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This study presents, for the first time, the occurrence and community structure of wild fish inside marine aquaculture cages of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata), European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili), meagre...

While moving fish farms to offshore sites can be a more sustainable way to expand farmed fish production, the fish pens have to contend with a harsher environment. Thus, it is necessary to draw on offshore engineering competences for designing and an...

Sustainable development of the salmon farming industry requires knowledge of the biogeochemical impacts of fish farm emissions. To investigate the spatial and temporal scales of farm impacts on the water column and benthic biogeochemistry, we coupled...

Italy is one of the main European producers of trout fish, and the most important producing area is the Autonomous Province of Trento (APT) in the North East. The objective of the study was to obtain a snapshot of the trout farms of the APT by identi...

From 2011 to 2021, marine and brackish water aquaculture production in the Mediterranean and Black Seas increased by 91.3% in volume and 74.5% in value, primarily due to the rise in finfish marine aquaculture. In the Aegean Sea, a significant aquacul...

For a common small- to medium-sized fish farm in an agricultural-based economy, monitoring costs is very important, since financial constraints are always a problem for these farmers. This will be thus easier if the farmers can get access to external...

Biological fouling organisms on fish cages represent a major issue and costly factor in marine finfish aquaculture. Cnidarians have been identified as one of the most problematical groups, contributing significantly to the occlusion and structural st...

This study investigated the abundance of zooplankton copepods and ostracods taxonomic groups in fish farms in Rondônia’s Vale do Jamari and Centro-Leste microregions during the rainy and dry seasons. It also analyzed the correlation betwe...

Life cycle assessment is used in this study to evaluate the potential environmental impacts of producing gilthead seabream in an offshore sea farm exposed to storms in the Spanish Mediterranean Sea. The farming methods used can be considered as “basi...

A fundamental aspect of fish farms is their energy consumption, which is essential for various activities like water supply, pool aeration, thermal conditioning, lighting, filtration, and recirculation systems. Due to volatile prices and rising energ...

Equations were developed through multiple regression analysis (MRA) to explain the variability of potential environmental impacts (PEIs) estimated by life cycle assessment (LCA). The case studied refers to the production of seabass in basic offshore...

We examined the dynamics of dinoflagellate cyst and phytoplankton assemblages in eutrophic coastal waters of Korea, adjacent to fish and shellfish farms. Water temperature showed seasonality, whereas salinity and pH remained relatively consistent. Di...

Farming seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) is an essential activity in the Mediterranean basin including the Aegean Sea. The main seabass producer is Turkey accounting for 155,151 tons of production in 2021. In this study, skin swabs of seabass farmed in...

The aquaculture industry is a fast-growing sector in Egypt; however, the progress of this industry is impeded by many challenges such as poor water quality and associated bacterial infections. Among others, Motile Aeromonas Septicemia (MAS), caused b...

We determined the prevalence and molecular characteristics of bla_CTX-M-55-positive Escherichia coli (E. coli) isolated from duck–fish polyculture farms in Guangzhou, China. A total of 914 E. coli strains were isolated from 2008 duck and environ...

Today’s increased demand and consumption of fish would be impossible to ensure without aquaculture. Farmed fish, however, is often considered inferior among consumers in comparison to its wild counterparts. The aim of this study was to profile...

In this research, automatic fouling cleaning systems that clean and prevent the deposit of fouling by regularly circulating sponge or ceramic balls are proposed. Characteristics of the finned and twisted inner tubes of the double pipe heat exchanger...

Most populated developing countries having water resources, like Egypt, are interested in aquaculture since it supplies around 30% of the cheap protein consumed by customers. Increasing the production of aquaculture, specifically fish farming, in suc...

The Government of Ghana and international NGOs have been encouraging the adoption of fish farming to alleviate poverty and food insecurity through training workshops, financial contributions and creation of a fisheries ministry. Nevertheless, there i...

In a non-linear system, such as a biological system, the change of the output (e.g., behaviour) is not proportional to the change of the input (e.g., exposure to stressors). In addition, biological systems also change over time, i.e., they are dynami...

The study investigated fish welfare at slaughter. Killing animals may induce suffering to the animals even under the best available technical conditions. Moreover, fish have different physiological characteristics and are slaughtered differently from...

This manuscript describes and evaluates the FEEDNETICS model, a detailed mechanistic nutrient-based model that has been developed to be used as a data interpretation and decision-support tool by fish farmers, aquafeed producers, aquaculture consultan...

Plastic pollution is a global problem affecting all ecosystems, and it represents most of the marine litter. Offshore aquaculture is a sector particularly vulnerable to this issue. To investigate this concern, the present study employed videography t...

Global environmental changes have negatively affected many food systems while the demand for food has continued to rise. An urgent need exists to identify other sustainable means of producing food. This is a case in Malawi, where capture fisheries an...

Multi-use of sea space is increasingly seen as a tool for efficient marine resource management, renewable energy utilisation, and sustainable food production. Multi-use Offshore Installations combine two or more production technologies on a single pl...

World aquaculture is increasingly diversified and intensive, due to the use of new technologies, having grown a lot in recent decades and contributed significantly to improving food security and reducing poverty in the world, with fish farming being...

Thanks to continuously evolving data management solutions, data-driven strategies are considered the main success factor in many domains. These strategies consider data as the backbone, allowing advanced data analytics. However, in the agricultural f...

The reuse of new and non-traditional sources of water for the purpose of irrigation is the primary goal of all countries that are located in dry areas and suffer from water scarcity, including Egypt in particular. This study was conducted to determin...

The principal goal of precision fish farming (PFF) is to use data and new technologies such as sensors, cameras, and internet connections to optimise fish-aquaculture operations. PFF improves fish farming operations, making them data-driven, accurate...

Discharge water from fish farms is a clean, renewable, and abundant energy source that has been used to obtain renewable energy via small hydropower plants. Small hydropower plants may be installed at offshore fish farms where suitable water is obtai...

A series of physical model experiments was performed to investigate the hydrodynamic responses of a semi-submersible offshore fish farm in waves. The structural configuration of the fish farm primarily refers to that of the world’s first offsho...

The increasing intensification of aquaculture systems requires the development of strategies to reduce their environmental impacts such as pollution caused by the discharge of nutrient rich sediments into local water bodies. Recycling of fish pond se...

The rapid development and intensive production of aquaculture have brought to light various environmental problems. In particular, fish farming adversely affects the benthic environments through the accumulation of organic matter (OM), which leads to...

This study investigates factors that encourage and discourage farmers to adopt rice–fish (RF) farming in the Hau Giang province in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. A mixed-method approach was employed to collect data, comprising focus group discussio...

The study describes the distribution of fish farming activities, identifies and characterizes the stakeholders involved, and assesses their level of knowledge and the techniques used for fish farming in the Territory of Mbanza-Ngungu. Furthermore, it...

The integration of cutting-edge technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, and machine learning (ML) has the potential to significantly enhance the productivity and profitability of traditional fish farming. Farmers using traditiona...

Owing to the increasing importance of aquaculture to compensate for the progressive worldwide reduction of natural fish and to the fact that several fish farming plants often suffer from heavy financial losses due to the development of infections cau...

In a time of environmental degradation and increasing demand for safe food production, traditional fish farming is gaining global attention. Utilizing indigenous agricultural methods founded on traditional knowledge contributes to sustainability by s...

Healthy fish production requires intensive care and ensuring stable and healthy production environment inside the farm tank is a challenging task. An Internet of Things (IoT) based automated system is highly desirable that can continuously monitor th...

The research introduces a revolutionary Internet of Things (IoT)-based system for fish farming, designed to significantly enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness. By integrating the NodeMcu12E ESP8266 microcontroller, this system automates the mana...

The expansion of aquaculture practices in coastal areas can alter the balance of microbial communities in nearby marine ecosystems with negative impacts on both farmed and natural species, as well as on human health through their consumption. Among m...

Integrated rice–fish farming is an innovative agricultural production pattern that combines rice cultivation with fish farming, enhancing agricultural productivity and ensuring food security. Partitioned rice–fish farming, an advancement...

The economic and environmental sustainability of aquaculture depends significantly on the nature and quality of the fish feed used. One of the main criticisms of aquaculture is the need to use significant amounts of fish meal, and other marine protei...

In most urban areas of sub-Saharan Africa, the migration of people from rural to urban areas in search of better socio-economic conditions and improved livelihoods is contributing to increased unemployment levels, poverty and large scale urban depriv...

The emergence of agricultural cooperatives is extensively viewed as a necessary institutional arrangement that can help farmers in developing countries overcome the constraints that impede them from improving sustainable agricultural production and a...

Offshore wind farms are rapidly expanding worldwide, and the submerged structures supporting wind turbines have the potential to function as artificial reefs for marine organisms. Quantitative visualization of fish aggregations around these foundatio...

Imparting knowledge on agriculture and ecology is important for the preservation of nature. This study suggested the design of a rice–fish mixed farming (RFMF) paddy for urban agriculture and ecological education in Korea. This RFMF paddy suppo...

Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) are used as cleaner fish in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture as one of multiple control measures against salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Numerous studies have documented weight as an important factor for...

Finfish aquaculture, one of the fastest growing intensive sectors worldwide, is threatened by numerous transmissible diseases that may have devastating impacts on its economic sustainability. This review (2010–2022) used a PRISMA extension for...

In this paper, we present the design of a practical underwater sensor network for offshore fish farm cages. An overview of the current structure of an offshore fish farm, applied sensor network solutions, and their weaknesses are given. A mixed wirel...