Fish feed in Aquaculture

Fish feed in Aquaculture

Fish feed in Aquaculture Many pet lovers and aqua­rists know that the same app­lies to ani­mals: „You are what you eat“. The­re­fo­re, the food used in fish far­ming plays an important role in the end pro­duct that ends up on the consumer’s pla­te. In recent years,...
Nitrification and Denitrification

Nitrification and Denitrification

Nitrification and Denitrification In a recir­cu­la­ting aquacul­tu­re sys­tem, the­re are gene­ral­ly accu­mu­la­ting resi­du­es in the water through the animal’s excre­ti­on and through une­a­ten feed. One pos­si­bi­li­ty to keep the water of the faci­li­ty clean, is...
Aquaculture Recirculation Systems

Aquaculture Recirculation Systems

Aquaculture Recirculation Systems Bes­i­des tra­di­tio­nal aquacul­tu­ral cul­ti­va­ti­on methods like pond cul­tu­re, net cages and race­ways, the clo­sed sys­tem cal­led recir­cu­la­ting aquacul­tu­re sys­tem (abbr. RAS) has been estab­lis­hed more and more during...
Open Aquaculture Systems

Open Aquaculture Systems

Open Aquaculture Systems The aquacul­tu­ral indus­try is chan­ging. One of the many rea­sons is the quick­ly incre­a­sing demand of fish. The per capi­ta con­sump­ti­on has dou­bled wit­hin the last five deca­des. Tra­di­tio­nal aquacul­tu­re from over 3000 years ago...
Cohort model

Cohort model

Cohort model Alrea­dy in the Midd­le Ages, mon­ks divi­ded their carp ponds into sec­tions of dif­fe­rent sizes. Even today, the sepa­ra­ti­on of the far­med fish into so-cal­led cohorts is still used. But what is this divi­si­on actual­ly good for? The basic...