Aquaculture has become an agronomic activity with noticeable development around the
world to respond to the simultaneous decrease of fish captures and the increasing demand …

Swimming performance is viewed as a vital characteristic determining survival in many fish
in the natural environment. However, a growing number of studies show that swimming …

Fish skin mucus is the first line of defense against infections and it discriminates between
pathogenic and commensal bacterial strains. Mucus composition varies amongst fish …

1. Introduction 2. Physiological Demands of Swimming Exercise and the Stress Continuum
2.1. Introduction 2.2. Neuroendocrine Aspects of Stress and Exercise 2.3. Energy …

Mitochondrial plasticity plays a central role in setting the capacity for acclimation of aerobic
metabolism in ectotherms in response to environmental changes. We still lack a clear picture …

Some species of fish can be induced to swim under optimal conditions aiming to improve
their growth performance and welfare. This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of …

The quality of fish flesh depends on the skeletal muscle's energetic state and delaying
energy depletion through diets supplementation could contribute to the preservation of …

Fish growth is strongly influenced by environmental and nutritional factors and changing
culture conditions can help optimize it. The importance of early-life experience on the …

Suitable feeds and feeding regimes are crucial to hatchery success and are often complex
and species-specific. This review considers the role of formulated feeds in aquaculture …

Training at sustainable swimming speeds can produce changes in fish skeletal muscle that
are important for aquaculture due to their growth-potentiating effects. Such changes may be …