logotype
  • Who We Are
  • Services
  • Solutions
  • Export
  • Achievements
  • News
  • Contact
  • EN
    • ID
logotype
  • Who We Are
  • Services
  • Solutions
  • Export
  • Achievements
  • News
  • Contact
  • EN
    • ID
logotype

logotype

  • Who We Are
  • Services
  • Solutions
  • Export
  • Achievements
  • News
  • Contact
  • EN
    • ID
Author: admin
Home Articles Posted by admin
08Jul
Probiotics/Feeds

Enhancing Shrimp Farming: The Role of Synbiotics in Boosting Health, Growth, and Disease Resistance in Litopenaeus vannamei

The Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) is a dominant force in the aquaculture industry, accounting for a substantial 52.9% of global production. Nonetheless, shrimp farms face significant challenges due to diseases caused by various microorganisms. Given the current disease threats, it is crucial to prioritize and implement effective disease management strategies in order to maintain the long-term viability and financial success of shrimp farming operations.

A highly intriguing solution that has captured significant attention is the incorporation of synbiotics as feed additives. Combining probiotics and prebiotics into synbiotics provides a wide array of advantages that go beyond what probiotics or prebiotics can offer individually. Prebiotics are essential for optimizing the success of these treatments as they support the survival and colonization of probiotics in the shrimp’s gut, thereby maximizing their overall effectiveness. This symbiotic connection contributes to the maintenance of a balanced and thriving intestinal ecosystem, which plays a crucial role in promoting shrimp’s overall health.

Extensive research has shown that certain bacteria can have a positive effect on shrimp growth, as well as help prevent the spread of harmful microorganisms and maintain a stable intestinal environment. Both controlled experiments and real-life situations consistently observe these beneficial outcomes. Prebiotics play a crucial role in maintaining a healthy gut microbiome in shrimp, promoting the growth of beneficial bacteria, and suppressing harmful bacteria. This balance is critical for the shrimp’s overall health.

Integrating synbiotics into shrimp diets can result in better growth performance, improved feed utilization, enhanced disease resistance, increased nutrient digestibility, and a boosted immune system. Research has indicated that the inclusion of synbiotics in dietary supplements can have a positive impact on the growth, intestinal health, and immune response of shrimp. These discoveries indicate that synbiotics could greatly transform the shrimp farming industry by enhancing overall health and disease resistance, making them a valuable asset to contemporary aquaculture methods.


Article by Estuningdyah Prabawati – Researcher at DELOS

Read More
close up of 3d microscopic blue bacteria
07Jun
Probiotics/Feeds

Enhancing Health, Productivity, and Water Quality in Shrimp Farming through Bacillus Probiotics

The utilization of Bacillus probiotics has emerged as a popular and promising strategy for addressing multiple challenges in shrimp farming. Bacillus, a naturally occurring genus of bacteria in aquatic environments, offers various benefits to shrimp health and pond ecosystems. Administered in the right quantities, Bacillus probiotics bolster shrimp immunity against diseases and help maintain microbial balance within ponds.

Also Read:  This Is the Best Water Color for Vannamei Shrimp Pond

Moreover, Bacillus probiotics play a crucial role in mitigating the adverse effects of aquaculture effluent on water quality. Aquaculture effluent, characterized by elevated levels of organic carbon, suspended solids, nitrogenous species, and other pollutants, poses significant threats to aquatic ecosystems and groundwater. Bacillus species have demonstrated remarkable abilities in modulating various water quality parameters, including physical and chemical properties, heavy metals, oil spillage, and microbial balance.

By competing with pathogenic bacteria for resources and space, Bacillus helps control their population and inhibits their growth, thus reducing the prevalence of diseases in shrimp. Additionally, Bacillus produces antimicrobial compounds effective against pathogens, contributing to the natural maintenance of shrimp health.

Also Read: Vannamei Shrimp Feed Management Tips for Your Anti-Loss Cultivation!

Furthermore, the implementation of Bacillus probiotics in shrimp farming promotes sustainability by reducing reliance on antibiotics and other chemicals. This not only supports environmentally friendly farming practices but also enhances overall pond productivity. To optimize the effectiveness of Bacillus probiotics, factors such as application methods, environmental conditions, and strain specificity need to be carefully considered.

Overall, the use of Bacillus probiotics stands as a promising innovation in the shrimp farming industry, offering multifaceted benefits for both shrimp health and environmental sustainability.

———

Article written by Josefanny Tham – Senior Researcher at DELOS

Read More
05Apr
AquacultureTips

How to Make Shrimp Farming More Resilient to Climate Change

Creating shrimp farming that is more resilient to climate change is crucial to maintaining high productivity. Especially since many shrimp ponds rely heavily on environmental conditions, particularly the availability of clean water at stable temperatures.

Fluctuating climates significantly impact shrimp farming, especially regarding water temperature, changes in rainfall patterns, and the potential for storms. While the effects of climate change are highly unpredictable, adaptation measures must be implemented by farmers to ensure their shrimp farming becomes more resilient to these changes.

Adapted from the writings of Kyra Hoevenaars and Jonah van Beijnen, here are some tips you can follow to make shrimp farming more resilient to climate.

Also Read: HACCP Certification: Procedures, Requirements, and How to Obtain It

Tips For Making Shrimp Farming More Resilient to Climate Change

1. Implement Good Farming Management

Implementing good shrimp farming management is the first step in addressing climate change, especially concerning the location of shrimp farming, ensuring appropriate stocking densities, and ensuring the biosecurity of your shrimp ponds.

Vulnerability to diseases is likely to increase with climate change because shrimp immune systems can be compromised when experiencing stress due to significant environmental changes in relatively short periods. By implementing good shrimp farming management, vulnerability to climate change-induced diseases can be prevented and mitigated.

2. Conduct Risk-Based Analysis

If you’ve just opened a new shrimp farming area, risk-based analysis should be conducted regarding climate change and other extreme weather events. This can also be applied to existing shrimp ponds. Analysis can be performed by examining climate change risks, potential impacts, and risk mitigation capacities.

If after conducting risk-based analysis problems cannot be addressed, relocating ponds to safer areas should be considered. Typically, this issue is faced by areas prone to drought and flooding.

3. Product Diversification

Product diversification is a common strategy used to reduce risks of losses due to climate change. This allows production to continue if one type of farming fails.

Diversification only works if different species are not subject to the same risks, such as specific disease outbreaks. Economically, diversification also makes farmers’ income sources more varied, stabilizing production and potentially increasing resource efficiency.

Additionally, market diversification between local, national, and international options is also important.

Also Read: 5 Ways to Process Shrimp to Avoid a Fishy Flavor when Cooking

4. Utilize Early Warning Systems

Farmers should be familiar with climate change information and climate variations from reliable sources. Obtaining timely information or even earlier can allow farmers to respond more quickly to potential risks.

For example, understanding weather forecasts from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). Through this, you can prepare for upcoming extreme weather, so you know what treatments your ponds will need next.

5. Improve Pond Infrastructure

To make shrimp farming more resilient to climate change, you need to improve your shrimp pond infrastructure. For example, by building higher and stronger embankments to protect against floods or creating deeper ponds in preparation for the dry season.

During the rainy season, it is important to ensure that your ponds can drain water out properly. For this, it is important to ensure that pipes and channels for water inflow and outflow, as well as drainage, work properly.

Moreover, ensure that the water channels are wide enough to accommodate extra water during heavy rains and floods. While during the dry season, these channels can be useful for ensuring the supply of water from the sea or rivers to the ponds.

6. Collaborate with Others

Most climate adaptation measures cannot be implemented by individuals alone. Therefore, farmers need to collaborate to achieve a common goal of productive and climate-resilient farming.

Through this organization, the exchange of knowledge and experiences can become stronger. Furthermore, access to information and existing resources. Taking collective responsibility in adapting to climate change is an important step in building farming that is more resilient to climate change.

Also Read: Vannamei Stocking Density and How to Calculate It

Start Your Vaname Shrimp Farming with DELOS!

To be able to create shrimp farming that is more resilient to climate change, effective and efficient steps are needed. In addition, to take these steps, considerable costs are required. Therefore, government support through policies, legislation, and financial support for implementing adaptation measures will be crucial.

To make your shrimp ponds more productive, you can entrust the management of your vannamei shrimp farming to DELOS! With a team consisting of the top 99 individuals in Indonesia, DELOS is ready to help you achieve optimal harvest productivity.

Contact DELOS via contact@delosaqua.com or submit your pond issues through the contact column on our website www.delosaqua.com. Start your vannamei shrimp farming with DELOS!

___________________________

References:

Hoevenaars, K., & van Beijnen, J. (2024). Six ways to make your aquaculture operations more climate-resilient. Retrieved from thefishsite.com in April 2024.

Read More
27Jan
AquacultureTips

Water Quality Parameters in Shrimp Farms

As far as we might be concerned, making an extraordinary advanced experience is a blend between group, energy and ability. That is the reason we center around individuals.

Read More
20Nov
AquacultureNewsWater Quality

Treat or Toxin: Plankton – Friend or Foe?

What lies beneath? With limited tools to see what is in our water, the microbiome is hard to measure while its management is vital to consistent success. 

This poses constant challenges which should spook us into action, a healthy microbiome resists pathogenic factors and promotes growth and survival.

Plankton are free-living microscopic organisms that drift in water columns. They are classified into two groups: phytoplankton and zooplankton. Phytoplankton are a group of plankton that can produce their own food from inorganic compounds such as ammonia and carbon dioxide. Zooplankton are plankton groups that get their nutrition from organic compounds such as organic carbon and leftover feed. In shrimp farming, we usually report phytoplankton daily with four different classifications.

Then, is plankton a trick or treat for your shrimp farm? Read the full article written by Gabrian Suryaputra (Researcher at RnD Department of DELOS) on THE CRUST Magazine Issue #13

Read More
DCIM100MEDIADJI_0061.JPG
26May
Aquaculture

Challenges in Aquaculture Industries: Building a Sustainable Future

Aquaculture is cultivating aquatic organisms, which is increasingly relied upon to meet the growing demand for seafood consumption and reduce fishing practices in the ocean. Despite offering significant potential for food security and economic growth, several challenges in aquaculture require careful consideration and innovative solutions.

In this article, we will further discuss the challenges in aquaculture and the steps taken to ensure the long-term sustainability of this industry.

Also Read: Get to Know the Vannamei Shrimp as a Farmers’ Favorite

Challenges in Aquaculture

1. Environmental Impact

Environmental impact is the biggest challenge in aquaculture that needs to be addressed if cultivation practices are not carried out properly. Responsible practices are essential From waste management to using feed and medications.

To tackle this challenge, stakeholders in the aquaculture industry must focus on implementing sustainable practices such as optimizing feed efficiency and adopting sustainable aquaculture systems with proper waste management.

2. Disease Management

Disease outbreaks pose a significant threat to the aquaculture industry. They can cause economic losses and environmental degradation. Therefore, industry stakeholders must be prepared and vigilant in disease management.

Some measures that can be implemented for disease management in aquaculture include strict biosecurity protocols, vaccination programs, and the development of disease-resistant strains through selective breeding and genetic improvement.

Adopting technology with early monitoring and detection systems through applications like AquaHero can also be a viable option for farmers.

3. Food Production

Food production is a problem that can be addressed through aquaculture, but it can become another issue if not practiced well. Seafood is an important source of nutrition for individuals, besides being more affordable.

By 2030, 62% of seafood supplied and consumed by humans will come from aquaculture. Furthermore, the UN projects that by 2050, there will be 9.7 billion people on Earth, leading to a continuous increase in food demand.

Also Read: 4 Types of Vannamei Shrimp Farms You Have to Know

4. Regulatory Framework

Establishing effective regulations and governance structures is crucial for sustainable aquaculture practices. The development of the aquaculture industry and environmental conservation must always be balanced.

Therefore, transparent and science-based regulations and policies are needed to ensure responsible practices, encourage investment, and build public trust.

In this regard, collaboration among governments, industry associations, and other stakeholders is necessary to develop strong standards and guidelines that support responsible aquaculture practices.

5. Social Acceptance

Perceptions and public acceptance of aquaculture are also one of the challenges in the industry. Concerns about environmental impact, animal welfare, and food safety can influence public support for this industry.

Socialization programs to increase awareness can help address this issue while promoting the positive aspects of aquaculture itself. For example, addressing overfishing, providing sustainable protein sources, and involving local communities directly.

6. Water Quality Management

Another issue in aquaculture is water quality management. Aquaculture practices heavily rely on water quality management, and the quantity and quality of water supply used to rear aquatic organisms are crucial for successful cultivation.

Almost all aquaculture commodities depend on optimal water quality parameters such as dissolved oxygen, temperature, salinity, hardness, ammonia, nitrite, and pH as the environment in which they live and grow.

Also Read: The Importance of Alkalinity in Shrimp Ponds, Check Your Alkalinity Now!

Start Your Vannamei Shrimp Farming Business with DELOS!

The global demand for seafood continues to rise, making aquaculture an increasingly popular choice. However, the industry also faces various challenges. Despite its shortcomings, there have been advancements like those made by DELOS to ensure sustainable practices.

DELOS is an aqua-tech company that provides technology, knowledge, and research to optimize the productivity and management of your vannamei shrimp farming.

DELOS‘ vannamei shrimp farming is supported by the AquaHero application, which enables you to monitor the conditions of your shrimp ponds. From water quality to shrimp growth, required treatments, and estimated break-even points (BAP).

Contact contact@delosaqua.com or submit your vannamei shrimp farming issues in the contact section of our website, www.delosaqua.com. Start your vannamei shrimp farming business with DELOS!

Read More
DOC pada udang
06Apr
AquacultureTips

7 Terms in Vannamei Shrimp Cultivation that You Must Know

As far as we might be concerned, making an extraordinary advanced experience is a blend between group, energy and ability. That is the reason we center around individuals.

Read More
DCIM100MEDIADJI_0041.JPG
24Jan
Aquaculture

What is Aquaculture and Why is It Important?

What is aquaculture? Aquaculture is an action to breed, raise, and harvest aquatic organisms such as fish, shellfish, and crustaceans in a controlled environment, including ponds and tanks, by humans.

With increasing population, economic prosperity, and urbanization globally, the need for food is also growing. Meanwhile, we must rely on something other than capture fisheries that depend on nature. Therefore, aquaculture plays an essential role in meeting the demand for food.

Aquaculture has provided more than half of all fishery products we eat every day. In a way, aquaculture is the fastest-growing food-producing sector in the world and is playing an essential role in helping to meet food needs as the human population continues to grow.

Also Read: Vannamei Shrimp Salinity and How to Control Its Stability during Cultivation

What is Aquaculture?

What is aquaculture? Aquaculture is the production of aquatic organisms under controlled conditions throughout part or all of their lifecycle, with the majority being seafood such as fish, crustaceans, and shellfish. This activity is similar to agriculture, but the difference is what is bred in marine organisms.

To date, aquaculture is the fastest-growing food sector in the world. Moreover, with aquaculture, more sustainable seafood production activities can be carried out without damaging the environment.

Various types of aquaculture have been carried out until now. Cultivation purposes, operational techniques, and hydro-biological features distinguish these species. Meanwhile, shrimp and fish farming is arguably the most widely practised type of aquaculture worldwide.

Cultivating shrimp, fish, and other marine organisms is almost the same, starting with preparing ponds, seed selection, feeding and care, water quality management, and harvesting.

Also Read: Vannamei Shrimp Feed Management Tips for Your Anti-Loss Cultivation!

Why is Aquaculture Important?

Overfishing in the ocean continues to increase from year to year. This is because the increase in the human population makes the need for food also increase. Therefore, we need other alternatives to meet the needs of this seafood.

So, where lies the role of aquaculture? That being said, aquaculture is the right way to meet this seafood supply need. By cultivating aquatic commodities responsibly and sustainably, we can meet the needs of healthy protein for future generations while still being environmentally friendly.

Also Read: Get to Know the Vannamei Shrimp as a Farmers’ Favorite

Start Vannamei Shrimp Cultivation with DELOS!

If you want to start a sustainable and eco-friendly aquaculture business, DELOS is the right place to start. DELOS is an aqua-tech company based on the best science, technology, and operational management that can help you explore new opportunities in aquaculture.

DELOS Farm Management is based on TIDE’s sustainability framework with the overarching goal of maintaining a healthy environment through developing a sustainable food system.

To join and explore aquaculture cultivation opportunities with DELOS, contact us via contact@delosaqua.com or submit via our website contact column www.delosaqua.com. Start shrimp farming with DELOS!

Read Other Posts

What is Aquaculture DELOS
Read More
24Jun
AquacultureTips

Terms in Shrimp Cultivation Part 2

As far as we might be concerned, making an extraordinary advanced experience is a blend between group, energy and ability. That is the reason we center around individuals.

Read More
22Jun
AquacultureNews

Through AquaLink, DELOS Facilitates Selection of Raw Materials to Sales of Shrimp Overseas

As far as we might be concerned, making an extraordinary advanced experience is a blend between group, energy and ability. That is the reason we center around individuals.

Read More
  • 1
  • 2
logotype

PT DELOS Teknologi Maritim Jaya

Plaza Kuningan, Menara Utara, 8th Floor, 
Jl. HR Rasuna Said, Jakarta Selatan, 12920
021-2526383


www.delosaqua.com contact@delosaqua.com

Who We Are

Services

Solutions

Achievements

News

Contact

LEADING THE BLUE REVOLUTION

Back To Top