Aquafeeds
Shrimp feeds and feeding practices for the next millennium
The hope is to help to dispel some of the myths and untruths surrounding the critical field of shrimp feeds and feeding practices.
Responsibility
Environmental codes of practice in aquaculture
In Prof. Boyd's first-ever article for the Advocate, he discusses how important environmental codes of practice are to aquaculture.
Intelligence
Changing paradigms in shrimp farming, part 5
A zero-water-exchange strategy to produce shrimp reduces the effluents and sediments that would normally be released to the environment by a typical intensive shrimp farm.
Intelligence
Changing paradigms in shrimp farming, part 2
The focus at Belize Aquaculture Ltd. was to use clean animals that perform well at high densities and in waters with high nutrient loads.
Health & Welfare
Prevention of WSSV: Water management strategies
White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) is a virulent pathogen that is threatening shrimp farming industries worldwide.
Responsibility
Mechanical pond water circulation: A new approach to shrimp farming
Circulation makes use of the very large amount of dissolved oxygen present on the pond's surface and distributes it down to the bottom.
Health & Welfare
Bio-secure shrimp production: Emerging technologies for a maturing industry
With advanced bio-secure shrimp farming technologies, the industry will be able to expand with greater control against the spread of disease.
Intelligence
Changing paradigms in shrimp farming, part 1
Conventional wisdom for farming white shrimp involves semi-intensive culture in large ponds, routine water exchange and reliance on wild broodstock.
Health & Welfare
What is PCR?
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a molecular biology technique that amplifies the number of copies of a specific region of DNA to produce enough to be tested.