Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture in a zero-exchange recirculation aquaculture system for marine fish and hydroponic halophyte production

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Authors

  • Uwe Waller
  • Anne K. Buhmann
  • Anneliese Ernst
  • Verena Hanke
  • Andreas Kulakowski
  • Bert Wecker
  • Jaime Orellana
  • Jutta Papenbrock

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  • Saarland University of Applied Sciences
  • Neomar GmbH
  • Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso
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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1473-1489
Number of pages17
JournalAquaculture international
Volume23
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - 8 Mar 2015

Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate the feasibility of nutrient recycling from a marine recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) for fish (European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax L.) through three salt-tolerant, halophyte plant species, Tripolium pannonicum (Jacq.) Dobrocz., Plantago coronopus L., and Salicornia dolichostachya (Moss.). Halophytes, illuminated by sunlight and supplemented with artificial light, were maintained in hydroponic cultures integrated in a RAS water treatment system operating at 16 psu salinity. During a 35-day experiment, 248 fishes gained 5.6 kg of weight. Total plant biomass production reached 23 kg in 14 m2 hydroponic culture area. Gain of shoot biomass was 27, 18, and 60 g m−2 day−1 for T. pannonicum, P. coronopus, and S. dolichostachya, respectively. The plants retained 7 g phosphorus and 46 g nitrogen under the experimental conditions. This was equivalent to 9 % of the N and 10 % of the P introduced with the fish feed. The edible part of the harvested plant material was microbially safe and approved for human consumption. The coupling of production in a RAS–IMTA was tested as a feasible cascading production technology for sustainable aquaculture.

Keywords

    Halophytes, Hydroponic, Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture IMTA, Recirculation aquaculture system, Zero-exchange RAS

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Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture in a zero-exchange recirculation aquaculture system for marine fish and hydroponic halophyte production. / Waller, Uwe; Buhmann, Anne K.; Ernst, Anneliese et al.
In: Aquaculture international, Vol. 23, No. 6, 08.03.2015, p. 1473-1489.

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Waller U, Buhmann AK, Ernst A, Hanke V, Kulakowski A, Wecker B et al. Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture in a zero-exchange recirculation aquaculture system for marine fish and hydroponic halophyte production. Aquaculture international. 2015 Mar 8;23(6):1473-1489. doi: 10.1007/s10499-015-9898-3
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