The project aims at giving a technological upgrade to Brazilian aquaculture to attend the demands of the productive chain. The research focus in obtaining genetically improved fishes; in developing environmental friendly feeds of high zootechnical performance; and in implementing the integrated sanitary control in production systems. The adoption of "Best Management Practices" (BPMs) in aqualcuture systems will assure the production of good quality fishes and shrimps with higher market prices. The AQUABRASIL project involves more than 70 researchers of eleven different Embrapa research units spread over all the country, national and international research institutes and professors from several public and private universities. An Advisory Council with members from public financial institutions and private sector has a mission to follow, to assess and to publicize the results of the project. A system developed by Embrapa, known as "árvore hiperbólica" is the way to get on time management of the project.
best management practices; fish health; genetic improvement; nutrition; productive chain
