Indoor Recirculating Aquaculture Versus Traditional Ponds: Effects on Muscle Nutrient Profiles, Texture, and Flavour Compounds in Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>).

ABSTRACT: This study compared the muscle quality of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) reared in a simplified indoor factory-scale recirculating aquaculture system (F-RAS) with those reared in a traditional pond (TP). Juveniles from the same cohort (with a mean initial body mass of approximately 16 g) were stocked into the two systems and reared for ten months. The F-RAS is a high-density indoor system utilising octagonal concrete tanks with an effective water volume of 100 m³ and a stocking density of 130 fish m^-3. The TP is a low-density system, where fish are reared in earthen ponds with a total area of 4000 m² at a density of 1.7 fish m^-3. At the end of the experiment, 20 fish per group were randomly sampled for morphological analysis, whil

SUBMITTER: Feng D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12733158 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature