds and the deprivation of food on the free amino acid (FAA) pool, the rate of protein...

The present essay attempts to address the observed complex crisis of aquaculture and fisheries sectors within the broader context of global crisis, using examples of significant negative effects on natural and social environment. At the same time the underlying causes of the sectors' crisis are...

Freshwater crayfish are among the most important aquatic inhabitants in terms of ecosystem integrity retention. Although Astacus astacus and Pontastacus leptodactylus are characterized by the IUCN as vulnerable and least concern, respectively, Greek official data and local authorities report them...

A modelling tool was implemented in an Eastern Mediterranean Allocated Zone for Aquaculture (AZA) (Vourlias Bay, Greece) to examine the fate of seabass/seabream aquaculture wastes from multiple farms and assess their potential impacts on the surrounding ecosystem in terms of good environmental...

The European Union-funded ECASA project (Ecosystem Approach for Sustainable Aquaculture) studied the impacts from aquaculture on ecosystems from northern Norway to Greece. The objectives of this investigation were to identify quantitative indicators of the effects of aquaculture on marine...

Mediterranean finfish aquaculture is mainly represented by the production of the gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) and sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) growing in marine cage farms. Despite the numerous benefits of fish farming, the ecological risk potentially caused by fish escapes to the wild...

The environmental effects of the copper aquaculture nets were estimated by a multidisciplinary approach. A copper alloy net (brass net) cage and a conventional net cage with Cu₂O antifouling paint were established at a fish farm in Bathy Limani Bay, Paleros, Aetolia Acarnania region, Greece, for a ...

This special issue contains articles on fatty acids of the brain of wild and reared Dicentrarchus labrax and Sparus aurata living in the same environment; assessment of demersal distribution between two fishing areas in North and Central Greece; yield per recruit and spawning stock biomass models...

Mediterranean mussel farming in Greece developed considerably during the last 40 years reaching a gross commodity product up to the limits of the country's production capacity (35-40,000 tonnes/year). Despite the achievements in the sector's growth, little or no effort has been attributed yet to...

Bacteria belonging to the species Photobacterium damselae are pathogens of cultured marine fish, causing diseases of high importance, such as Pasteurellosis. Thus, they are considered a major threat to the aquaculture sector. Despite the great importance of fish mariculture for the Greek economy,...