Aquaculture and Fisheries
It is our mission to be leading in academic research and education on sustainable Aquaculture and Fisheries, with a focus on society relevant questions and on the interactions between aquatic organisms and their environment.
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Shrimp culture in mangrove ecosystems threatens the resilience of both livelihoods and fish communities dependent on mangrove forested coastal ecosystems.
Education
The Master Aquaculture and Marine Resource Management combines knowledge from different disciplines (such as nutrition, growth, reproduction and health) with the aim of improving development of the culture of fish and molluscs worldwide.
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Research
Research of the Aquaculture and Fisheries Group focuses on the development of sustainable management practices for both fisheries and aquaculture. Research is organized according three levels of integration:
1. Organism level
2. Production system level
3. Populations and aquatic ecosystems level
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Latest publications
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The effect of tryptophan supplemented diets on brain serotonergic activity and plasma cortisol under undisturbed and stressed conditions in grouped-housed Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
Aquaculture 400-401 (2013). - ISSN 0044-8486 - p. 129 - 134.
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Principles of Biofouling Protection in Marine Sponges: A Model for the Design of Novel Biomimetic and Bio-inspired Coatings in the Marine Environment?(online first)
Marine Biotechnology (2013). - ISSN 1436-2228
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Isoenergetic Replacement of Fat by Starch in Diets for African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus): Effect on Water Fluxes in the Gastro Intestinal Tract
PLoS One 8 (2013)2. - ISSN 1932-6203