ABSTRACT
Aquaculture effluents bioremediation consists of the remediation of these waters through biological strategies generally based on natural processes occurring in the environment. In general, the use of artificial wetlands in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) has been studied in low salinity farming, while there are few studies of artificial wetlands in marine aquaculture RAS systems. On the Pacific Ocean coasts of Mexico, and particularly in Sinaloa, the development of shrimp farming has been carried out since its inception in disordered way, using shrimp monoculture biotechnology. While bacterial impact in farming systems can be controlled with the use of antimicrobials; viruses can cause total losses, and organic pollutants and heavy metals residues in penaeid shrimp may represent a risk of being transferred to the trophic chain. This situation has led many producers worldwide to opt for bio-safe aquaculture production systems, that is, systems with greater control over cultures that are generally closed, with low rates of water exchange and farming high densities.
