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Needs Assessment and Practical Solutions for the Aquaponics Industry
(2021-04-06)
This research serves as a needs assessment for the aquaponic industry, encapsulating the challenges, knowledge levels, information resource usage, production practices, and production scales of hobbyists, producers, and ...
Understanding how cyanobacterial communities respond to different dissolved nitrogen forms
(2021-04-12)
This thesis explored the ways in which cyanobacterial communities respond to three common nitrogen forms (i.e., nitrate, ammonium, and urea) via two field experiments. Chapter I describes a field experiment that demonstrated ...
Evaluation of an alternative salt mixture and the levels of magnesium in low salinity water for Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
(2021-04-12)
One of the primary challenges faced by inland shrimp farmers today is the higher cost of reconstituted sea salts (RSS) which represents a considerable financial burden considering the volume of salt necessary for the ...
Monitoring, quantifying, and controlling the effects of cyanobacterial blooms and toxins
(2021-04-15)
Cyanobacterial blooms and toxins have harmful impacts on global aquatic ecosystems.
Within this, their impact on the water quality of freshwater systems are particularly troublesome.
My research investigated methods to ...
Texture Analyses of Catfish: A Genetics Approach
(2021-04-16)
Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and hybrid catfish (channel catfish ♀ × blue catfish (Icatlurus furcatus) ♂) aquaculture dominates the US aquaculture industry. These catfish genetic types have been heavily researched ...
Genetic Technologies for Growth Enhancement in Catfish
(2021-04-19)
The effects of CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of the myostatin (MSTN) gene in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, was investigated. A total of 209 fish survived microinjection over 3 years with an average mutation rate of 58%. ...
From drones to Daphnia: Exploring eutrophication and climate change impacts on algal blooms at various scales
(2021-04-19)
Climactic variations and cultural eutrophication alter aquatic ecosystems by promoting harmful algal blooms (HABs) that destabilize aquatic food webs and degrade the quality and safety of aquacultured fish, recreational ...
Hearing Capabilities of the Atlantic Mudskipper (Periopthalmus barbarus) Across Mutiple Media.
(2021-04-27)
An animal’s sensory detection mechanisms are often shaped by the environment in which that animals lies. Amphibious fishes provide a rare opportunity to study how hearing has adapted to match the extremely unique lifestyle ...
The Application of Automatic Systems in Shrimp Production as Tools to Improve Feed Management
(2021-04-26)
Shrimp production has been one of the primary products of aquaculture due to its high value and product acceptance on the global market. The continued success of the shrimp industry will rely on improving feed management ...
The Application of Automatic Systems in Shrimp Production as Tools to Improve Feed Management
(2021-04-27)
Shrimp production has been one of the primary products of aquaculture due to its high value and product acceptance on the global market. The continued success of the shrimp industry will rely on improving feed management ...