Assignment task: In response to two of your peers provide additional feedback about how that technology or advancement could be applied to another species of crustacean. For example, many of the advancements have centered around shrimp farming, but could be broadly applied to other species of crustaceans including ornamental species that are in the aquarium trade. For example, one of the advancements in shrimp farming is pathogen free broodstock. Would this apply to other decapod crustaceans? Why or why not? What other issues might that species be facing for advancement in their culture system? Need Assignment Help?
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In technological advances in crustacean aquaculture is BFT Biofloc Technology. BFT is microbial community that will convert waste into food for fish. This will improve water quality and reduce the need for external feed. BFT lowers pollution, cost in feed, and will help in overall fish growth. For efficient use in BFT is suspended solids, H2O turbidity, temp, dissolved oxygen, pH, and the salinity within the water. BFT was first intro by Aquacop at the French Research Institute in 1975 and was created to suppress diseases in shrimp. It cultivated microorganisms (useful) without crossing into breeding water. Influent water controlled inflow of viral and bacterial pathogens. It is a closed system which prevents pathogens from outside sources since the water used in breeding is disinfected and reused. The BFT can solve several problems within aquaculture: it reduces pathogenic bacteria and allows water purification, good source of nutrients.