Aquaculture in Brazil probably started in the 17th century, during the Dutch occupation of the northeastern region. Currently, this activity can be divided into five main sectors, defined by tradition and type of cultured organism: freshwater fish, marine shrimp, mollusks, freshwater prawns and...

Cannibalism is a major problem in lobster and crab aquaculture. Reducing the aggressive characteristics of lobsters and crabs can improve survival during the culturing process. In this study, juvenile scalloped spiny lobsters (Panulirus homarus) and crucifix crabs (Charybdis feriatus) were both...

Oyster (Crassostrea gigas) shell-loading in aquaculture systems can regulate water quality, a critical factor for Litopenaeus vannamei growth. However, the effects of oyster shell-loading on the bacterial community composition and their interactions during shrimp culture processes remain elusive....

Diversification of shrimp farming with marine finfish in a farmer participatory research model was attempted. The study is intended to find an economically viable finfish culture during the fallow period of shrimp farms. The Silver pompano, Trachinotus blochii intercropped with Pacific white ...

Intensive pond shrimp aquaculture produces a large quantity of organic deposits due to uneaten food and fecal matter. In this study, a laboratory feeding trial was conducted to assess the potential of using bottom-feeding mullets (Mugil cephalus) to reduce the negative impacts of marine shrimp ...

A comparative study was carried out to compare the effect of caging mullet and tilapia in a shrimp polyculture system. In six shrimp tanks (three tanks for each fish species), either mullet, Mugil cephalus (CCT-SM), or tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (CCT-ST), was stocked in cages. In three other...

Currently, aquaculture seeks to implement production models that keep up with the global demands for sustainability and reduced environmental impacts. One of the options adopted is integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA), which cultivates species of different trophic levels, improving the use...

Shrimp farming in Latin America and the Caribbean (LA&C) is a complex, diverse and dynamic activity, occurring in 22 out of 36 countries, producing 231 000 t, valued at US$ 1.2 billion in 2002. Farmed shrimp represents 52% of all shrimp volumes produced regionally, and almost 18% of all shrimp and ...

Aquaculture production in French Polynesia and New Caledonia relies upon domesticated broodstock of two introduced species (the shrimp Litopenaeus stylirostris, and the fish Lates calcarifer) and on natural stock of the local pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera. For L. stylirostris, refrigeration...

The aim of this study was to investigate if the inclusion of tilapia silage (TS) in diets for Litopenaeus vannamei juveniles and the rearing systems (clear-water and biofloc) could affect the shrimp quality when stored on ice for 15 days post-harvest. The experiment was performed in two...