biostudies-literatureFeng DDepartment of Quality and Safety Supervision of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China4339https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12733158biostudies-literatureUnknown14(24)This study compared the muscle quality of largemouth bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) 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, whilFoods (Basel, Switzerland)Indoor Recirculating Aquaculture Versus Traditional Ponds: Effects on Muscle Nutrient Profiles, Texture, and Flavour Compounds in Largemouth Bass (&lt;i&gt;Micropterus salmoides&lt;/i&gt;).PMC1273315814215036Li YYu MJiang HFeng DZhang MLiu CFeng RQiao ZWang LfalseIndoor Recirculating Aquaculture Versus Traditional Ponds: Effects on Muscle Nutrient Profiles, Texture, and Flavour Compounds in Largemouth Bass (&lt;i&gt;Micropterus salmoides&lt;/i&gt;).This study compared the muscle quality of largemouth bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) 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, whil2025-01-01T00:00:00Z2025 Dec2026-05-27T03:18:28.208Z2026-05-27T03:11:46.216ZS-EPMC127331584146504510.3390/foods14244339