About this Research Topic
As a result, the design and management of these systems are primarily based on the production goals and the economics of the farming operation in aquacultural industries, while the interactions between aquacultural facilities and environments, from the perspectives of engineering, environments and aquatic animals, are however still overlooked. The multidisciplinary theoretical and practical fields are of great necessity to highlight the correlations of aquacultural engineering with marine environments, such as aquaculture water treatment, animal behavior and welfare, aquacultural structures and affiliated equipment, the integrated system of offshore wind turbines, solar energies and fish farms. The Topic Research aims to apply the knowledge combining the theoretical research and practical techniques which potentially can be translated into commercial operations. The focus of this research topic is to develop this bioengineering interface for aquaculture and welcomes contributions in the following areas:
– Engineering-related researches relate to designs, optimizations of aquaculture structures and affiliated equipment.
– Hydrodynamics and hydroelasticity issues in aquaculture systems.
– Practical experiences and techniques of construction and operations of aquaculture facilities.
– Animal behaviour and welfare issues in aquaculture fields, the response of animals to the variations of environments with the perspective of mechanism.
– The developments of the novel integrated systems of offshore wind turbines, solar energies and fish farms.
Keywords: Aquacultural facilities, Fish cages, Offshore fish farms, Aquaculture vessels, Environments, Interactions
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