Next Article in Journal
Government Environmental Information Disclosure and Environmental Performance: Evidence from China
Next Article in Special Issue
Complementary Development between China and Sub-Sahara Africa: Examining China’s Mining Investment Strategies in Africa
Previous Article in Journal
Benefits of Organic Agriculture under the Perspective of the Bioeconomy: A Systematic Review
Previous Article in Special Issue
Is Establishing a New Partnership Useful Information for Investors in the Smartphone Supply Market?
 
 
Search for Articles:
Title / Keyword
Author / Affiliation / Email
Journal
Article Type
 
 
Advanced Search
 
Section
Special Issue
Volume
Issue
Number
Page
 
Journals
Sustainability
Volume 13
Issue 12
10.3390/su13126853
sustainability-logo
Submit to this Journal Review for this Journal Propose a Special Issue
► Article Menu

Article Menu

share Share announcement Help format_quote Cite question_answer Discuss in SciProfiles
first_page
settings
Order Article Reprints
Font Type:
Arial Georgia Verdana
Font Size:
Aa Aa Aa
Line Spacing:
Column Width:
Background:
Article

Proposal of Ecotechnologies for Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Production in Mexico: Economic, Environmental, and Social Implications

by
Erick Arturo Betanzo-Torres
1,
María de los Ángeles Piñar-Álvarez
2,
Celia Gabriela Sierra-Carmona
3,
Luis Enrique García Santamaria
1,
Cecilia-Irene Loeza-Mejía
1,
José Luis Marín-Muñiz
2,* and
Luis Carlos Sandoval Herazo
1,*
1
Division of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Misantla, Misantla 93821, Mexico
2
Scientific Research Department, El Colegio de Veracruz, Xalapa 91000, Mexico
3
Division of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Xalapa, Xalapa 91096, Mexico
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2021, 13(12), 6853; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126853
Submission received: 5 May 2021 / Revised: 3 June 2021 / Accepted: 11 June 2021 / Published: 17 June 2021
(This article belongs to the Collection Sustainability on Production and Industrial Management)
Browse Figures
Versions Notes

Abstract

Conventional aquaculture (ACUA-C) in Mexico is an activity that maintains an annual growth rate of 6%. Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) aquaculture is the predominant aquaculture in the country with 4623 farms, most of which operate with semi-intensive (SIS) and extensive (ES) production systems, discharging untreated wastewater that negatively impacts the environment. To address this problem, new ecotechnologies such as biofloc (BFT), recirculation systems for aquaculture (RAS), constructed wetlands (CWs) for water treatment, and aquaponics (AS) have emerged to mitigate the environmental impacts of untreated wastewater. The objective of this work is to evaluate the feasibility of tilapia farming with BFT, RAS, CW, and AS ecotechnologies through an economic and financial feasibility analysis, considering their environmental and social implications in a Mexican aquaculture farm located in the state of Veracruz. Open interviews, direct observation, and diagnosis of the semi-intensive tilapia system was carried out between 15 May 2019 and 15 February 2020 in order to calculate, design, and theoretically evaluate the four ecotechnological alternatives (TBF, RAS, CW, and AS). Economic (13), environmental (10), and social (5) variables were applied, making use of the same facilities. The results reveal that the four ecotechnologies implemented in an SIS are economically viable and environmentally acceptable, especially in water management, in addition to being socially feasible. It is concluded that BFT offers an alternative to the producer by having a lower additional cost to improve problems, despite the possible complexity of operation and energy requirements to manage wastewater treatment. The technological transition to BFT is recommended to solve the problem of sustainable water management.
Keywords: sustainable aquaculture; recirculation aquaculture systems; biofloc technology; constructed wetlands; aquaponics sustainable aquaculture; recirculation aquaculture systems; biofloc technology; constructed wetlands; aquaponics

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Betanzo-Torres, E.A.; Piñar-Álvarez, M.d.l.Á.; Sierra-Carmona, C.G.; Santamaria, L.E.G.; Loeza-Mejía, C.-I.; Marín-Muñiz, J.L.; Sandoval Herazo, L.C. Proposal of Ecotechnologies for Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Production in Mexico: Economic, Environmental, and Social Implications. Sustainability 2021, 13, 6853. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126853

AMA Style

Betanzo-Torres EA, Piñar-Álvarez MdlÁ, Sierra-Carmona CG, Santamaria LEG, Loeza-Mejía C-I, Marín-Muñiz JL, Sandoval Herazo LC. Proposal of Ecotechnologies for Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Production in Mexico: Economic, Environmental, and Social Implications. Sustainability. 2021; 13(12):6853. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126853

Chicago/Turabian Style

Betanzo-Torres, Erick Arturo, María de los Ángeles Piñar-Álvarez, Celia Gabriela Sierra-Carmona, Luis Enrique García Santamaria, Cecilia-Irene Loeza-Mejía, José Luis Marín-Muñiz, and Luis Carlos Sandoval Herazo. 2021. "Proposal of Ecotechnologies for Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Production in Mexico: Economic, Environmental, and Social Implications" Sustainability 13, no. 12: 6853. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126853

APA Style

Betanzo-Torres, E. A., Piñar-Álvarez, M. d. l. Á., Sierra-Carmona, C. G., Santamaria, L. E. G., Loeza-Mejía, C.-I., Marín-Muñiz, J. L., & Sandoval Herazo, L. C. (2021). Proposal of Ecotechnologies for Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Production in Mexico: Economic, Environmental, and Social Implications. Sustainability, 13(12), 6853. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13126853

Note that from the first issue of 2016, this journal uses article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Metrics

Back to TopTop