The status of organic aquaculture which presents production (cultivation) aquatic species (fish, crustaceans, molluscs, sea plants etc.) and guarantees high quality and safety of the product in accordance with specific principles is evaluated on the base of a large amount of statistical data. The...

This special publication of the Canadian Aquaculture Research and Development Review 2013 (no.23) is an ongoing compendium of the aquaculture research and development projects that have been underway over the past two years from all across Canada. The review contains over 220 project descriptions...

In this special publication (no. 16) of the Aquaculture Association of Canada a review on the project (over 220) descriptions detailing an impressive range of topics, disciplines, and species from across the vast geography of Canada was presented. Projects include marine and freshwater species,...

This article presents an overview of the marine aquaculture industry in Canada based on statistics covering the years 2012 and 2013, the most recent years for which complete statistics are available. Highlights of the overview focused on the environmental sustainability, economic impact/status,...

Aquaculture will probably have to increase the production of many marine fishes and other products in the coming years to contribute to fulfilling the needs of an increasing population against a background of the impoverishment of natural resources. Genomics tools for improving the performance of...

For most existing aquafeed mills, the quality control of products and the adjustment of processing parameters always depend on the skill, knowledge, and experience of extruder operators. This article highlights the quality control practices, prediction formulas, and proper processing parameters in...

In this study, developmental history, current status and future perspectives of Turkish aquaculture industry were evaluated. Turkey has a great potential for both marine and freshwater aquaculture. Despite this potential, Turkish aquaculture industry is very new in comparison with other European...

This book explains the concepts and rationale for sex control in aquaculture, which serves different purposes. The most important are: to produce monosex stocks to rear only the fastest-growing sex in some species, to prevent precocious or uncontrolled reproduction in other species and to aid in...

Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food industries in the world today. The share of aquaculture in world fish production is growing every year. Over the past 50 years, the volume of fish farming in the world has increased by more than 50 million tons, while the growth in the volume of world ...

Features such as providing energy, essential fatty acids needed by fish and aid to absorb fat-soluble nutrients have made fat an important influencing factor in aquaculture. Given the increased global consumption of fish oil in aquaculture, it will be difficult to supply it in the future. The...