Article
Fisheries
Hazrat Ali, Ben Belton, Mohammad Mahfujul Haque, Khondker Murshed-e-Jahan
Summary: The study conducted a comprehensive survey on the feed supply segment of the aquaculture value chain in southern Bangladesh. The findings challenge the conventional wisdom that the sector is inefficient and beset by problems, as it revealed a dynamic and well-developed feed supply system that is relatively competitive and efficient. The study highlighted the increase in feed traders and volume of feed traded, the shift from traditional agricultural byproducts to formulated feeds, the concentration of the formulated fish feed market, the efficient feed handling practices, the minimal feed waste or loss, the modest profit margin earned by feed suppliers, and the substantial employment created by feed trading.
Review
Fisheries
G. H. Yue, L. Wang, F. Sun, Z. T. Yang, J. Wong, Y. F. Wen, H. Y. Pang, M. Lee, S. T. Yeo, B. Liang, K. Chen, H. S. Lim, J. H. Jiang
Summary: Aquaculture is an important sector in agriculture that provides high quality proteins for humans. Singapore's breeding program for Asian seabass has successfully established three elite lines through the use of various genetic improvement techniques, improving traits such as growth, omega-3 content, and disease resistance.
REVIEWS IN FISH BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Qing Chen, Zhenru Guo, Xiaoli Shi, Meiqiao Wei, Yazhen Fan, Jing Zhu, Ting Zheng, Yan Wang, Li Kong, Mei Deng, Xinyou Cao, Jirui Wang, Yuming Wei, Qiantao Jiang, Yunfeng Jiang, Guoyue Chen, Youliang Zheng, Pengfei Qi
Summary: In this study, two new Q alleles (Q(s1) and Q(c1)-N8) were obtained through ethyl methanesulfonate-induced mutagenesis. The Q(s1) allele did not significantly affect grain protein content (GPC) or other processing quality parameters, but it adversely affected grain yield (GY). In contrast, the Q(c1)-N8 allele positively affected GPC and GY. This research provides novel germplasm for wheat breeding and useful information for enhancing cereal crops.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Ilias Vlachos, George Malindretos
Summary: This study examines the process of redesigning the aquaculture supply chain to improve market, operational, and sustainability performance. The findings suggest that supply chain redesign should not only involve restructuring the physical network but also extending the value of facilities and integrating information management. By implementing specific interventions, companies can mitigate various types of risks and achieve goals such as reducing lead time and environmental pollution while responding quickly to market demands.
PRODUCTION PLANNING & CONTROL
(2023)
Article
Oceanography
Peggy Schrobback, John Rolfe, Steven Rust, Sarah Ugalde
Summary: Assessing seafood supply chains is crucial for ensuring profitability, efficiency, and consumer satisfaction at both individual business and industry levels. Understanding the structure of the supply network and optimizing processes within the chain are key, but identifying broader challenges and opportunities at an industry level is also important for informing industry development strategies.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Sarah C. Ugalde, Sang V. Vu, Cao Truong Giang, Nguyen Thi Hong Ngoc, Thi Kim Anh Tran, John D. Mullen, Vu Van In, Wayne O'Connor
Summary: Oyster aquaculture in northern Vietnam is an emerging industry that brings benefits to coastal communities. This study examines the industry status, distribution network, challenges, and opportunities by surveying industry representatives. Four distribution network models were identified, and the comparison between them is complex.
Article
Engineering, Industrial
Hengyu Liu
Summary: This paper explores the value of traceability in combating unethical producer behavior in perishable produce supply chains. The results suggest that traceability benefits high-quality producers but not retailers. When there are only a few high-quality producers in the supply chain, traceability and the proposed incentive scheme can add value.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS
(2022)
Article
Management
Yu Zhou, Xiang Gao, Jiajia Nie
Summary: In a modern supply chain, the quality of the final product depends on the joint efforts of multiple firms. Traceability technologies, such as blockchain, can enable affordable supply chain traceability. This study investigates the impact of traceability on a two-echelon supply chain, finding that it can decrease the supplier's quality effort while weakly increasing their profit, and also weakly decreasing the buyer's profit. However, the total profit of the supply chain can be increased with the presence of traceability.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSACTIONS IN OPERATIONAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Azam Asri, Virginie Le Masson, Valeria Montalescot, Phaik Eem Lim, Adibi M. Nor, Hanafi Hussin, Louise Shaxson
Summary: Malaysia has identified seaweed cultivation as a key sector for economic development, but production has been declining since 2013. Research has focused on biological and macroeconomic aspects, with less attention on socio-economic aspects of the carrageenan value chain. Migrants play a significant role in seaweed cultivation, but face legal, financial, and institutional constraints.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Shirleen Lee Yuen Lo, Bing Shen How, Wei Dong Leong, Sin Yong Teng, Muhammad Akbar Rhamdhani, Jaka Sunarso
Summary: Given the increasing risk of climate change and depletion of non-renewable energy sources, biomass has become one of the most attractive alternatives for energy production worldwide. Comprehensive techno-economic analysis is essential to attract more investment in biomass-based industries, while considering uncertainties such as biomass availability, demand variation, and material price fluctuation in evaluation for more accurate feasibility estimation. The review paper provides an overview of different feasibility evaluation methods for biomass-based industries and discusses the importance of incorporating supply chain uncertainties into the evaluation model, using a Malaysian case study to illustrate the impact.
RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Lars P. Kiaer, Odette D. Weedon, Laurent Bedoussac, Charlotte Bickler, Maria R. Finckh, Benedikt Haug, Pietro P. M. Iannetta, Grietje Raaphorst-Travaille, Martin Weih, Alison J. Karley
Summary: Intercropping, especially of legumes and cereals, has greater potential to improve crop yield and resource use efficiency compared to sole crops, while providing various ecosystem services. However, the effectiveness of intercrops depends on end use, specific species, and genotypes, adding complexity to the supply chain. Successful adoption and integration of intercrops require collaboration among all supply chain actors, breeding methods that consider the complexity of intercrop supply chains, and diversification strategies at every step.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
S. Mirto, V Montalto, M. C. M. Mangano, F. Ape, M. Berlino, C. La Marca, M. Lucchese, G. Maricchiolo, M. Martinez, A. Rinaldi, S. M. C. Terzo, I Celic, P. Galli, G. Sara
Summary: This study provides a snapshot of the socio-economic effects of the lockdown on the aquaculture sector in Italy, and differences in perception have been detected in relation to the type of aquaculture and geographic locations. These differences partially reflect the existing economic gaps between the northern and southern parts of the country before the lockdown.
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Michael A. Rimmer, Silva Larson, Imran Lapong, Agus Heri Purnomo, Petrus Rani Pong-Masak, Libby Swanepoel, Nicholas A. Paul
Summary: Seaweed farming in Indonesia is widespread and beneficial for rural coastal communities, providing low-cost, low-labour, and stable income opportunities. However, not all households can escape poverty through seaweed farming alone. More policy development and research are needed to ensure continued economic and social benefits.
Article
Fisheries
Mohammad R. Hasan, Thomas A. Shipton
Summary: The Vietnamese striped catfish production sub-sector involves key actors such as input suppliers, hatchery operators, farmers, processors, and consumers, with feed being the largest production cost. There are numerous commercial aquafeed manufacturers providing high-quality floating extruded feed to the pangasius sector, mainly located in Dong Thap province.
Article
Oceanography
Nerissa D. Salayo, Clarissa L. Marte, Joebert D. Toledo, Albert G. Gaitan, Renato F. Agbayani
Summary: The Philippine milkfish industry has been reliant on importing juveniles for grow-out, but self-sufficiency is needed to address global uncertainties. Value chain analysis suggests that an integrated breeding and hatchery facility can improve efficiency and resource utilization. Economic analysis indicates that public-private partnerships should support high-investment, low-profit facilities, while private investors should manage profit-earning farms.
OCEAN & COASTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
C. M. Richardson, C. F. Baes, P. R. Amer, C. Quinton, P. Martin, V. R. Osborne, J. E. Pryce, F. Miglior
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
X. Zhang, P. R. Amer, G. M. Jenkins, J. A. Sise, B. Santos, C. Quinton
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
(2019)
Article
Fisheries
Jinfeng Zhao, Martin Prchal, Christos Palaiokostas, Ross D. Houston, Antti Kause, Marc Vandeputte, Alain Vergnet, Jerome Bugeon, Anastasia Bestin, Tomas Vesely, Dagmar Pokorova, Veronika Piackova, Lubomir Pojezdal, Lucie Genestout, David Gela, Hana K. Kroupova, Martin Kocour
Article
Fisheries
Martin Prchal, Martin Kocour, Marc Vandeputte, Antti Kause, Alain Vergnet, Jinfeng Zhao, David Gela, Vojtech Kaspar, Lucie Genestout, Anastasia Bestin, Pierrick Haffray, Jerome Bugeon
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tuomas Leinonen, Jorma Piironen, Marja-Liisa Koljonen, Jarmo Koskiniemi, Antti Kause
Article
Fisheries
Hanna Kuukka-Anttila, Nina Peuhkuri, Irma Kolari, Antti Kause
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Fisheries
Anna Maria Eriksson-Kallio, Riikka Holopainen, Perttu Koski, Antti Nousiainen, Heikki Koskinen, Antti Kause, Tuija Gadd
DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS
(2020)
Article
Fisheries
Jinfeng Zhao, Martin Prchal, Antti Kause, Marc Vandeputte, David Gela, Hana Kocour Kroupova, Veronika Piackova, Pavel Sauer, Christoph Steinbach, Jean-Michel Allamellou, Christos Palaiokostas, Ross D. Houston, Martin Kocour
Summary: This study investigated the genetic and phenotypic background of energy reserves in Amur mirror carp and their impact on fish performance during the first winter. Results showed most traits related to energy reserves significantly decreased after the first winter, with differing genetic correlations and heritability before and after the winter. Interestingly, genetic correlations between HP glycogen traits and survival in the third growing season were positive, suggesting a genetically based strategy for energy mobilization in common carp. Monitoring FC and HSI could be useful for managing carp stocks.
Article
Fisheries
P. C. Lindholm-Lehto, J. Koskela, H. Leskinen, J. Vielma, A. Kause
Summary: This study investigated the relationships between off-flavor compounds, lipid contents, and fatty acids in rainbow trout reared in a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS). The results showed that fish with high lipid contents accumulated high concentrations of off-flavor compounds, but these compounds were negatively correlated with health-promoting fatty acids. Excessive lipid contents may reduce the nutritional value of the fish.
Article
Fisheries
Silvia Garcia-Ballesteros, Jesus Fernandez, Antti Kause, Beatriz Villanueva
Summary: Carcass and fillet yields are economically important traits in aquaculture, and headless gutted carcass percentage (HC) is a convenient selection criterion. However, HC is a sib trait that cannot be recorded on selection candidates. This study compared different selection strategies for improving HC in rainbow trout breeding programs and found that a combination of genomic and indirect selection is the most effective approach.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
C. M. Richardson, P. R. Amer, C. Quinton, J. Crowley, F. S. Hely, I van den Berg, J. E. Pryce
Summary: This research examines options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Australian dairy industry, including integrating environmental factors into the national breeding program and assessing the economic and environmental impacts of implementing corresponding indexes. The findings show that significant methane reduction can be achieved with minimal economic loss by selecting breeding values correlated with emissions and directly selecting for residual methane traits.
JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Fisheries
Clemence Fraslin, Heikki Koskinen, Antti Nousianen, Ross D. Houston, Antti Kause
Summary: This study demonstrates that selective breeding for improved resistance to columnaris disease in rainbow trout is feasible. A natural outbreak of the disease in a farm environment can be utilized to select fish with greater resistance, and genomic selection is an effective approach to expedite this process.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Antti Kause, Antti Nousiainen, Heikki Koskinen
Summary: Improvement in feed conversion ratio (FCR) and reduction in nutrient loading in rainbow trout farming have significantly improved resource efficiency. Selective breeding has contributed to this improvement with an estimated genetic gain of 1.74% per generation in FCR. The use of genetically improved trout reduces feed and production costs.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Federico C. F. Calboli, Heikki Koskinen, Antti Nousianen, Clemence Fraslin, Ross D. Houston, Antti Kause
Summary: This study conducted a comparative genetic analysis of the quantitative trait loci for resistance to warm water columnaris disease in two farmed rainbow trout populations. The results identified a major quantitative trait loci on chromosome Omy03 and a smaller quantitative trait loci on Omy05. These findings provide insights into the genetic basis of disease resistance and offer potential markers for breeding programs aiming to increase resistance against columnaris disease.
G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Luis Gomez-Raya, Wendy M. Rauw, Santiago Cabaleiro, Ruben Caamano, L. Alberto Garcia-Cortes, Antti Kause
SPANISH JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
(2018)
