Large scale copepod culture (Parvocalanus and Acartia)
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 9:37 PM
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Aloha everyone, I'm a Ph.D student with the University of Southern Mississippi and have a multiyear grant on optimizing the large scale/ intensive culture of copepods (Parvocalanus crassirostris and Acartia tonsa) along how to best use them as feed (size, timing, optimizing nutrition). Although my work will be for large scale production most of the data will probably benefit the small scale culture of the species. As the project progresses I'll be updating with results and posting some pics of our systems. I'll mainly be looking at temp., salinity, density, diet along with working with Reed Mariculture to see if we can develop an algae concentrate diet that is comparable to live algae. We are will be testing feeding protocols of several food fish species and will try to do some trials with an ornamental or two if I can get some eggs. If anyone has any questions about rearing copepods fell free to contact me or if you have anything that you think we should test I'll see what we can do. Thanks
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