MERIDIAN Applied Technology Systems' patented substrate product line AquaMats is continuing to find favour among aquaculturists as it demonstrates the power of natural productivity in many types of systems, the company tells FFI.
AquaMats are engineered specifically for the aquatic environment in culture of shrimp and fish. Meridian says their principal benefits include:
Enhanced natural feed resource using surfaces designed for growth of periphyton, the richly diverse biological community that envelopes submerged surfaces;
Reduction of intra-species predation by offering a vertically oriented refuge, as competition for grazing/resting space is vastly reduced; and The algal and bacteriological community made available on AquaMats functions as a natural in situ biological filter, resulting improved water quality conditions and less dependence on water exchange or other methods.
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