Biotechnology Formulations

“Biotechnology means any technological application that uses biological systems, living organisms, or derivatives thereof, to make or modify products or processes for specific use”. 

In response to growing pressures on air, water and land resources, global attention has focused in recent years on finding new ways to sustain and manage the environment. Biotechnology is an essential tool in this endeavor because it can provide new approaches for understanding, managing, preserving and restoring the environment.  

Use the tools of modern biotechnology to improve the health, reproduction, development, growth and overall well-being of cultivated aquatic organisms; and promote the interdisciplinary development of environmentally sensitive, sustainable systems that will enable significant commercialization of aquaculture. 

Aquaculture, which long has been practiced in Asia and is increasingly popular in the United States, Europe and South America, will benefit tremendously from the use of new biotechnology tools and processes. With worldwide seafood demand projected to increase 70 percent in the next 35 years and harvests from capture fisheries stable or declining, aquaculture will have to produce seven times as much seafood as it generates now to supply global demand by 2025. The use of modern biotechnology to intervene in the rearing process and enhance production of aquatic species holds great potential not only to meet this demand, but also to improve competitiveness in aquaculture. 

Biotechnology formulations are used to assess the well being of aquaculture ponds ecosystem, transform pollutants into benign substances, generate biodegradable materials from renewable sources and develop environmentally safe disposal processes. Biotechnology products are also intended to assist in the growth and well being of the aquaculture species. 

The application of biotechnology formulations promises significant benefits to both producers and consumers of aquacultural products. The use of beneficial organisms improve production efficiency through improvements in growth rates, food conversion, disease resistance, and product quality and composition.  

To maintain healthy ecosystem in aquaculture ponds and hatchery tanks bioremediation is also the best biotechnology process. Many researchers have demonstrated that the pathogens can be eliminated or minimized through this bio-control process and can achieve good yield by maximizing both survival rate and growth rate through minimizing disease problems in aquaculture systems. 

Biotechnology can and should be an invaluable tool in carrying out the demand of safety and quality of food, and is the deciding factor for value. Biotechnology can be employed to assess and improve the safety, freshness, color, flavor, texture, taste, nutritional characteristics and shelf life of aquacultural food products.