Bacteria and phytoplankton play an essential role in processing organic and inorganic waste nutrients, making the nutrients reutilized by higher trophic levels in an aquatic food web. Understanding the complex interaction between the microbial food web, nutrients, and cultured animals is crucial to achieving optimum production while minimizing the negative impact of aquaculture production on the environment. Mathematical model...

Pond aquaculture and water protection in Europe suffer from conflicts, whereas multitrophic freshwater aquaculture technologies face hardships with over‐regulations in Europe. As such, inland freshwater aquaculture in land‐locked Europe has not given its contribution or echoed its importance in regional food system dialogues. The emphasis on marine cages and RAS‐based aquaculture is enormous. Almost if they are the only viable...

Biofloc technology (BFT), initially adapted for shrimp farming in the 1970s, represents a sophisticated ecosystem of microorganisms designed to enhance aquaculture productivity and sustainability. Despite its established history, research into BFT is surprisingly still at an early stage globally. This review conducted a bibliometric analysis of 612 articles from major aquaculture journals spanning 2008–2023 to systematically e...

A circular economy is considered one way to reduce environmental impacts of human activities, by more efficient use of resources and recovery, resulting in less waste and emissions compared to linear take‐make‐dispose systems. Muscat et al. developed five ecological principles to guide biomass use towards a circular economy. A few studies have demonstrated environmental benefits of applying these principles to land‐based food...

A 3-month experiment was designed to investigate the effects of different stocking densities on growth, stress markers, intestinal digestive enzymes, hepatic antioxidant biomarkers, serum immunity, and survivability of striped catfish, Pangasianodon hypophthalmus . The relationship between fish stocking densities and water quality parameters was also assessed. Healthy fish ( n = 1260 individuals, 17.52 ± 0.20 g) were raised in...

Selenium (Se) is an important micronutrient that has been used in aquafeeds for the normal growth, welfare and health of aquatic animals. Through nanotechnology, Se can be converted into nanoparticles that are more bioavailable, utilized and absorbed by aquatic animals. However, this is still a new and emerging area of research in aquafeeds. This paper aims to review the effect of Se and Se nanoparticles (Se‐NPs) application i...

White spot syndrome virus (WSSV), the etiological agent of white spot disease (WSD), is a significant pathogen affecting shrimp farming industry worldwide. White spot syndrome virus is a generalist virus mainly infecting decapod crustaceans. The aims of this review were to: (1) Re‐evaluate and update the status of reported WSSV host and vector species based on the methods used when detecting replication and transmission to shr...

The growth, tissue content and nutrient removal rates of Ulva spp., when exposed to moderate to high nitrogen (0.5–5 mmol L −1 ) and phosphorus (0.01–0.9 mmol L −1 ) concentrations, were examined to get a better understanding of recirculating IMTA (Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture) systems with fish and seaweed. It was hypothesized that fish waste effluents might lead to unfavorable nutrient stoichiometry and/or toxic cond...

One of the bottlenecks for commercial implementation of integrated multi‐trophic aquaculture (IMTA) is the difficulty in quantifying its environmental performance. We reviewed a large body of literature to determine the variability in nutrient dynamics within different IMTA systems (open sea‐cages, land‐based flow‐through and recirculating aquaculture systems), with the aim to provide a generic framework to quantify nutrient r...

FLOCponics is an alternative type of aquaponics that integrates biofloc technology (BFT) with soilless plant production. The aims of this paper are to present a detailed overview of the FLOCponics system's designs and performance, discuss their sustainability, highlight the current challenges, and give directions for future research. Data sources include papers containing the keywords bioflocs and hydroponics, aquaponics and/o...

In the discourse about the development of farmed animal production (terrestrial livestock production and aquaculture) in the tropics, two important food system outcomes emerge: (1) to supply animal-sourced food (ASF) at a level that suffices healthy future diets, including for poor people, and (2) to contribute to climate change mitigation and minimize pollution with nitrogen and phosphorus. Livestock production and aquacultur...

Currently, studies reporting the digestibility of carbohydrates, starch and especially non‐starch polysaccharides (NSP) in fish are scarce. Carbohydrate digestibility in the diet is largely dependent upon carbohydrate composition (starch vs. NSP). NSP are often considered to be indigestible and thus of no nutritional value. The present study reviews carbohydrates in fish feed, distinguishing between total carbohydrate, starch...