{"id":80948,"date":"2026-01-04T10:38:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T05:08:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=80948"},"modified":"2026-01-05T16:50:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:20:06","slug":"re-circulatory-aquaculture-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/re-circulatory-aquaculture-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-Circulatory Aquaculture System"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Re-Circulatory Aquaculture System Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Union Minister, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is set to inaugurate state-of-the-art Re-circulatory Aquaculture System (RAS) Facility in Hyderabad, Telangana.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Re-circulatory Aquaculture System<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a technology where <\/span><b>water is recycled and reused<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after mechanical and biological filtration and removal of suspended matter and metabolites.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This method is used for <\/span><b>high- density culture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of various species of fish, <\/span><b>utilizing minimum<\/b> <b>land area and water.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Features of Re-circulatory Aquaculture System<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>intensive high density fish culture<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> unlike other aquaculture production systems.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also a <\/span><b>closed-loop tank-based farming<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that recycles water after filtration.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RAS filters and cleans the water in the tank, removing waste and keeping it safe for the fish to live in.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has automated set up of culture tanks with <\/span><b>both mechanical and biological filtration units<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and effectively prevents the entry of pathogens from external sources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>requires the minimal interventions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to assess the culture, water and disease monitoring, which allows for improved biosecurity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be <\/span><b>set up indoors or in areas without natural water sources<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, allowing fish to be raised closer to cities and where demand is high.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2211212&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recirculatory Aquaculture System recycles water after filtering out suspended matter and metabolites through mechanical and biological processes. 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