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AEI 8:201-205 (2016)  -  DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00179

Theme Section: Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (IMTA) in Sanggou Bay, China

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Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) in Sanggou Bay, China

Jianguang Fang1,2,*, Jing Zhang3, Tian Xiao4,5, Daji Huang6, Sumei Liu7,8

1Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Marine Fisheries Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, 266071 Qingdao, PR China
2Function Laboratory for Marine Fisheries Science and Food Production Processes, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, 266237 Qingdao, PR China
3State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 200062 Shanghai, PR China
4Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology & Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
266071 Qingdao, PR China
5Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, 266237 Qingdao, PR China
6State Key Laboratory of Satellite Ocean Environment Dynamics, Second Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, 310012 Hangzhou, PR China
7Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ocean University of China/Qingdao Collaborative Innovation Center of Marine Science and Technology, 266100 Qingdao, PR China
8Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, 266237 Qingdao, PR China
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ABSTRACT: Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) involves the farming of species from different trophic positions or nutritional levels in the same system. In China, IMTA has been practiced for many decades, with dozens of species farmed in close proximity to each other at the scale of whole coastal bays. Articles in this Theme Section present results from the MoST-China Project on ‘Sustainability of Marine Ecosystem Production under Multi-stressors and Adaptive Management’ (2011-2015). This project sought to understand the interactions between biogeochemical cycles and ecosystem function in the IMTA system of Sanggou Bay, China, which produces a total of >240000 t of seafood each year from >30 species in approximately 100 km2 of production space. Results include measurements of carbon, nitrogen flow and trophic relationships among cultured species; impacts of IMTA on benthic nutrient fluxes, reduced inorganic sulfur in sediments, distribution of dissolved inorganic selenium, and nutrient cycling; distribution and seasonal variation of picoplankton; and a model for kelp growth. Combined, the articles enable a complex understanding of the dynamics between IMTA and the environment in one of the most important coastal aquaculture production systems in the world.


KEY WORDS: Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture · Sanggou Bay · Biogenic elements · Ecological aquaculture


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Cite this article as: Fang J, Zhang J, Xiao T, Huang D, Liu S (2016) Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) in Sanggou Bay, China. Aquacult Environ Interact 8:201-205. https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00179

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Published in AEI Vol. 8. Online publication date: April 19, 2016
Print ISSN: 1869-215X; Online ISSN: 1869-7534
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