Collected reprints: Abstract 3610
Collected reprints
Abstract
Bossuyt, E.; Sorgeloos, P. (1980). Technological aspects of the batch culturing of Artemia in high densities. The Brine Shrimp Artemia, Ecology, Culturing, Use in Aquaculture 3: 133-152
Contrary to the rearing of brine shrimp at laboratory scale which is current practice and well described in many papers, specific information on the high-density culturing of this species is scanty. This paper briefly reviews the different culturing methods precognized so far and discussed the advantages of batch culture in air-water-lift raceways: the latter technology has been optimized during the last 4 years at the Artemia Reference Center and permits a current production of 2 kg biomass/m³ in 2 weeks culturing at 25°C.
A detailed description is given of:
1. construction of the raceways: tank design and characteristics and selection of materials: construction, positioning and operation of the air-water-lifts;
2. techniques for water heating and heat insulation;
3. equipment and methods for (semi-)automatic food distribution;
4. separation-techniques for continuous removal of faecal pellets from the culturing medium;
5. culture procedures.
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