SPF line of Penaeus chinensis shrimp under development
Institutions in China and the U.S. are establishing domesticated lines of Penaeus chinensis, a cold-tolerant species with additional positive production characteristics.
Effect of post-spawning feeding on reproduction in channel catfish
Feeding channel catfish broodstock once a week to satiation limited fish growth but resulted in optimum condition factor during the post-spawning phase.
Catfish genetics and breeding
Although research on catfish genetics began in the 1960s, applications of genetic improvement in aquaculture have lagged behind other animal industries.
Catfish of tomorrow
Catfish producers and processors should actively begin the process of reconsidering production systems to drastically reduce costs and equitably share risks.
Wild versus domesticated: A TSV-resistance comparison
Taura Syndrome Virus has negatively affected Guatemala's shrimp-farming industry, reducing overall shrimp survival from 81 percent to 30 percent.
Temperature effects on shrimp survival to disease
A number of studies have demonstrated the role of a temperature-mediated component in shrimp survival to infection by White Spot Syndrome Virus.
Genetic advances with fleshy shrimp in China
The Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute in Qingdao, China, is producing strains of fleshy shrimp with faster growth rates and higher disease resistance.
Selective breeding essential for further productivity, sustainability in aquaculture
If selective breeding is done for several traits simultaneously, the selection response for each will be reduced, as compared to single-trait selection.
Shrimp genetic improvement in Mexico
Genetic improvement will play a key role in the further development of the ongoing domestication of shrimp, important for the industry's long-term acceptance.
Domestication and broodstock management
A domesticated organism is trained to live with, or be of service to, humans. In practice, their life cycle has been closed in artificial environments.
Microbial plate counts: Do they accurately predict quality in aquacultured catfish?
Can microbial plate counts accurately distinguish fish fillet quality? It's an effective quality indicator for some aquaculture species but not others.
Improved shrimp larviculture using diatoms
Progressive hatchery operators recognize the benefits of adding benthic pennate diatoms of the genera Amphora and Navicula to their larviculture tanks.
Genetic improvement of marine fish
Aquaculture often fails to enhance productivity and competitiveness with genetic improvement, perhaps due to uncertainty over which methods should be used.
Scotland study evaluates immune responses, disease resistance in clonal lines of Nile tilapia
Once a pathogen breaches the physical barriers of its host, it encounters the nonspecific immune response components that attack and help destroy the pathogen.
Performance testing of clonal Nile tilapia lines
An approach to improve growth performance and phenotypic uniformity is the reduction of genetic variability by production of clonal Nile tilapia lines.
Role of lipids and vitamins in maturing shrimp
The biochemical characterization of wild female broodstock provides baseline data on the roles of lipids and vitamins in shrimp maturation.