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Marine sponges as promising candidates for integrated aquaculture combining biomass increase and bioremediation: an updated review
Frontiers in Marine Science2024
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Amalia Amato,
Amalia Amato,
Loredana Manfra,
Amalia Amato,
Amalia Amato,
Amalia Amato,
Amalia Amato,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Amalia Amato,
Amalia Amato,
Amalia Amato,
Giovanni Libralato,
Amalia Amato,
Giovanni Libralato,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Giovanni Libralato,
Loredana Manfra,
Amalia Amato,
Amalia Amato,
Roberta Esposito,
Loredana Manfra,
Roberta Esposito,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Giovanni Libralato,
Maria Costantini,
Maria Costantini,
Valerio Zupo,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Serena Federico,
Roberta Esposito,
Giovanni Libralato,
Giovanni Libralato,
Giovanni Libralato,
Amalia Amato,
Amalia Amato,
Giovanni Libralato,
Loredana Manfra,
Marina Pozzolini,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Giovanni Libralato,
Valerio Zupo,
Valerio Zupo,
Marco Guida
Marco Giovine,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Maria Costantini,
Giovanni Libralato,
Valerio Zupo,
Giovanni Libralato,
Giovanni Libralato,
Loredana Manfra,
Marco Guida
Marco Guida
Giovanni Libralato,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Giovanni Libralato,
Loredana Manfra,
Giovanni Libralato,
Maria Costantini,
Marco Bertolino,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Marina Pozzolini,
Giovanni Libralato,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Giovanni Libralato,
Giovanni Libralato,
Loredana Manfra,
Valerio Zupo,
Valerio Zupo,
Marco Guida
Maria Costantini,
Loredana Manfra,
Giovanni Libralato,
Giovanni Libralato,
Maria Costantini,
Maria Costantini,
Loredana Manfra,
Valerio Zupo,
Marco Guida
Loredana Manfra,
Marco Bertolino,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Maria Costantini,
Giovanni Libralato,
Giovanni Libralato,
Marina Pozzolini,
Giovanni Libralato,
Marco Guida
Valerio Zupo,
Maria Costantini,
Valerio Zupo,
Maria Costantini,
Marco Guida
Marco Guida
Valerio Zupo,
Maria Costantini,
Giovanni Libralato,
Maria Costantini,
Maria Costantini,
Marco Guida
Valerio Zupo,
Giovanni Libralato,
Giovanni Libralato,
Marco Guida
Summary
This review examines the potential of marine sponges for integrated aquaculture, combining biomass production with bioremediation of polluted waters. Researchers found that sponge farming can filter particulate matter, bacteria, and contaminants from surrounding water, suggesting sponges may play a role in addressing marine pollution including microplastic particles.
Sponge farming has been experimentally performed for more than 100 years, with early attempts mainly devoted for the supply of bath sponges and for ornamental purposes. During the last decades, sponge farming has been proposed to produce biomass specifically for those species from which many structurally diverse bioactive compounds were isolated, frequently present in a low concentration that limits their commercial production. This point is very important because it offers an environmental-friendly approach for the use of sponges as a source of natural compounds for pharmacological, cosmeceutical, and nutraceutical industries. In addition, sponges can have an ecological role as filter-feeding animals with a great significance in marine benthic communities. Thanks to their aquiferous system, they can filter large amounts of sea water, retaining up to 80% of suspended particles, resulting in a good system to bioremediate the marine environment from different contaminants. Remarkably, few attempts at integrating aquaculture systems were performed by combining the increase in sponge biomass and their use for bioremediation, showing impressive results and opening new possibilities in the aquaculture sector. This review concerns both in situ and lab-based aquaculture methods for the production of sponge biomass and for the sponge-related bioremediation of the marine environment focusing on microorganisms and contaminants (heavy metals, pesticides, microplastics, and others). Moreover, a first overview about integrated aquaculture combining biomass increase and bioremediation, as a challenging perspective for marine biotechnologies, is included.