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Nutrient recovery from shrimp farming with combined integrated multitrophic aquaculture of polychaete worms, saltworts
Monday, 3 May 2021
Daniel Jerónimo, M.Sc.
Ana Isabel Lillebø, Ph.D.
Javier Cremades, Ph.D.
Paulo Cartaxana, Ph.D.
Ricardo Calado, Ph.D.
Single-tank IMTA system has best bioremediation performance, biomass production at half the operational size as other designs
Results of this study evaluating IMTA designs showed that a single polyculture tank with ragworms and saltwort had the best bioremediation performance and biomass production, while reducing in half the operational area required to implement the IMTA system. Left: Lugworm. Photo by Ecomare/Ria Wagemaker (via Wikimedia Commons). Right: Ragworm. Photo by M. Buschmann (via Wikimedia Commons). Center: the saltwort