Statement of relevance: Today, the influence of biofloc technology on shrimp broodstock is not described enough
and no information was available on the larvae quality.
Moreover, two key pieces of new information emerge from the present study. Firstly, biofloc is a source of further
dietary lipids that can act as energetic substrates, but also as a source of phospholipids and essential fatty acids
necessary to sustain reproduction, embryonic and larval development. Second, improving the reproduction of
the broodstock also leads to an improvement in the quality of the larvae.
We think that our research is new and important to increase knowledge on biofloc topic. We believe that the
paper will contribute to the development of more efficient and therefore more sustainable systems.