Discharge of nutrient wastes from salmon farms: Environmental effects, and potential for integrated multi-trophic aquaculture

Aquaculture Environment Interactions

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 267-283

  Wang, Xinxin ^a   Olsen, Lasse Mork ^a   Reitan, Kjell Inge ^b   Olsen, Yngvar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF OCEAN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Blue mussels; Cage aquaculture; FCR; Feed conversion ratio; IMTA; Integrated multi trophic aquaculture; Nutrient wastes; Seaweed

Indexed keywords

MYTILUS EDULIS; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 84868120704     PISSN: 1869215X     EISSN: 18697534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/aei00044     Document Type: Review

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