SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE
HOW TO ESTABLISH ECOSYSTEMS?
Role of Aquaculture
30
70
70 % of our World is water…
Land Water
98
2
…but only 2% of the food production comes from there…
Land Water
Egypt Lead …
Fish Types in Egypt
24%
76%
Production in Egypt
Fisheries
SPECIES DIVERSITY IN AQUACULTURE
SPECIES DIVERSITY IN AQUACULTURE
SPECIES DOMINANCE IN AQUACULTURE
Only a few species dominate global aquaculture
27 species/groups contribute 90% of finfish aquaculture
Major molluscs in aquaculture
Crassostrea sp. (Cupped oysters)
Ruditapes philippinarum (Japanese
carpet shell)
Pectinidae (Scallops)
Aquaculture Systems
Healthy Fry
Good Water Quality and
Land
High quality Feed
Alternative options
for more
sustainable
livelihood?
Genetic stock improvement
Great progress achieved
Improvement of production & productivity
Farmed
Terrestrial
Livestock
Farmed
Terrestrial
Plants
Farmed
Aquatic
Animal
New Sustainable Feed Ingredients
Sustainable Aquaculture
The Main Challenge in The Future is not Only to Produce More, But Also to Do This in
Sustainable Way…
INTENSIVE AQUACULTURE POLLUTES?
StressFish
Stocking
Density
Natural feed
Semi-
Intensive
Intensive
ChancetobeHitbydiseases
ManagerialCost
Investmentcost
Extensive
With progress
in
Aquaculture,
We are always
going to
intensify and
stress
BETTER OPTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD ?
NH3
NH3
NH3
NH3
Alternative options for more
sustainable livelihood?
Supply of food
Fishing Pressure
Most of the world’s ocean productivity not fully utilized
INTENSIVE AQUACULTURE POLLUTES?
Intensive aquaculture
• consumes many inputs
• discharges many waste materials
Effluents discharged to the surrounding environment
Spread of diseases in the wild
Eutrophication
High BOD, COD
TAN, TN & TP
Increased sedimentation (TSS)
Increased salinization
Emission of GHGs?
INTENSIVE AQUACULTURE POLLUTES?
Intensive aquaculture
• consumes many inputs
• discharges many waste materials
ECOSYSTEM-BASED INTENSIVE FARMING SYSTEMS EMERGING
• RAS
• ZERO EFFLUENT SYSTEMS (IPRS)
• PLANT INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEMS
• AQUAPONICS
• INTEGRATED MULTITROPHIC SYSTEMS
• BIOFLOC-BASED ZERO WATER EXCHANGE
• BIOMIMICRY SYSTEMS
• REDUCING PRODUCTION COST
• EFFICIENT WASTE RECYCLING
RAS Systems
These systems are based on
high technology, and
require high experience in
operating, and
understanding the meaning
of water quality and its
various measurements.
IPRS Systems
IPRS Systems
IPRS Systems
IPRS Systems
PLANT INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEMS
Wheat in the winter
Rice with fish
PLANT INTEGRATED FARMING SYSTEMS
BIVALVES FOR WATER TREATMENT
Biofloc System
Bioflocs provide two critical services—treating wastes from feeding and providing nutrition from floc consumption.
BIOMIMICRY – MIMICKING NATURE
Antibiotics VS Probiotics
Shrimp and Ice cream

Sustainable Aquaculture