Bacteria of the family Vibrionaceae are ubiquitous in aquatic habitats. The genus Vibrio includes species that are pathogenic for humans or fish. The incidence of human infections and in aquaculture has been increased and is, to some extent, associated with the emergence of new pandemic strains....

This article deals with carp as an important commercial fish in German aquaculture. There are many legends about carp are disproved on basis of clear scientific facts. The biology of carp, its special achievements, the domestication and the origin of the traditional German carp pond farming are...

This article describes the contribution of aquaculture to the world economy, the diversity of water- and land-based aquaculture facilities, food processing, sustainability and aquafeed production.

This special feature on ecological aquaculture contains 7 papers, with 2 shorter articles, on various aspects of this topic. Titles are as follows: Aquaculture: growth at the cost of sustainability; Aspects of sustainable fish breeding, ecological aquaculture as an alternative; The German market...

Animal welfare provisions define stunning and slaughter procedures for fish intended for human consumption in Germany. With respect to stunning and the slaughter of fish, these national regulations go far beyond EU regulations. However, especially with regard to new aquaculture species (e.g....

The extraction of lipids and lipophilic persistent organic pollutants such as dioxins, dioxin-like and non-dioxin-Iike PCBs from food of animal origin is performed in official control laboratories using methods of varying efficiency. Even if analytical results are to be reported on a fresh weight...

Tilapia is the second most produced fish in aquaculture world-wide. In Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) the phenotypic sex can be determined through (interaction of) minor autosomal factors, a major male determining factor, and environmental factors. Even though intensive aquaculture farming...

This article discusses the ecological impact of Lusatian fishing pond on the habitat, animal and insect biodiversity based on the population of dragonflies. It is observed that a total of 23 species of dragonflies are present and the biodiversity are not affected by the increasing presence of pond...