World Aquaculture: Environmental Impacts and Troubleshooting Alternatives
Published: December 14, 2017
Summary
1. Introduction Aquaculture, the farming of aquatic organisms, has been the agroindustrial activity with the highest growth rate worldwide in the last four decades. From 1970 to 2008 the production of aquaculture organisms grew at a rate of 8.3% per year, compared to less than 2% of fisheries, and 2.9% of livestock [1]. The annual aquaculture production is at present over 60 million tons (incl...
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20 de diciembre de 2017
Dear Dr/Mr Martinez,
We at the St. Kitts and Nevis Aquaculture Pilot Project and Environmental Research (SNAPPER) have found your detailed and extensive article very interesting and would like to further explore with you some of the concerns, suggestions and conclusions relevant to the article. We have been able to grow successfully Mozambica Tilapia in full strength Atlantic seawater, and would like to share some of the solutions addressed in your article. we can be goggled at "growing tilapia in Atlantic seawater in St. kitts" SNAPPER anticipates your favorable response.
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5 de abril de 2018
Hello, I am a student at Tufts University doing research on Aquaculture and bottom farming. Do you think using an underwater ROV is a viable method to check on bottom farms? If so, any recommendations? Pro/cons? Trying to determine whether this is cheaper/more efficient than current alternatives.
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