The importance of ammonia removal process in aquaculture systems — towards improving Malaysian aquaculture production

Due to natural resource limitations, fish production must sustainably increase. Rather than adding more areas and water to increase fish production, increased intensity of production per area is a more appropriate method. To increase production intensity, one of the main priorities that has become a...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Ramli, Norulhuda, R. de Cruz, Clement, Roy Prapti, Dipika
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Language:English
Published: HH Publisher 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119304/
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author Mohamed Ramli, Norulhuda
R. de Cruz, Clement
Roy Prapti, Dipika
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R. de Cruz, Clement
Roy Prapti, Dipika
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description Due to natural resource limitations, fish production must sustainably increase. Rather than adding more areas and water to increase fish production, increased intensity of production per area is a more appropriate method. To increase production intensity, one of the main priorities that has become a continuous challenge during farming operations is maintaining good water quality, the first defence mechanism to secure fish growth and health in aquaculture systems. Other inventions related to fish husbandry, feed technology, and health, such as vaccines and probiotics development, are tested and implemented in the production systems, further emphasising the importance of water quality. Water quality determines system carrying capacity, further determining the maximum production a system can achieve. Ammonia is one of the most harmful wastes that must be managed in an aquaculture system. The capability of managing ammonia could increase systems’ carrying capacity tremendously, especially in super-intensive systems. This article discusses available methods of ammonia removal applied in biofloc technology, recirculating aquaculture system (RAS), aquaponic system and green water technology. The critical water quality parameters to be monitored for each method are briefly reviewed. In methods like these, biological processes for ammonia removal are pivotal. Therefore, adopting the appropriate engineering approach to support the biological processes is essential to improving ammonia removal performance.
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spelling upm-1193042025-08-14T00:45:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119304/ The importance of ammonia removal process in aquaculture systems — towards improving Malaysian aquaculture production Mohamed Ramli, Norulhuda R. de Cruz, Clement Roy Prapti, Dipika Due to natural resource limitations, fish production must sustainably increase. Rather than adding more areas and water to increase fish production, increased intensity of production per area is a more appropriate method. To increase production intensity, one of the main priorities that has become a continuous challenge during farming operations is maintaining good water quality, the first defence mechanism to secure fish growth and health in aquaculture systems. Other inventions related to fish husbandry, feed technology, and health, such as vaccines and probiotics development, are tested and implemented in the production systems, further emphasising the importance of water quality. Water quality determines system carrying capacity, further determining the maximum production a system can achieve. Ammonia is one of the most harmful wastes that must be managed in an aquaculture system. The capability of managing ammonia could increase systems’ carrying capacity tremendously, especially in super-intensive systems. This article discusses available methods of ammonia removal applied in biofloc technology, recirculating aquaculture system (RAS), aquaponic system and green water technology. The critical water quality parameters to be monitored for each method are briefly reviewed. In methods like these, biological processes for ammonia removal are pivotal. Therefore, adopting the appropriate engineering approach to support the biological processes is essential to improving ammonia removal performance. HH Publisher 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119304/1/119304.pdf Mohamed Ramli, Norulhuda and R. de Cruz, Clement and Roy Prapti, Dipika (2024) The importance of ammonia removal process in aquaculture systems — towards improving Malaysian aquaculture production. Advances in Agricultural and Food Research Journal, 5 (1). pp. 1-26. ISSN 2735-1084 https://journals.hh-publisher.com/index.php/AAFRJ/article/view/895 10.36877/aafrj.a0000492
spellingShingle Mohamed Ramli, Norulhuda
R. de Cruz, Clement
Roy Prapti, Dipika
The importance of ammonia removal process in aquaculture systems — towards improving Malaysian aquaculture production
title The importance of ammonia removal process in aquaculture systems — towards improving Malaysian aquaculture production
title_full The importance of ammonia removal process in aquaculture systems — towards improving Malaysian aquaculture production
title_fullStr The importance of ammonia removal process in aquaculture systems — towards improving Malaysian aquaculture production
title_full_unstemmed The importance of ammonia removal process in aquaculture systems — towards improving Malaysian aquaculture production
title_short The importance of ammonia removal process in aquaculture systems — towards improving Malaysian aquaculture production
title_sort importance of ammonia removal process in aquaculture systems — towards improving malaysian aquaculture production
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119304/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119304/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/119304/1/119304.pdf