Stocking density effects on production characteristics and body composition of market size cobia, rachycentron canadum, reared in recirculating aquaculture systems

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 259-266

  Riche, Marty A ^a,c   Weirich, Charles R ^a,d   Wills, Paul S ^b   Baptiste, Richard M ^b  

^a U S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d Aqua Green   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FISH CULTURE; GROWTH RATE; PERCIFORM; REARING; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; STOCKING DENSITY; SURVIVAL;

RACHYCENTRON CANADUM;

EID: 84875904849     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jwas.12023     Document Type: Article

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