Fishery in Armenia and Aqua-probiotics

The development of probiotics for commercial use in aquaculture is an interdisciplinary process that requires basic and applied research, full-scale testing, and economic evaluation. Armenia has historical opportunities for the development of probiotic therapies in the country. On the other hand, interest in the development of fish farming has also increased in Armenia in recent years. This study relates to the validation of obtaining targeted aqua-probiotics for aquatic organisms and the development of fisheries in Armenia. To understand the market situation and the opinions of experts, a series of questions and suggested answers were prepared by us for the structured interviews. This qualitative research method includes asking open-ended questions and gathering data on the fisheries and fish feed. It was shown, that fisheries/aquaculture have significant development potential in Armenia, and for Armenia, obtaining and offering probiotics is important both for the conservation of aquatic animals, especially fish species, and for agriculture and the economy as a whole. Methods for selecting probiotic bacteria for use in aquaculture may include the following steps: (1) collection of source information; (2) obtaining prospective probiotics; (3) screening of prospective probiotics; (4) assessment of pathogenicity and test for survival, and (5) in vivo assessment.