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Common Practices for Harvesting Fish Around the Globe
Harvesting fish is one of the most important aspects of a high-quality aquaculture distribution chain. Whether you’re eating fish from a home aquaponics system or a large commercial aquaculture system, knowing these methods will be very helpful. Your harvesting method could also influence the quality of fish, therefore, good practices must be strictly observed in harvesting aquaculture products to maintain their marketability and secure safety for human consumption. Although different methods of harvesting are practiced in different regions of the world, there are still common practices that the aquaculture sectors are doing and some of those are listed below:
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· Daniel RobardsThe Common Causes of Fish Death in Aquaculture
In aquaculture, good production is attained by maintaining good growth, high survival rate and good fish condition and appearance. This could be achieved with good aquaculture practices, good feeding regime and maintaining healthy stocks. The water in which the fish lives contributes significantly to the overall health and well-being of the fish. Furthermore, presence of pathogens including fungus, bacteria, virus and parasites could bring harm to fish stocks and disturb the system.
· Rena Santizo-TaanWhat is science, what is research? Basic terms
General definitions Science The word ‘science’ comes from the Latin word scientia, which means knowledge. Science refers to systematic and organized knowledge in any area of investigation that has been obtained using the ‘the scientific method’. The scientific method is the best method we have, to obtain reliable data about the world, which helps both to explain and predict different phenomena. Science is based on observable and measurable things/phenomena. However, there is no absolute scientific truth; it is just that some knowledge is less likely to be wrong than others (Nayak & Singh 2015).
· Aqu@teachUrban agriculture business models
There are many different types of model for the successful operation of a business. A business model is a strategy for how a company will make a profit. It identifies the products or services the business will sell, the target market, and the anticipated expenses. A new business in development needs to have a business model in order to attract investment, help it recruit talent, and motivate management and staff. Established businesses have to revisit and update their business plans regularly in order to anticipate trends and challenges ahead.
· Aqu@teachTypology of commercial indoor urban farms
Building-integrated agriculture (BIA) predominantly uses soilless cultivation techniques such as hydroponics, aquaponics or aeroponics. The benefits of BIA include year-round production, higher yields, greater control of food safety and biosecurity, and substantially reduced inputs with respect to water supply, pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers, as well as improved building energy efficiency through the creation of symbiotic relations between the farm and its host building. BIA systems can be applied either on the building envelope – on the rooftop or facades, to take advantage of the availability of natural light – or indoors with artificial light, or in a free-standing building (Figure 2), and all the growing parameters are controlled.
· Aqu@teachTypes of feeds
In Europe, intensive aquaculture began at the end of the 19th century, when governments decided to breed fish to obtain fingerlings which were used to restock lakes and rivers (Polanco & Bjorndal 2018). Those fish represented an important source of protein for river communities, and helped to alleviate hunger. Efforts were made to promote the most appreciated species, such as salmonids, which are carnivorous. As production increased and fish were kept under intensive care for longer periods, farmers began to formulate feeds.
· Aqu@teachThe sustainability of commercial indoor urban farms
Supplying urban populations with locally grown food is widely viewed as a more resource-efficient alternative to the conventional supply chain using food grown in peri-urban or remote rural locations. Indoor, soilless cultivation in urban areas is portrayed as a particularly sustainable solution, by reducing food miles, minimizing land use and water consumption, and improving yields. However, to ensure optimal growing conditions for the crops, controlled-environment farms all rely on the artificial control of light, temperature, humidity and water cycles, and can therefore be highly energy intensive, depending on local climatic conditions and the specific characteristics of the host building.
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