The many challenges of disease management in aquaculture
Regardless of the aquatic species an aquaculture venture produces, there are significant risks to su...
October 14, 2022
JWAS Editor's Choice Awards 53(5)
Growth effects of lysine in compounded diets for American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis
Reigh, R. C., & Williams, M. B.
Alligator farming in the state of Louisiana is the second-largest aquaculture industry and a highly valuable animal-production enterprises for the state. Extruded feeds are currently available to the alligator industry but there is limited information on the nutritional requirements of captive-reared alligators. This study looks at the essential amino acid lysine and was designed to provide baseline data on lysine requirements of alligators. Therefore, hatchling alligators were fed pelleted diets containing graded levels of dietary lysine for 10 months. Using alligator body length, body weight, and free lysine in blood plasma the authors establish a first estimate of lysine concentration for alligator diets composed of practical feedstuffs. They found that a concentration of at least 2.25% dietary lysine, or about 4.5% of the protein in a 50% crude protein diet, provided adequate growth of the American alligator under the study conditions tested.
The impact of COVID-19 on aquaculture in China and recommended strategies for mitigating the impact
Yuan, Y., Miao, W., Yuan, X., Dai, Y., Yuan, Y., & Gong, Y.
This preliminary investigation assessed the impact of COVID-19 on aquaculture in China. Questionnaire surveys were sent out to aquaculture stakeholders along the industrial chain in two provinces during the period of strict control and after control measures were lifted. The authors found that due to delayed harvest, fish stocks were held-up in ponds and normal farming was interrupted. Farmers and traders were impacted more severely by the pandemic than other sectors and the authors recommend strategies and measures to cope with the pandemic and other similar risks in the future. Results should guide the aquaculture industry in minimizing the impact of the pandemic and assist with recovery in the post-pandemic period.
Toward integration of sea cucumber and cockles with culture of shrimps in earthen ponds in Kenya
Magondu, E. W., Fulanda, B. M., Munguti, J. M., & Mlewa, C. M.
This study utilized sea cucumbers and cockles in the first trial application of an integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) system for pond culture of shrimp in Kenya. IMTA was compared with monoculture of shrimp in these intertidal earthen ponds. Following a comparison of harvest weight gain, an economic analysis revealed an increase in net income under IMTA and a cost benefit ratio of 1.77 higher than the monoculture system. Such findings support the integration of these species and pond IMTA technology for coastal mariculture production in Kenya.
Determinants of inefficiency in shrimp aquaculture under environmental impacts: Comparing shrimp production systems in the Mekong, Vietnam
Le, N. T. T., Hestvik, E. B., Armstrong, C. W., & Eide, A.
The authors apply the Cobb–Douglas stochastic production frontier function to evaluate intensive and extensive systems for shrimp production in Vietnam. From a survey of 436 white-leg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) farms in the Mekong Area, it was shown that farmers with self-reported experiences of drought have higher production efficiency, and those experiencing irregular weather had reduced efficiency. Education and feeding
About World Aquaculture Society
The World Aquaculture Society was founded in 1969 as the World Mariculture Society. Since it’s beginning the membership in WAS has grown to more than 3,000 members in about 100 countries representing the global aquaculture community. In order to meet the expanding international nature of the Society and to address specific needs in various areas of the world, the WAS has created Chapters in the United States, Japan, Korea, Latin American and Caribbean region, Asian-Pacific region and most recently in Africa.
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