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<p>Today, the increase of the world’s population and climate change has resulted in the reduction of fresh water resources and the increase of arid and semi-arid areas, and thus, it is necessary to find a new solution to increase the production of food resources. Aquaculture is one of the sources of food production, which can play a key role in fighting poverty and hunger. Sustainable aquaculture is strongly dependent on water quantity and quality, and also, optimal fish production can be determined by the physical, chemical and biological quality of water. Due to the current restrictions and the global increase in demand for aquatic products, unconventional waters (UWs) have been used in aquaculture. UWs include: recycled water, sewage, saline water, agricultural drains and water resulting from the process of sweetening and desalination of salty water. Today, these water resources have been used to grow all kinds of aquatic animals to provide food and protein. Considering the limited water resources in the world, the use of UWs is very effective and efficient in managing drought, and is considered as one of the ways to develop food production for humans. Due to its importance in areas facing water scarcity, the use of unconventional water resources (UWRs) to supplement or replace the use of conventional fresh water sources has been considered. In this review study, the importance of UWs and their sources, aquaculture products and aquatics that can be cultivated with the help of UWs are discussed.</p>
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Today, the increase of the world’s population and climate change has resulted in the reduction of fresh water resources and the increase of arid and semi-arid areas, and thus, it is necessary to find a new solution to increase the production of food resources. Aquaculture is one of the sources of food production, which can play a key role in fighting poverty and hunger. Sustainable aquaculture is strongly dependent on water quantity and quality, and also, optimal fish production can be determined by the physical, chemical and biological quality of water. Due to the current restrictions and the global increase in demand for aquatic products, unconventional waters (UWs) have been used in aquaculture. UWs include: recycled water, sewage, saline water, agricultural drains and water resulting from the process of sweetening and desalination of salty water. Today, these water resources have been used to grow all kinds of aquatic animals to provide food and protein. Considering the limited water resources in the world, the use of UWs is very effective and efficient in managing drought, and is considered as one of the ways to develop food production for humans. Due to its importance in areas facing water scarcity, the use of unconventional water resources (UWRs) to supplement or replace the use of conventional fresh water sources has been considered. In this review study, the importance of UWs and their sources, aquaculture products and aquatics that can be cultivated with the help of UWs are discussed.

Utilization of Unconventional Water Resources (UWRs) for Aquaculture Development in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions – A Review

Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources

Department of Fisheries Sciences and Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources

Annals of Animal Science

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Today, the increase of the world’s population and climate change has resulted in the reduction of fresh water resources and the increase of arid and semi-arid...

Utilization of Unconventional Water Resources (UWRs) for Aquaculture Development in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions – A Review

Published Online: Jan 27, 2023

Page range: 11 - 23

Received: Aug 08, 2022

Accepted: Sep 06, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2022-0069

Keywords
aquaculture, unconventional waters, arid and semi-arid regions

© 2022 Mojtaba Soleimani-Sardo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Utilization of Unconventional Water Resources (UWRs) for Aquaculture Development in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions – A Review

Published Online: Jan 27, 2023

Page range: 11 - 23

Received: Aug 08, 2022

Accepted: Sep 06, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2022-0069

Keywordsaquaculture, unconventional waters, arid and semi-arid regions

© 2022 Mojtaba Soleimani-Sardo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
aquaculture, unconventional waters, arid and semi-arid regions