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What is the primary purpose of Biofloc technology (BFT) in aquaculture?
What is the primary purpose of Biofloc technology (BFT) in aquaculture?
- Reducing the need for fish feed
- Recycling waste nutrients as fish food (correct)
- Promoting the growth of aquatic plants
- Increasing dissolved oxygen levels in water
What are the key characteristics required in candidate species for BFT?
What are the key characteristics required in candidate species for BFT?
- Preference for artificial fish feed over microbial protein
- Inability to tolerate environmental changes and high stocking density
- Ability to produce high levels of dissolved oxygen and adapt to low stocking density
- Resistance to environmental changes and high stocking density tolerance (correct)
Where is Biofloc technology (BFT) primarily used in aquaculture?
Where is Biofloc technology (BFT) primarily used in aquaculture?
- Deep-sea aquaculture facilities in North America
- Tropical fish breeding farms in South America
- Large-scale shrimp and finfish farms, mainly in Asia (correct)
- Small-scale freshwater fish farms in Europe
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