{"id":112865,"date":"2021-01-28T23:59:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T04:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/savethewater.org\/?p=112865"},"modified":"2022-03-24T17:12:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T21:12:27","slug":"could-probiotics-be-the-solution-to-water-pollution-in-aquaculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/could-probiotics-be-the-solution-to-water-pollution-in-aquaculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Could probiotics be the solution to water pollution in aquaculture?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By En Qi Teo, Staff Researcher & Writer at Save The Water\u2122 | January 29, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n Aquaculture, or the breeding of fish, shellfish and aquatic plants, plays an important role in <\/span>providing food<\/span><\/a>, as well as <\/span>preserving endangered species<\/span><\/a> of aquatic life. Aquaculture production has grown as international<\/span> hunger for seafood increases.<\/span><\/a> A <\/span>UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) report<\/span><\/a> in 2018 shows that aquaculture is surpassing other food production in the world. While aquaculture may help solve food scarcity issues, it also causes disruptions to the surrounding ecosystem through \u2018<\/span>eutrophication<\/span><\/a>.\u2019 Eutrophication is what happens when too many\u00a0 nutrients, and other chemical pollutants, are released into bodies of water.<\/span><\/p>\n A <\/span>2017 World Bank study<\/span><\/a> done on Vietnam, the Philippines, and China highlights several sources of water pollution from aquaculture:<\/span><\/p>\n Source<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts that are identical or similar to bacteria or other microorganisms that live in our bodies. The <\/span>health benefits<\/span><\/a> of probiotics are well-known. They can be seen on the labels of food products and dietary supplements such as yogurt and some types of cheeses. Some examples of <\/span>probiotics<\/span><\/a> are <\/span>Bifidobacteria,<\/span><\/i> which helps us better digest food, and <\/span>Lactobacillus<\/span><\/i>, which helps our bodies process the lactose in milk.<\/span><\/p>\n A recent <\/span>review paper summarized<\/span><\/a> three main<\/span> benefits of using probiotics in aquaculture:<\/span><\/p>\nHow does Aquaculture Cause Pollution?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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What are Probiotics?<\/span><\/h2>\n
What are the Benefits of Probiotics in Aquaculture?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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