“…In an aquaculture system, the nutrient inputs comprise the inflow water, fertilizers, feed and aquatic animals, and the outputs comprise the outflow water, harvested animals and sediment accumulation (Briggs & Funge‐Smith, ; Casillas‐Hernández, Magallón‐Barajas, Portillo‐Clarck, & Páez‐Osuna, ). In most studies, fertilizers and feed have been found to represent the largest nutrient sources (Acosta‐Nassar, Morell, & Corredor, ; Briggs & Funge‐Smith, ; Casillas‐Hernández et al, ; Mariscal‐Lagarda & Páez‐Osuna, ; Páez‐Osuna, Guerrero‐Galván, Ruiz‐Fernández, & Espinoza‐Angulo, ; Da Silva, Wasielesky, & Abreu, ; Zhang et al, ). However, in some studies, mud has been identified as the dominant source of nitrogen and phosphorus (Nhan, Verdegem, Milstein, & Verreth, ; Yi et al, ).…”