Aquaculture as a potential support of marine aquarium fish trade sustainability

Molina, Lucía; Segade, Alba Muinelo

doi:10.2495/rav110021

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“…Thus, there is general agreement that immediate action is required to prevent the damaging exploitation of coral reefs and to guarantee the long‐term viability of the marine ornamental trade. Aquaculture is perceived as a viable alternative for the sustainability of the trade (Molina & Segade, 2012; Pouil et al., 2020). The comparatively premium prices of marine ornamental fish has stimulated interest in their culture, primarily as a by‐product of commercial marine aquaculture aimed at producing food (Job, 2011).…”

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Status and prospects of the ornamental fish industry in Kenya

Munguti,

Mboya,

Iteba

et al. 2024

Aquaculture Fish & Fisheries

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Kenya is a major player in the global ornamental trade, exporting substantial quantities of ornamental fish to the global market. The sector plays an important role in the country's economy through foreign exchange. However, the country's ornamental fish industry has not fully developed to generate more economic benefits. This paper sought to identify the existing opportunities for enhancing the production and trade of ornamental fish in the country. The findings reveal that there are opportunities for collection of native freshwater ornamental fish species from the vast freshwater resources in the country; for the culture of marine ornamental fish; for public aquariums as centres of recreation, conservation, research and education; and for employment and development of support industries. The findings also show that there are international legislations and national policies that create an enabling environment for the growth of the industry. To unlock the full potential of the industry, training and research, investment and infrastructure development, quality assurance, collaboration and networking, and environmental sustainability strategies need to be put in place. This will ensure Kenya's position as a key player in the global ornamental fish trade.

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Status and prospects of the ornamental fish industry in Kenya

Munguti,

Mboya,

Iteba

et al. 2024

Aquaculture Fish & Fisheries

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“…Aquaculture can provide an increasing proportion of this demand in the near future. However, it depends on the target species, the development of further research in production techniques, and the effectiveness of aquaculture facilities [149]. Lessons from freshwater aquaculture must be applied to marine culturing.…”

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An overview of marine ornamental fish breeding as a potential support to the aquarium trade and to the conservation of natural fish populations

Domínguez¹,

Botella²

2014

Int. J. SDP

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The aquarium fi sh trade moves more than two billion live fi sh worldwide per year. For fresh water organisms, more than 90% of them are captive bred, but over 90% of commercial marine organisms are wild-caught. Wild-caught organisms come mainly from coral reefs and adjacent areas. Destructive collection techniques, such as cyanide, quinaldine, even dynamite or explosives, are commonly used. These techniques not only affect the target fi sh but causes terrible damages to the ecosystems and the reef habitat itself, as well as coral and crustacean bleaching. This damage has not been assessed globally, but locally, where populations have been overharvested; it has created environmental imbalances due to the selective fi sheries focused on a few species, sexes or ages with high market value. A number of measures can be taken in order to reduce the environmental damage. The most important depend largely on the efforts by local governments, community groups, environmental organisations and the private sector. The fi nal objective of these measures is to place the ornamental trade on a sustainable basis. Moreover, new research into aquaculture technology on target species with the aim of diminishing the fi shing pressure on wild stocks as well as increasing the effectiveness of aquaculture facilities must be carried out. This is especially important in rural populations dependent on the aquarium trade. The present article presents an overview of the ornamental fi sh trade regarding the most important species involved and their situation and the harvesting effects on the ecosystem. In addition it discusses updated information on breeding protocols for some high-value marine fi sh species.

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“…If the harvesting of fishes from the wild must stop, new modes to culture these fishes must emerge. The only solution to this problem is aquaculture, which could provide a growing proportion of marine ornamental fish in a very short time (Molina and Segade, 2012). Out of the 1,000 species of coral reef fish traded (Green, 2003), only 51 have been cultured in captivity for the aquarium trade (Arvedlund et al, 2000) and very few in commercial quantities.…”

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Recent advances in marine ornamental breeding and seed production at Vizhinjam Regional Centre of CMFRI India

Anil

Krishna²,

Gomathi

et al. 2022

Front. Mar. Sci.

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The marine ornamental fish trading industry is an ever-expanding one, as indicated by its bolstering statistics, which amount to about US$ 300 million. Although the trade is booming, the natural habitats that foster these fishes, such as coral reefs, are steadily declining. One of the reasons for this is the overdependency of the industry on wild-caught fishes. To surpass this, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has developed hatchery technology for breeding marine ornamental fishes such as seahorses, clownfishes, damsels, and serranids. It began with the breeding of Hippocampus kuda. This progressed to breeding clownfishes such as Amphiprion chrysogaster, A. ocellaris, A. nigripes, A. peridarion, and A. ephippium and Premnas biaculeatus. Damsel fishes that were bred successfully include Chrysiptera cyanea, C. hemicyanea Neopomacentrus cyanomos, N. nemurus, and Dascyllus carneus. The recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) designed in the Vizhinjam Regional Centre of CMFRI is being used for broodstock development of serranids, tangs, squirrel fishes, and soldier fishes. A standard method was developed for captive breeding and hatchery rearing of anthias Pseudanthias marcia and P. squamipinnis in an advanced indigenous RAS system. The present article provides a bird’s eye view of the important research work done in India concerning marine ornamental fish breeding and reviews important breeding work carried out at Vizhinjam Regional Centre of CMFRI.

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Aquaculture as a potential support of marine aquarium fish trade sustainability

Cited by 6 publications

References 15 publications

Status and prospects of the ornamental fish industry in Kenya

Status and prospects of the ornamental fish industry in Kenya

An overview of marine ornamental fish breeding as a potential support to the aquarium trade and to the conservation of natural fish populations

Recent advances in marine ornamental breeding and seed production at Vizhinjam Regional Centre of CMFRI India

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