Open-water integrated multi-trophic aquaculture: Environmental biomitigation and economic diversification of fed aquaculture by extractive aquaculture

Reviews in Aquaculture

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 209-220

  Chopin, Thierry ^a   Cooper, John Andrew ^a,b   Reid, Gregor ^a,b   Cross, Stephen ^c,d   Moore, Christine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b ST ANDREWS BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d Kyuquot SEAfoods Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Biomitigation; Integrated multi trophic aquaculture (IMTA); Nutrient trading credits; Positive aquaculture impacts

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 84872399724     PISSN: 17535123     EISSN: 17535131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-5131.2012.01074.x     Document Type: Article

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