The Semi-Intensive Seed Production method for Marine fishes
Open Access Article https://doi.org/10.55463/issn.1674-2974.51.8.9 The Semi-Intensive Seed Production method for Marine fishes Masatoshi Futagawa 1 , German Bueno 2 , Renzo Pepe -Victoriano 1 & Juan Pablo Díaz-Vega 1* 1 Universidad Arturo Prat, Arturo Prat 2120, Iquique, Chile 2 Corporación para el desarrollo del mar (Cordemar) * Corresponding author: Juan Pablo Díaz Vega (jpdiaz@unap.cl) Received: / Revised: / Accepted: / Published: Abstract: The artificial juveniles are crucial for advancing commercial aquaculture in terms of quality, quantity, and cost. Three key factors for successful aquaculture are eggs, feeds, and water. The eggs need to be healthy and genetically advanced to exhibit fast growth, superior meat yield, disease resistance, and early maturation. Premium traits have been carefully selected and refined through generations (F1 and F2) to stabilize these desirable qualities for commercial applicat