Undip Conducts Research on Sustainable Aquaculture
The issue of sustainable aquaculture is increasingly being discussed around the world in line with the development and efforts to achieve the 17 goals of the Sustainable Development Goals, especially the 14th goal, Life Below Water.
As a research university with a Coastal Region Eco-development Principal Scientific Pattern, Diponegoro University (Undip) has also moved to research this topic. During the last few years, research on sustainable aquaculture has been carried out by Nuning Vita Hidayati (NVH), a student of the Aquatic Resources Management Doctoral Program, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPIK) UNDIP, who is supported by the Government of Indonesia through the LPDP scholarship, the Indonesia — Overseas Lecturer Excellence Scholarship (BUDI) -LN) and the Undip-AMU collaboration program.
This research was conducted on the north coast of Central Java and in collaboration with Undip University Jenderal Soedirman, Raja Ali Haji Maritime University, and Aix-Marseille Université (AMU) from France.
This research raises the topic of emerging contaminants concerning sustainable aquaculture (sustainable aquaculture). The concept of sustainable aquaculture itself refers to the principle of sustainable development as it has been adopted in various sectors based on both natural resources (natural resources) and industry (manufacturing).
In the perspective of aquaculture, the principle of sustainability is interpreted as an effort to manage aquaculture resources responsibly while still ensuring environmental quality and efforts to conserve natural resources. In this context, pollutants are one of the key indicators.
This research thoroughly examines various types of emerging contaminants that are the focus of attention in cultivation activities, namely; heavy metals, Persistent Organic Pollutants (Organochlorine Pesticides, OCPs, and Polychlorinated Biphenyls, PCBs), and medicinal compounds (antibiotics). This topic was raised as a form of UNDIP’s concern in supporting efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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