FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Methanogenic and fertilizing potential of aquaculture waste: towards freshwater farms energy self‐sufficiency in the framework of blue growth BT AF Ndiaye, Ndeye Aida Maiguizo-Diagne, Halima Diadhiou, Hamet Diaw Ndiaye, Waly Ndianco Diedhiou, Fulgence Cournac, Laurent Gaye, Mohamed Lamine Fall, Saliou Brehmer, Patrice AS 1:1,2;2:1;3:3;4:3,4;5:3;6:2,5;7:6;8:1;9:3,7; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:; C1 LCM ‐ LAPSE Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA) Dakar , Senegal LMI IESOL LEMSAT ,Centre IRD‐ISRA‐UCAD Bel Air Dakar , Senegal Dakar‐Thiaroye Oceanographic Research Center (CRODT) ,ISRA Research Center of Hann (PRH) Institut Sénégalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA) Dakar ,Senegal Département Sciences Animales ,Faculté des sciences de l’agriculture et de l’alimentation Université Laval Québec ,Canada Eco&Sols IRD CIRAD INRA Montpellier Supagro Univ Montpellier Montpellier, France Department of Chemistry, University Cheikh Anta DIOP (UCAD) Dakar, Senegal IRD, Univ Brest CNRS Ifremer IUEM‐Lemar Plouzané , France C2 ISRA, SENEGAL IRD, SENEGAL CRODT, SENEGAL UNIV LAVAL, CANADA IRD, FRANCE UCAD, SENEGAL IRD, FRANCE UM LEMAR IN WOS Cotutelle UMR copubli-france copubli-int-hors-europe copubli-sud IF 10.592 TC 3 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00588/70033/70230.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;biogas;digests;energy recovery;fish faeces;methanation;sustainable science AB he fisheries sector, particularly aquaculture, is a fundamental source of nutrition for humans, particularly in developing countries. The modern development of fish farming requires energy for production systems. This study investigates the potential of using organic wastes derived from fish fattening to produce on‐farm energy through the process of methanization. Oreochromis niloticus faeces methanogen potential was determined with (IFF) and without (UIFF) methanizer microbial inoculum. At the end of the manure methanation trials, the resulting digestates were tested as organic fertilizers for agriculture. The tests showed that inoculated fish faeces had faster biogas kinetics production compared with uninoculated fish faeces. In both cases, the produced biogas contained more than 60% methane (CH4) from the second week of incubation, indicating that it was of good quality. Furthermore, the total CH4 volume was twice as larger in IFF compared with UIFF. Biofertilizer tests showed no significant differences for most of the growth parameters in onion and tomato when compared to the unfertilized control, except in one case for tomato plants, which significantly increased its aboveground biomass. The results show that fish faeces are good methanogenic substrates conducive to energy recovery that could facilitate farm autonomy; however, valorization of the digestates as biofertilizer still requires extensive agronomic optimization. Based on our results, we estimate that equivalents of energy need of almost ten millions of people could be covered using the aquaculture potential in freshwater fish faeces biogas worldwide or that at least aquaculture farm energy self‐sufficiency could be fostered. PY 2020 PD AUG SO Reviews In Aquaculture SN 1753-5123 PU Wiley VL 12 IS 3 UT 000491105900001 BP 1435 EP 1444 DI 10.1111/raq.12390 ID 70033 ER EF