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http://dx.doi.org/10.11626/KJEB.2019.37.4.545

Urban aquaculture of catfish, Silurus asotus, using biofloc and aquaponics systems  

Kim, Seok Ryel (West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
Jang, Jin Woo (West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
Kim, Bum Ju (West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
Jang, In Kwon (West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
Lim, Hyun Jeong (East Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
Kim, Su Kyoung (West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Biology / v.37, no.4, 2019 , pp. 545-553 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine whether the water in which nitrate accumulated during long-term fish culture in an aquaponics system without water exchange could be removed and reused as catfish-culturing water. The catfish (Silurus asotus) were cultured in the urban aquaculture system using BFT (Biofloc Technology) aquaculture and an aquaponics system (two rearing tanks, 3 tons each) without exchanging the rearing water. After 151 days (from March to August) of rearing, 2.8 g of fry had grown to an average weight of 171.3 g (total weight, 56.53 kg) and 235.5 g (total weight 71.1 kg), respectively. The overall survival rate was 65% in the urban aquaculture system. However, the survival rate was 77.7% before separation into the two tanks. The survival rates after the separation were 92.9% and 78.0%. In the early biofloc watermaking process, there was a high mortality rate. After water stabilization, the mortality rate decreased and some mortality occurred during the period when the total amount of suspended solids (TSS) increased. The results of monthly blood analysis of the catfish showed that the AST concentration was significantly higher in April. Blood ALT levels and triglycerides showed no difference in the rearing period and the glucose, cholesterol, and total protein levels were significantly higher in July. There was no difference in the other periods. The plants produced by the aquaponics system using catfish-rearing water were lettuce, basil, chard, and red chicory. These showed smooth growth and a total of 148.85 kg of plants were harvested in five months. It was possible to remove nitric acid from the aquaponics system and reuse it as catfish-rearing water. Maintaining proper plant quantity according to the capacity of the catfish showed that the combination of agricultural and aquatic products was possible.
Keywords
biofloc; aquaponics; catfish; urban aquaculture;
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