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Stronger together: A workflow to design new fish polycultures

“…Applied here to the development of fish polyculture, the workflow could include other taxa (e.g., molluscs, echinoderms, crustaceans, algae, plants) to create a workflow to develop polycultures that combine fish and other species. It could also help develop new IMTAs, which are considered a viable strategy to replace traditional monoculture 164 and face compatibility problems similar to those of fish polyculture. Moreover, the many factors (e.g., biological requirements, species behaviour, pathogens) that need to be considered when designing an IMTA increase the number of alternative interaction networks that need to be considered.…”

“…In this example, greater importance is given to (i) C abiotic in view of the consequences of climate change (i.e., greater niche overlap between species enables them to be farmed under more variable environmental conditions), (ii) C trophic to maximise the use of available trophic resources in ponds, and (iii) I in response to the political will to improve the social acceptability of aquaculture in France. 164 ACI and ASEI are used to calculate PPS for each of the 82 remaining combinations. In order to prioritise best combinations for Step 2, arbitrary minimum thresholds (0.75) of ACI and ASEI are applied to discard combinations.…”

Penaeus vannamei inland farming: Perspectives and opinions

“…[60][61][62][63] Farming systems in which recirculation and water reuse occur are both sustainable and environmentally friendly, as effluents from shrimp farming can be used for irrigation or be integrated to grow vegetables or fruits in conventional aquaponics or FLOCponics when using heterotrophic systems as biofloc technology. [64][65][66][67][68] As an example, Mariscal-Lagarda et al, 69 by integrating tomato production with the culture of P. vannamei in low salinity water (0.65 g L À1 ), showed that 13.2% and 2.1% of the total nitrogen input into the system was converted to shrimp and tomato biomass, respectively.…”

Editorial: Advances and perspectives in integrated multi-trophic aquaculture

“…In this regard, the main form of impact lies in the adverse footprint of effluents on ecosystems, in turn causing selfdestructive effects for the activity itself, since (in addition to generating negative perceptions among society and the relevant government), the consequences, such as poor water quality and the spread of diseases, end up devastating production and profitability (Cao et al, 2007;Martıńez-Coŕdova et al, 2009;Martinez-Porchas and Martinez-Cordova, 2012).A significant advance toward sustainability in aquaculture could involve the integration of more than one species in production systems. In this sense, integrated multitrophic aquaculture is one of the most promising alternatives, as it concatenates the production of two or more species belonging to different trophic levels, all framed in the concept of the circular economy, making energy use more efficient and minimizing environmental impact (Knowler et al, 2020;Martinez-Cordova et al, 2022). Some of the most representative types of integrated multitrophic aquaculture include polyculture (Martıńez-Porchas et al, 2010), biofloc technology (systems based on microbial bioaugmentation as edible biomass) (Emerenciano et al, 2017), aquaponics (König et al, 2018, and recently, the integration of biofloc technology with soilless plant production, also known as FLOCponics (Pinho et al, 2021).…”

“…A significant advance toward sustainability in aquaculture could involve the integration of more than one species in production systems. In this sense, integrated multitrophic aquaculture is one of the most promising alternatives, as it concatenates the production of two or more species belonging to different trophic levels, all framed in the concept of the circular economy, making energy use more efficient and minimizing environmental impact (Knowler et al, 2020;Martinez-Cordova et al, 2022). Some of the most representative types of integrated multitrophic aquaculture include polyculture (Martıńez-Porchas et al, 2010), biofloc technology (systems based on microbial bioaugmentation as edible biomass) (Emerenciano et al, 2017), aquaponics (König et al, 2018, and recently, the integration of biofloc technology with soilless plant production, also known as FLOCponics (Pinho et al, 2021).…”