Graduated in Oceanology from the Federal University of Rio Grande (FURG) in 1991 and Master in Biological Oceanography from FURG in 1994, where he joined as Assistant Professor I in June of the same year. PhD in Biological Oceanography by FURG in 2000 and Post-Doctorate at the University of South Carolina / Waddell Mariculture Center in 2005. He is the author of more than 170 scientific papers in indexed journals. He guides and mentored more than 120 undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of Aquaculture and Biological Oceanography. 

He is currently a researcher and Full Professor at the Institute of Oceanography at the Federal University of Rio Grande. He is the author of more than 170 scientific papers in indexed journals. He guides and mentored more than 120 undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of Aquaculture and Biological Oceanography. He is currently a researcher and Full Professor at the Institute of Oceanography at the Federal University of Rio Grande. He has experience in the area of ​​Fisheries Resources and Fisheries Engineering, with an emphasis on Marine Carcinoculture, acting mainly on the following themes: Reproduction and larviculture of marine shrimp, management of shrimp cultivation in nurseries and in biofloc systems.

Contact

Laboratory: Laboratory of Carcinoculture Email: manow@mikrus.com.br Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6700161800160587

Disciplines taught

• Reproduction and Grow Out of Crustaceans (11085P)

Completed supervisions

• 2022
  • Luiza Morais de Medeiros (2022) Conventional and unconventional probiotics in the experimental culture of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

• 2021
  • Elisa Cordeiro Andrade Prates (2021) Compensatory growth in white shrimp from the Pacific Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931), cultivated at different temperatures under feed restriction in a biofloc system

  • Marilia Fernandes Costa (2021) Effect of temperature, stocking density and total suspended solids on the oxygen consumption of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) in a biofloc system

• 2020
  • Jade Riet Graminho (2020) Activation of the interfering RNA (RNAi) mechanism via genetically modified Bacillus subtilis against replication of the White Spot Syndrome virus (WSSV) in the shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

  • Kim Morais Catalani (2020) Aquamimicry System: Technological alternative for intensive cultivation of marine shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. A comparison with the Biofloc system (BFT)

  • Plácido Soares de Moura (2020) Improvement of the cultivation of the marine shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei in oligohaline waters dominated by bioflocs

• 2019
  • Andrea Idelette Hernández López (2019) Ontogeny, morphometry and ultrastructural analysis of the lymphoid organ of the Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931)

  • Henrique Jun Koike Santana (2019) Cultivation of the Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) in low salinity with biofloc technology (BFT): Effect of different concentrations of sulfate

  • Manuel Angel Valenzuela Jimenez (2019) The effect of the BFT system on the zootechnical and physiological performance of the North Atlantic white shrimp Litopenaeus setiferus grown in seawater and low salinity water

  • Missileny de Jesus Xavier (2019) The use of a commercial flocculant additive and its effect on the formation of bioflocs in the cultivation of the shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) in the BFT system (Biofloc Technology System)

  • Roberta Portella Figueiró (2019) Evaluation of microalgae concentrate produced by flocculation as a safe food for Brachionus plicatilis rotifers and shrimp larvae Litopenaeus vannamei

  • Rodrigo González Zúñiga (2019) Use of different periodic strategies of initial organic fertilization in nurseries covered in the fattening phase of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) in a biofloc system

  • Wellica Gomes Reis (2019) Characterization of the microbial community of the Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) with light restriction in BFT systems

• 2018
  • Hellyjúnyor Brandão Pereira (2018) Effect of organic fertilization on nitrification, production of solids and water use in BFT system

  • Inácio Alves Neto (2018) Effect of using different concentrations of magnesium in the water of cultivation of Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) at low salinity with biofloc technology

  • Shadai Mendes Silva (2018) Inclusion of açaí (Euterpe oleracea Mart. 1824) in the diet of the Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) in a biofloc system: effect on zootechnical performance, biochemical responses and color

• 2017
  • Antenor Turchetto Neto (2017) Reduction of the microbial load of the Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) grown in a biofloc system, using different sanitizing treatments

  • Bárbara Linhares Hostins (2017) Application of probiotics as a management tool for the microbial community and the cultivation of Litopenaeus vannamei in a biofloc system

  • Francianny da Silva Costa (2017) Effect of supplementation of marine microalgae Conticribra weissflogii and Nannochloropsis oceanica on the content of lipids and fatty acids and on the growth of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei in biofloc systems (BFT)

  • Janaína de Souza Souza (2017) Effect of microbial aggregate size on the nitrification process during the production of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei in a biofloc system (Biofloc Technology - BFT)

  • Lucas Genesio Pereira da Silveira (2017) Use of air injectors in the cultivation of shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei in a biofloc system: formation of bioflocs, water quality and stocking density

• 2016
  • Diana Carolina Molina León (2016) Influence of the addition of quercetin in the cultivation water of the Pacific white shrimp - Litopenaeus vannamei - in BFT system

  • Gabriele Rodrigues de Lara (2016) Food management of Litopenaeus vannamei grown in a biofloc system: effects of food restriction and different feeding rates on zootechnical parameters

  • João Antônio Amaral Xavier (2016) Alternative sources of water in the cultivation of Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone 1931) in a biofloc system

  • Nathalia Brenda Veiga dos Santos (2016) Evaluation of the nitrification process in the cultivation of Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone 1931) using artificial substrate and inoculum of bacteria in a biofloc system (BFT)

• 2015
  • André Freitas da Silva (2015) Use of fish meal analogue as an alternative source to fish meal in the super intensive cultivation of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei in a biofloc system

  • Átila Clivea da Silva Martins (2015) Antioxidant responses and oxidative damage in shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei: Effects of antioxidant supplementation and use of biofloc technology

  • Carlos Augusto Prata Gaona (2015) Control of biofloc levels in shrimp farming and its implications for water quality and animal performance

  • Paula Fraga Maicá (2015) Effect of the chemical and physical-biological parameters of water on the food consumption of juvenile shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei grown in a clear water and biofloc system

  • Sabrina Medeiros Suita (2015) Effect of diet on the quality of post-larvae of White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei produced in biofloc systems (Boone, 1931)

  • Wilson Joaquim Boitrago (2015) Effect of the reuse of the production medium on the rearing of tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758), in a superintensive system with bioflocs

• 2014
  • Aline da Costa Bezerra (2014) Effect of food frequency in the nursery phase of the super-intensive white shrimp culture Litopenaeus vannamei in a biofloc system

  • Hernando Manuel Noble Camaño (2014) Replacement of fish meal and oil with vegetable meal and oil in diets used in the fattening phase of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei, in biofloc (BFT) systems

  • Lise Maria Mendes Holanda de Melo Ferreira (2014) Characterization of the bacterial microbiota associated with the formation of flocs and in the nitrification process in intensive production systems (Biofloc Technology - BFT) of the white shrimp Litopenae

  • Plinio Schmidt Furtado (2014) Relevance of alkalinity, pH and carbon dioxide in the survival and growth of Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone 1931) in a biofloc system

  • Ricardo Bessler König (2014) Effect of hydrogen peroxide on the microbial community present in shrimp production systems Litopenaeus vannamei with bioflocs

• 2013
  • Carolina Mendes Costa (2013) Cultivation of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei, in a biofloc system in nurseries with different stocking densities and use of subsoil water

  • Fabiane da Paz Serra (2013) Use of different carbon sources in the cultivation of Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp in a biofloc system

  • Mariana Bertolotti Alves Pereira (2013) Transport of post-larvae of Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis Latreille, 1817 at different ages

  • Tatiana Germano Martins Machado (2013) Contribution of diatoms and artificial substrates to bioflocs and performance of Litopenaeus vannamei juveniles grown in BFT system

  • Vitalina Magalhães Barbosa (2013) Comparative analysis of Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp production during one or two intensive cycles in BFT system in nurseries in the extreme south of Brazil

• 2012
  • Andréa Ferretto da Rocha (2012) Evaluation of the breeding potential of juveniles of mullets Mugil cf. hospes and Mugil liza in a biofloc system

  • Bruno Ribeiro de Campos (2012) Effect of nitrogen compounds on juvenile Pink Shrimp Camarão-Rosa Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis (Latreille, 1817) (Crustacea: Decapoda)

  • Charles Nunes Fróes (2012) Management techniques for the cultivation of White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone) in a biofloc system

  • Cláudio Kinach Loureiro (2012) Production of ciliate and nematodes for use as live food for shrimp in the nursery stage grown in the midst of bioflocs

  • Dariano Krummenauer (2012) Management optimization for the cultivation of White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei in greenhouse systems with bioflocs

  • Diogo Luiz de Alcântara Lopes (2012) Production of the pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis in systems with minimal water renewal

  • Gabriele Rodrigues de Lara (2012) Management techniques applied to the reduction of nitrite concentrations in the water of cultivation of Litopenaeus vannamei in a biofloc system

  • Marcos de Souza de Almeida (2012) Effect of total suspended solids on water quality and zootechnical performance of Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp in BFT system

  • Rafael Almeida Porciuncula (2012) Physical, chemical and microbiological quality of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei grown in BFT and conventional systems

• 2011
  • Átila Clivea da Silva Martins (2011) Antioxidant potential of lipoic acid in the diet of Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp

  • Carlos Augusto Prata Gaona (2011) Effect of removal of total suspended solids and zootechnical performance of Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp in a superintensive system with bioflocs

  • Diego Moreira de Souza (2011) Use of probiotics and organic fertilization with molasses during the nursery phase of the pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis in a super intensive system without water renewal

  • Plínio Schmidt Furtado (2011) The effect of calcium hydroxide, carbonate and sodium bicarbonate on water quality and zootechnical performance of shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei grown with biofloc technology (BFT)

  • Shayene Agatha Marzarotto (2011) Effect of the addition of Thalassiosira weissflogii and silicate on the cultivation of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei in a super intensive system with bioflocs

• 2010
  • Miguel Arévalo López (2010) Reproductive evaluation of males of pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus duorarum grown in Bio-Floc Tecnology system

• 2009
  • Adriana Ferreira da Silva (2009) Influence of stocking density on the performance of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei during the final fattening phase in a super-intensive system

  • Kassio Rios da Silva (2009) Dynamics of nitrogen and phosphorus in the superintensive cultivation of shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei and Farfantepenaeus paulensis without water renewal

  • Léa Carolina de Oliveira Costa (2009) Polyculture of shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei and mullet Mugil platanus in nurseries

  • Manuel Angel Valenzuela Jimenez (2009) Physiological and immunological condition of the Gulf of Mexico pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus duorarum (Burkenroad, 1939) grown in BFT System (Bio-Floc Tecnology)

  • Márcio Henrique de Carvalho Miranda (2009) Influence of ammonia addition on the speed of formation of microbial flocs and on the performance of Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, grown in a heterotrophic system

  • Paula Fraga Maica (2009) Influence of low salinity on microbial composition and performance of Litopenaeus vannamei juveniles grown in a super-intensive system without water renewal

  • Sabrina Medeiros Suita (2009) The use of Dextrose as a carbon source in the development of bio-flocs and performance of the white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) grown in a system without water renewal

• 2008
  • Arnaldo D'Amaral Pereira Granja Russo (2008) Primary productivity of biofilm in farmed shrimp Farfantepenaeus paulensis and Litopenaeus vannamei

  • Dariano Krummenauer (2008) Strategies for the cultivation of Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) in the extreme south of Brazil

  • Geraldo Kipper Foes (2008) Compensatory growth of the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) in the extreme south of Brazil

  • Gustavo Queiroz Lima de Vita (2008) Use of probiotic in the super-intensive cultivation of white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) in a system without water renewal

  • Leandro Cesar de Godoy (2008) Performance of white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) grown in diatoms or microbial flocs with minimal water exchange

  • Lise Maria Mendes Holanda de Melo Ferreira (2008) Formation of microbial flocs in cultivation of pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus paulensis and white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

• 2007
  • Ana Carolina Cotta de Mello Canary (2007) The polluting potential of shrimp farming on the aquatic environment and its effluent treatment alternatives

  • Diogo Luiz de Alcantara Lopes (2007) Breeding of the pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis (Crustacea: Decapoda) in cages in the Lagoa dos Patos estuary, RS

  • Janaina Patrícia Freire Bannwart (2007) Planning for the development of sustainable shrimp farming in Lagoa dos Patos: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

  • Maurício Gustavo Coelho Emerenciano (2007) Microbial flocs: zootechnical aspects of the cultivation of the pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus paulensis and Farfantepenaeus brasiliensis

• 2006
  • Andréa Ferreto da Rocha (2006) Evaluation of the breeding potential of Mugil cf hospes and Mugil liza juveniles in a biofloc system

• 2005
  • Artur Lima Preto (2005) Effect of stocking density and biofilm on the performance of the pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus paulensis grown in cages in the nursery and live bait production phases

  • Jaqueline Said Said (2005) Effects of alkalinity and water hardness on survival, growth and ionoregulation of the pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus paulensis (Pérez-Farfante, 1967), grown at low salinity

• 2004
  • Luciano Jensen Vaz (2004) Nursery and fattening of the pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus paulensis in the Lagoa dos Patos Estuary

  • Simone Soares Oliveira (2004) Characterization of the assembly of nitrifying bacteria by molecular biology method (Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization - FISH) in the biofilm and water of Farfantepenaeus paulensis cultivation systems

  • Tatiana Germano Martins Machado (2004) Effect of fatty acids on survival, growth, morphology and stress tolerance of post-larvae of Farfantepenaeus paulensis

  • Tito Luis Pissetti (2004) Effects of stocking density and artificial substrate on the cultivation of the pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus paulensis in enclosures

• 2003
  • Eduardo Luis Cupertino Ballester (2003) Influence of biofilm on the survival and growth of juvenile pink shrimp Farfantepenaeus paulensis cultivated in a nursery system in the Lagoa dos Patos estuary