EPA rule-making for aquaculture effluents in the United States
The history of how aquaculture's connection to the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System of the Clean Water Act is an interesting topic.
Family shrimp farm in Australia
Family shrimp farms are common in Southeast Asia, where costs of living are low and revenue from one or two small ponds can support a family.
Culture of conch for stock enhancement and grow-out markets
The queen conch (Strombus gigas) is a large marine gastropod that has supported subsistence and commercial fisheries in these areas for centuries.
Round peg in a square hole: Aeration in a square shrimp pond
Appropriate site selection, design and management are fundamental factors that contribute to the success or failure of a shrimp farm.
Effluent composition and water quality standards
GAA's Responsible Aquaculture Program requires shrimp farmers to install certain practices, keep records on activities and satisfy effluent water quality standards.
Water composition and shrimp pond management
Natural waters have a very complex chemical composition and may contain almost any substance found in the atmosphere, in the Earth’s crust, or in living organisms.
Hydroponics and aquaculture: New systems for efficient food production
Archer Daniels Midland's hydroponics and aquaculture project utilizes waste heat and carbon dioxide to produce high-quality vegetables and tilapia on a year-round basis.
Farm effluent during draining for harvest
Settling basins seem to be the only practical means of treating effluents released during harvest at small or large shrimp farms.
Recirculating shrimp farm systems in Thailand
Recirculating systems for commercial scale farming of shrimp have been tried in several areas of Thailand over the past five years.
Treatment of shrimp pond effluent using constructed wetlands
This paper reports on the use of a constructed saltwater wetland system to treat effluent from a pilot facility consisting of four 2-ha ponds.
Aggressive pond management using monitoring systems
Shrimp pond systems equipped with dissolved oxygen, temperature and aerator amp-draw sensors now provide reliable pondside automation to growers.
Bio-cord: Versatile biofiltration media
Bio-Cord is a biofilter media developed for management of drainage into oceans, rivers, lakes and marshes to prevent water pollution through sedimentation.
Improving biofiltration in recirculating aquaculture systems
The design and operation of biofilters is multidisciplinary, involving mechanical engineering, microbial ecology and aquaculture husbandry.
Sea and brackish water recirculation systems for round and flat fish production, part 1
Recirculation systems provide a rearing medium that is qualitatively constant and adjustable, resulting in better survival and growth rates.
Bioeconomics of greenhouse recirculating systems for tilapia production
Some Louisiana tilapia growers have developed greenhouse recirculating systems that are cost-competitive compared to other grow-out approaches.
Automated dissolved oxygen sensing and aerator activation in aquaculture
Fish farmers often fear their ponds will crash from low dissolved oxygen and result in a major loss from the death of stocked animals.