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Challenges and Opportunities in Finfish Nutrition [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Much of the criticism leveled at aquaculture (e.g., dependency on animal-derived feedstuffs, nutrient-laden effluent discharges, and increased organic contamination in edible products) can be traced to the feeds in use. Accordingly, finfish nutritionists
Ahn C. N.   +74 more
core   +2 more sources

Duas novas espécies de Caballerotrema (Trematoda: Echinostomatidae) do pirarucu e do aruanã (Osteoglossidae), com uma redefinição do gênero e uma redescriçào de C. brasiliense Prudhoe, 1960. [PDF]

open access: yesActa Amazonica, 1980
Resumo O gênero Caballerotrema Prudhoe, 1960, é redefinido e C. brasiliense Prudhoe, 1960, do pirarucu, Arapaima gigas (Cuvier) é redescrito. Também são descritas C. arapaimense, n. sp. do pirarucu, e C. aruanense, n.
Vernon E. Thatcher
doaj   +1 more source

Co‐Supplementation of Vitamins C and E Ameliorates Growth, Blood Biochemistry, Histomorphometry and Mucosal Health in Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus Under High Stocking Density

open access: yesAquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 5, Issue 6, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Supplementing diets with vitamins C and E has been reported to reduce the negative effects of stress associated with higher stocking density. This study investigated the combined effects of dietary vitamins C and E on the growth, nutritional composition, haematobiochemical response and mucosal health of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus ...
Sudipta K. Nag   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

lessons learned from monitoring conservation agreements in the Colombian Amazon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Many environmental issues can be attributed to misaligned distribution of the costs of conservation and the benefits of conservation. For instance, biodiversity represents value for the global community, but biodiversity protection imposes various ...
Mora, Margarita   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Anthropogenic Factors Drive the Depletion of Fish Functional Β Diversity Within and Outside Two National Reserves in the Peruvian Amazon

open access: yesAquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Volume 35, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Understanding the impact of human activities on fish communities is critical for the effective conservation of Amazonian ecosystems. In this study, we sampled environmental DNA (eDNA) from 17 sites (lakes and rivers) in two Peruvian national reserves, Pacaya‐Samiria and Allpahuayo‐Mishana, using a metabarcoding approach with four genetic ...
B. Prat   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Avaliação sensorial e Microbiológica do Bacon de Ventrecha de Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas) / Sensory and microbiological evalution of Pirarucu ventrecha bacon (Arapaima gigas)

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Development, 2022
O pescado é considerado um alimento altamente perecível, sendo necessária a adoção de tecnologias que aumentem sua vida de prateleira como a elaboração de novos produtos. O pirarucu é considerado um peixe de alto valor comercial, e apresenta características zootécnicas favoráveis para pisicicultura.
Joana Maia Mendes   +5 more
openaire   +1 more source

Amazonian fish migration as a social–cultural–ecological process

open access: yesPeople and Nature, Volume 7, Issue 12, Page 3297-3312, December 2025.
Abstract In this study, we highlight the rich perspectives and explanations of fish migration held by Indigenous groups across the Amazon. We present the aspects of Indigenous cosmological stories, drawing from our exploratory review of cultural ethnographies and grey literature, as well as the authors' own experiences. We ask, how do Amazonian peoples
LuLu Victoria‐Lacy   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Arapaima gigas stocks have declined drastically in the lower Tocantins River in the Amazon Microregion [PDF]

open access: yesAnais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Arapaima gigas, an emblematic species of the Amazon region and a longstanding primary fishing resource, currently holds a “Data Deficient” status on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, and is listed as an endangered species in ...
DARALYNS B. MACEDO   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fisheries in a border area of the Moxos Lowlands (Bolivia) after invasion of Arapaima gigas [PDF]

open access: gold, 2023
Gabriela Rico Lopez   +4 more
openalex   +1 more source

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