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Publications scientifiques (283)
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A global spatial analysis reveals where marine aquaculture can benefit nature and people
Aquaculture of bivalve shellfish and seaweed represents a global opportunity to simultaneously advance coastal ecosystem recovery and provide substantive benefits to humanity. To identify marine ecoregions with the greatest potential for development...
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A fresh look at inland fisheries and their role in food security and livelihoods
The role of inland fisheries in livelihoods, food security and sustainable development is often overshadowed by the higher profile interest in ocean issues. Whilst inland fisheries' catch and contribution to global nutrition, food security and the...
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The importance of calibrating climate change projections to local conditions at aquaculture sites
Future climate projections are usually only available at global or coarse scale and the focus is often on long-term global or regional averages. Though useful to analyse general trends and identify potential risks and opportunities internationally...
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The importance of fisheries and aquaculture production for nutrition and food security
Aquatic food has a significant role to play in global nutrition and food security but is often ignored in that debate. Understanding its potential role is made difficult by the fact that aquatic food covers a large number of species which come from...
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Business Situation Analysis for a mussel farm located in east-coast Sweden
Today, mussel farming does not exist on a commercial basis in East coast Sweden. The main obstacle is not biological, but the lack of a profitable market for mussels sized 1-3 cm. Mussel size determines the possible use of mussels – small size...
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The Impact of Animal Welfare and Environmental Information on the Choice of Organic Fish: An Empirical Investigation of German Trout Consumers
This article examines the effect of information on consumer preferences for farmed fish in the context of EU organic aquaculture production principles. A choice experiment was used to examine German consumers’ preferences for farmed rainbow trout...
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A model system to evaluate the economic performance of two different dietary feeding strategies in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)
This paper evaluates the feed cost differences in salmon farming based on two energy dense feed strategies: one resembles the industrial preference of using high-fat diets (LP: low protein-to-lipid ratio) whereas in the other strategy the dietary...
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Sustainable aquaculture requires environmental-friendly treatment strategies for fish diseases
Many classical therapeutants are going to be banned in Europe, and an urgent need for alternatives is emerging. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of risks and benefits of current treatment options and new approaches to replace harmful...
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Designing An IoT Cloud Solution for Aquaculture
Farming has been changing through multiple technological transformations in recent years, in parallel with the earth’s growing population and demands. The Internet of Things (IoT) provides very remarkable technological innovations on farming by...
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Suitable economic models for Open Educational Resources initiative in aquaculture higher education
Many initiatives are developing Open Educational Resources (OERs) in a variety of sectors because they have the potential to increase access to education and knowledge. Investment is a limiting factor for many of these initiatives. Future OER...