As wild fish stocks decline worldwide, land-based fish rearing is likely to be of increasing relevance to feeding future human generations. Little is known about the structure and role of microbial communities in fish aquaculture, particularly at larval developmental stages where the fish microbiome develops and host animals are most susceptible to disease. We employed next-generation sequencin...

Insect proteins are considered as suitable low environmental impact alternatives to fishmeal for sustainable aquafeeds. Among the different insect species, Hermetia illucens has attracted research and industrial interest due its ability grow well on organic side streams, high protein content favorable amino acid profiles. Its lipid although is characterized by a lack of EPA DHA that essential f...

Fish farms, as artificial marine structures with a constant food supply, have high capacity to attract surrounding wild fish. Different phenotypes of abundant gilthead seabream been recorded in natural and aquaculture pressured environments the eastern Adriatic Sea, where influence tuna farming on plastic traits associated habitat use foraging behaviour remains largely unknown. Several traits, ...

The Gram-negative bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila is a heterogeneous organism that causes the disease known as motile aeromonad septicaemia, which is responsible for serious economic loss in seabream culture due to bacterial infections. However, the immune mechanisms involved in this disease in fish are still poorly understood. For the purpose of this study, gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.) s...