The project consists of studying the parasitic communities of fish species such as catfish and scales fish in the Amazon River system. The main points of analysis are the description of these parasitic communities, description of new species and checking whether the size of the host fish has an influence on the abundance of these parasites, their diversity, seasonal variation and their dispersion in the fish. The parasitic communities of different species of fish will be compared, as well as

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2016

The fish processing industry consumes a lot of water. This consumption depends on the species being processed, food processing techniques/methods and scale of operation. This project aims to study the water flow in fish industries and to determine the minimum consumption of water required for processing of the main salt-water and freshwater species that are industrialized in Brazil. The strategy is based on three pillars: conscious/rational use of water, better utilization of fish, and use of

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2013