Flowchart illustrating the assessment of potential suitable and highly productive areas for global finfish mariculture based on thermal growth performance. (IMAGE)
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(a) The thermal performance curve for growth (75% and 50% of the maximum growth rates are defined as the optimal and suboptimal growth rates, respectively). Topt is the optimal temperature for fish growth. Tmax and Tmin are the critical high and low temperatures, at zero growth rate, respectively. (b) The conceptual framework shows that suitable offshore mariculture environments can be achieved by adjusting the depths of cages. Cages can be adjusted in different water layers to obtain the optimal or suboptimal thermal environment.
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Shuang-En Yu, Xin Qi, Yun-Wei Dong
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