About this Research Topic
Aquatic products are an important way to meet global protein demand, which is expected to increase by 57% between 2005 and 2050 due to population growth. Aquaculture is the most important source of aquatic products. Generally, most aquaculture systems require feed input, whereas cultured animals can only utilize part of the nutrients from feed input. The remaining nutrients dispersed in aquaculture systems could be released to the surrounding environment with operations such as water exchanging. In such a case, environmental deterioration has become an increasingly serious problem. An optimal aquaculture environment facilitates the growth and reproduction of cultured animals. A favourable environment, in turn, is beneficial to the health and welfare of people. It is important to explore and try various environmental regulation and restoration measures for aquaculture systems without affecting the health of aquatic animals, and aquaculture operations to ensure the green, healthy and sustainable development of aquaculture.
The Research Topic aims to: 1) understand nutrient cycle and energy flow of various aquaculture systems and the underlying mechanisms that could provide the basis for environmental restoration and regulation; 2) develop and update the technologies and facilities for environmental regulation, restoration, and wastewater treatment of aquaculture systems, including physical methods and biological methods, such as filtration, rapid subsidence, aquatic plant restoration, microorganism restoration, nutrition regulation, etc.
We invite researchers to submit original research articles, reviews, methods, perspectives, mini-reviews, and opinions on environmental regulation and restoration measures for various aquaculture systems. Subtopics include, but are not limited to:
• Nutrient dynamics and budgets, material cycle and energy flow of various aquaculture systems, and the underlying mechanisms;
• Technologies and facilities for environmental regulation, restoration and wastewater treatment of aquaculture systems;
• Research that could be applied to the design and operation of green aquaculture mode.
The Research Topic aims to: 1) understand nutrient cycle and energy flow of various aquaculture systems and the underlying mechanisms that could provide the basis for environmental restoration and regulation; 2) develop and update the technologies and facilities for environmental regulation, restoration, and wastewater treatment of aquaculture systems, including physical methods and biological methods, such as filtration, rapid subsidence, aquatic plant restoration, microorganism restoration, nutrition regulation, etc.
We invite researchers to submit original research articles, reviews, methods, perspectives, mini-reviews, and opinions on environmental regulation and restoration measures for various aquaculture systems. Subtopics include, but are not limited to:
• Nutrient dynamics and budgets, material cycle and energy flow of various aquaculture systems, and the underlying mechanisms;
• Technologies and facilities for environmental regulation, restoration and wastewater treatment of aquaculture systems;
• Research that could be applied to the design and operation of green aquaculture mode.
Keywords: Marine and freshwater aquaculture, Aquaculture wastes, Environment regulation, Environment restoration, Sustainability
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