Nanoparticle nutraceuticals in aquaculture: A recent advances

Aquaculture has emerged as fastest-growing global food production sector and played a pivotal role in meeting increased animal protein requirement. However, chemical pollution, environmental deterioration and disease prevalence has raised concern about aquaculture sustainability as well as achieving global food security. Nanoparticle nutraceuticals has tremendous potential to cope with these challenges and revolutionize aquaculture sector. The nanoparticle nutraceuticals concept is widely used to solve the challenges like aquaculture production, prevention and treatment of diseases, drug and nutrient delivery and water quality management. Accordingly, this review paper critically addressed the recent advancements on applications of nanoparticle nutraceuticals in aquaculture sector with particular emphasis on disease prevention, water quality management, vaccination and delivery of drugs and nutrients. Additionally, this study sheds on different synthesis methods of nanoparticle nutraceuticals. Further, for its effective use recent updates on smart delivery of nutraceuticals using innovative nanotechnological techniques will also be addressed in this brief review paper. Finally, the challenges and future feasibility of nanoparticle nutraceuticals applications in sustainable aquaculture development will be delineated. This information could be beneficial to policy makers and stakeholders for achieving sustainable aquaculture.