This website is dedicated to research on the development and use of live feeds in aquaculture. It is run by Dra. Maria Emília Cunha of the aquaculture research station of the Portuguese Institute for Fisheries Research, the Instituto de Investigação Agrária e das Pescas - IPIMAR/CRIP-Sul, Estação Piloto de Piscicultura de Olhão, with the help of Dr. William Silvert.
This site was set up only on 14 August 2006, but we plan to use it to provide useful information on the use of live feeds in aquaculture and to improve communication between researchers working in the field.
For further information, please write micunha@silvert.eu.
Osteological development and abnormalities of the vertebral column and caudal skeleton in larval and juvenile stages of hatchery-reared Senegal sole (Solea senegalensis) by P.J. Gavaia, M.T. Dinis, M.L. Cancela. Aquaculture 211 (2002) 305–323.
Lipid enrichment for Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larvae: effect on larval growth, survival and fatty acid profile by S. MORAIS, L. NARCISO, E. DORES and P. POUSÃO-FERREIRA. Aquaculture International 12: 281–298, 2004.
The use of stomach fullness and colour indices to assess Sardina pilchardus feeding by Maria Emília Cunha, Susana Garrido and Joaquim Pissarra of the Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e das Pescas - IPIMAR (J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K., 2005, 85, 425-431).
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF HATCHERY-REARED SEABREAMS RELEASED AT ARTIFICIAL REEFS OFF THE ALGARVE COAST (SOUTHERN PORTUGAL): A PILOT STUDY by Miguel N. Santos, Pedro G. Lino, Pedro Pousão-Ferreira, and Carlos C. Monteiro. BULLETIN OF MARINE SCIENCE, 78(1): 177–184, 2006.
Dietary protein, growth, nutrient utilization and body composition of juvenile blackspot seabream, Pagellus bogaraveo (Brunnich) by Paula Silva, Carlos A P Andrade,Viriato M F A Timóteo, Eduardo Rocha & Luísa M P Valente, Aquaculture Research, 2006, 37, 1007-1014.
Rearing larvae of dusky grouper, Epinephelus marginatus (Lowe, 1834), (Pisces, Serranidae) in a mesocosm of semi-extensive technology. Maria Emília Cunha, Hugo Quental, Ana Barradas, Pedro Pousão-Ferreira, Elsa Cabrita, Sofia Engrola. Scientia Marina (in press).
There were two presentations at the World Aquaculture Society meeting in Florence, Italy, in May 2006, and the following material is available:
DO FIRST FEEDING LARVAE OF Solea senegalensis PREFER COPEPODS TO ARTEMIA? by Maria Emília Cunha, Bruna L. Silva, Elsa S. Dores, Pedro Pousão-Ferreira and Maria Teresa Dinis The paper is available here and the poster presentation here.
ROMANCING THE COPEPOD – THE QUEST FOR NATIVE SPECIES SUITABLE FOR INTENSIVE PRODUCTION by Maria Emília Cunha, Pedro Pousão-Ferreira and Maria Teresa Dinis. The paper is available here and the poster presentation here.