Investigation into the Potential use of Inland Saline Groundwater for the Production of Live Feeds for Commercial Aquaculture Purposes

Awal, Sadiqul

doi:10.15406/jamb.2016.04.00071

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“…As described by Longo et al (2022) , the water used in this land-based fish farm is sea-groundwater with the temperature, salinity and pH almost constant throughout the year (18 ± 0.5 °C, 34 ± 1‰, 7.09 ± 0.029) ( Carbonara et al, 2020 ; Carbonara et al, 2021 ). Indeed, in coastal areas, there can be aquifers of marine origin; if sea water percolating into an aquifer passes through limestone, as in this case, the water circulating into the fish farm is a marine nutrient-free groundwater, without macroscopic organisms of the benthos ( Awal, McDowall & Christie, 2016 ; Allan et al, 2009 ).…”

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Life-cycle traits in the demosponge Hymeniacidon perlevis in a land-based fish farm

Mercurio

Longo

Pierri

et al. 2023

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Background The demosponge Hymeniacidon perlevis is characterized by wide geographic distribution and great adaptability to numerous and highly variable climatic and hydrological conditions. Indeed, the species can colonize many different environments, including several unusual ones, such as concrete drainage conduits of a marine land-based fish farm plant. This research aimed to enhance existing knowledge on the reproductive cycle and growth performance of H. perlevis while also evaluating the impact of a controlled supply of trophic resources, wastewater flow and constant water temperature on these biological traits. Methods Specimens included in this one-year study inhabited drainage conduits of a land-based fish farm. The approach included measurements of sponge biomass and occurrence and abundance of reproductive elements across different seasons and environmental parameters, such as fish biomass, trophic resources, and wastewater flow. Sponge growth and reproductive elements, including oocytes, spermatic cysts, and embryos, were measured monthly in sponges positioned in the drainage conduit, thus with different trophic resources but with constant water temperature. Finally, we used generalized additive models to describe variables that contribute the most to the growth of sponges. Results Growth performance showed marked variations during the study period. The highest increase in sponge volume was observed from August/September to January/March. The volume of sponges was principally determined by the reduction of reared fish biomass and the increase of pellet amount and wastewater flow. Sponge specimens exhibited an active state during the entire study, as proven by the occurrence of recruits. However, sexual elements were only sporadically observed, thus not permitting the recognition of a true sexual cycle. Discussion The results of the present study confirmed that H. perlevis exhibits high flexibility and adaptability to the differential, and somewhat extreme, environmental conditions. Indeed, this species can live, grow and reproduce in the drainage conduits of the fish farm, where the species face constant darkness, water temperature and continuous nutritional supply. In such conditions, H. perlevis display an active state during the entire year, while avoiding stages of decline and long dormancy usually observed in wild populations. It seems plausible that stable environmental conditions induce an almost continuous sexual phase, probably under the control of endogenous factors. No asexual elements were detected, although it was impossible to exclude the contribution of asexual reproduction in the origin of the newly settled sponges, which were repeatedly detected throughout the study. The growth performance seemed linked to the fish farm conditions, thus providing useful indications on the best maintenance conditions for H. perlevis in land-based integrated multitrophic systems, where the species could be used for wastewater treatment.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Life-cycle traits in the demosponge Hymeniacidon perlevis in a land-based fish farm

Mercurio

Longo

Pierri

et al. 2023

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“…This caused a marked deterioration in the quality of surface waters, which led to the establishment of large-scale evaporation basins as an engineering response. 31,89 Although several research and commercial ventures have been conducted using inland saline aquaculture in Australia, 31,35,[89][90][91] it has remained mainly on a practical level or an on-and-off commercial venture.…”

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“…An important consideration in using high‐volume sugar‐based alcohol waste to produce Artemia in Australia is that 5.7 million hectares of land in the country have become unproductive for conventional agriculture due to increasing salinity levels, arising from traditional farming methods introduced by man. This caused a marked deterioration in the quality of surface waters, which led to the establishment of large‐scale evaporation basins as an engineering response 31,89 . Although several research and commercial ventures have been conducted using inland saline aquaculture in Australia, 31,35,89–91 it has remained mainly on a practical level or an on‐and‐off commercial venture.…”

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Agricultural wastes for brine shrimp Artemia production: A review

Ogburn

Duan

Subashchandrabose

et al. 2023

Reviews in Aquaculture

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An increasing global population has meant aquaculture, one of the fastest growing food industry sectors, faces significant sustainability challenges as it tries to address the rising global protein demand. In many sectors, production is underpinned by fishmeal as dietary ingredient, but this is a finite resource with competing users from the poultry and livestock industries. Alternatively, some (planktonic) aquatic species, especially brine shrimp Artemia, can be produced using agricultural waste to provide food or biomass to support increasing aquaculture demand. This review investigates research and production of Artemia using agricultural waste. Various systems used for Artemia production in inoculated ponds are analysed and discussed to provide options for environmentally sustainable food systems that can be applied from either an artisanal level in developing countries with a considerable labour force, or in intensive systems in countries with large volumes of underutilised resources, for example, sugar/alcohol-based waste and inland saline areas.Using agricultural waste, single cell protein production in a separate aerobic digester can be a simple, continuous food source for Artemia to enable daily biomass harvest. This could then be used as a fishmeal replacement or possibly for human consumption to promote a circular economy by remediating waste to produce protein, like a food production mine.

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Effect of dietary methionine levels on growth, carcass composition, physio-metabolic responses and haemato-biochemical parameters of juvenile Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) reared in inland saline groundwater

Maiti,

Sahu,

Sardar

et al. 2024

Animal Feed Science and Technology

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Investigation into the Potential use of Inland Saline Groundwater for the Production of Live Feeds for Commercial Aquaculture Purposes

Cited by 4 publications

References 24 publications

Life-cycle traits in the demosponge Hymeniacidon perlevis in a land-based fish farm

Life-cycle traits in the demosponge Hymeniacidon perlevis in a land-based fish farm

Agricultural wastes for brine shrimp Artemia production: A review

Effect of dietary methionine levels on growth, carcass composition, physio-metabolic responses and haemato-biochemical parameters of juvenile Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) reared in inland saline groundwater

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