About the theme
Fishery is based on removing fish resources from their natural environment. Aquaculture, in turn, is based on the cultivation of aquatic organisms, often in a confined and controlled space. The essential difference between the two is that the as the first is an extraction activity, it does not comply with the demands of a competitive market. Aquaculture enables the production of more homogeneous products, traceability throughout the chain and other advantages that contribute to food security, in order to generate quality food, with planning and regularity.
According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), aquaculture is the fastest agricultural activity in terms of productive results and one of the few able to respond with ease to population growth, which can contribute to the fight against hunger around the world. [+] Read more
Technological solutions
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Product
Aquisys é um sistema informatizado elaborado para apoiar a difusão de Boas Práticas de Manejo e Gestão Ambiental da Aquicultura, com foco no manej...
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Agricultural practice
O Sistema de Produção Intensiva de Tambaqui em Tanques Escavados com Aeração foi desenvolvido com o objetivo de proporcionar a oferta de pescado a...
Publications
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O pirarucu (que tem o nome científico Arapaima gigas) é uma espécie prioritária para o desenvolvimento da aquicultura na região Norte do Brasi ...
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A aquicultura continental representa a maior parte da produção aquícola nacional, impulsionada principalmente pela criação de tilápia e tambaqui. N...
The fish processing industry consumes a lot of water. This consumption depends on the species being processed, food processing techniques/methods a...