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Research Project: INTEGRATED APPROACHES FOR IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF MORONE AND OTHER WARM WATER FISH PRODUCTION

Location: Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center

Title: Trial finds biomass harvest of cobia unaffected by stocking density in RAS

Authors
item Riche, Marty
item Wills, Paul -
item Baptiste, Richard -
item Davis, Megan -
item Weirich, Charles -

Submitted to: Global Aquaculture Advocate
Publication Type: Popular Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: October 7, 2012
Publication Date: October 10, 2012
Citation: Riche, M.A., Wills, P.S., Baptiste, R.M., Davis, M., Weirich, C.R. 2012. Trial finds biomass harvest of cobia unaffected by stocking density in RAS. Global Aquaculture Advocate. 15(6):24-26.

Technical Abstract: Cobia, Rachycentron canadum, were reared for 119 days from 322 g to market size in production-scale recirculating aquaculture systems at in-tank densities of 10, 20, or 30 kg/m3. No significant differences were detected in growth rate, survival, feed efficiency or body composition. This study is the first to demonstrate that cobia can be reared to greater than 2 kg final weight at densities </- 30 kg/m3 under suitable environmental conditions without detrimental effects on production.

     
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