Optimal harvest size in aquaculture, with RAS cultured sea bream (Sparus aurata) as an example

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 55-64

  Seginer, Ido ^a   Ben Asher, Raz ^a,b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Ein Hamifrats Fisheries   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aquaculture management; Economic constraints; Fish growth; Fish harvest; Fish mortality; Fish prices

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE MANAGEMENT; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; DAMAGING EFFECTS; ECONOMIC CONSTRAINTS; EXPECTED PROFITS; FEEDING RATE; FUNCTION OF TIME; GROWTH SYSTEMS; LIVE FISH; MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; MORTALITY RATE; PRICE SYSTEM; RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; RELIABLE MODELS; SEA BREAM;

AQUACULTURE; COSTS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; FISH; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

HARVESTING;

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYPRINID; DECISION MAKING; FISH CULTURE; FISHERY ECONOMICS; FISHERY MODELING; GROWTH RATE; HARVESTING; INCENTIVE; LABORATORY METHOD; MORTALITY; PRICE DETERMINATION; PROFITABILITY; QUOTA SYSTEM; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM;

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 79956130558     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2011.03.001     Document Type: Article

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