Aquaculture technical reports
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The digital Blue Revolution
2022
A briefing note on how digital technologies – including cloud computing, the internet of things, artificial intelligence and machine learning – are facilitating the advance of precision aquaculture.
An ingeniously simple means to improve ponds’ oxygen levels
2022
A recent aquaculture development project, AQUADAPT – Myanmar project, has explored ways to mitigate climate change impacts in the Central Dry Zone (CDZ) and in the Ayeyarwady Delta. This involved field trials to investigate the application of a venturi aeration system, using locally available PVC pipes and portable diesel or petrol water pumps. The pumps can be easily maintained and repaired in local workshops and can provide a means to significantly raise ponds’ dissolved...
Integrated multitrophic aquaculture: lessons from China
2022
Integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) generates both environmental and economic benefits in China, where it accounts for 40 percent of the country’s mariculture production. IMTA involves farming two or more aquatic species from different trophic levels together to improve efficiency, to reduce wastes and to provide ecosystem services. The key driver for the move to IMTA in China was pollution by aquaculture, agriculture and urban sources in areas like Sanggou Bay. This resulted in high...