Responsibility
Clay flocculation counters microcystin pollution in China study
The most promising microcystin control in aquaculture is flocculation and sedimentation of harmful algal blooms with clay.
Health & Welfare
Gracilaria cultivation can provide bioremediation in Chinese mariculture
Large-scale Gracilaria cultivation can be an effective means of improving water quality and promoting a more sustainable mariculture industry in China.
Health & Welfare
China rebuilds fleshy shrimp industry
In China, fleshy shrimp have had much higher market value than other shrimp species. China’s aquaculture scientists and fishery agencies have therefore worked closely with shrimp farmers to rebuild the farming industry for F. chinensis.
Health & Welfare
Biofloc technology expanding at white shrimp farms
Biofloc technology provides high productivity, low feed-conversion ratios and a stable culture environment. Also, with viral problems and rising costs for energy, biofloc technology can help deliver sustainable production at lower cost.
Intelligence
China’s limited paddlefish culture focused on meat production
Fish farmers rear paddlefish as a substitute for bighead carp in more than 10 provinces in China. Limited supply and high fingerling prices limit expansion of production.
Responsibility
Sea cucumbers enhance IMTA system with abalone, kelp in China
In the authors’ recent study, sea cucumbers were added directly to abalone cages with no modifications of the culture equipment to form a simple, low-cost IMTA production system.
Responsibility
The changing face of pond aquaculture in China
Pond aquaculture in China is trending further from traditional carp polyculture toward monoculture of higher-value fish species.
Aquafeeds
Soy protein concentrate replaces fishmeal in fingerling test diets in China
Results of studies indicate that soy protein concentrate can be substituted for fishmeal in diets for common carp, grass carp, tilapia and channel catfish fingerlings raised in ponds and cages.
Health & Welfare
Freshwater fish culture in China
About 60 percent of China’s aquaculture production is freshwater fish. Carps top the list, although many other native and non-native species are also raised.