en aquaculture aquaculture گزارش مورد Review paper <p style="text-align:justify"><span lang="TR" style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">Aquaculture plays a key role in providing nutrition and livelihood security. Rapid intensification </span></span></span><span lang="TR" style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="color:black">has been adopted in aquaculture to increase fish production, often leading to a stressful environment resulting in poor growth, compromised immune functions, and increased susceptibility to infections in fish. The use of synthetic chemicals, hormones, and antibiotics for growth promotion and disease control has resulted in the development of antimicrobial resistance and raised concerns about public health. There is a critical need to explore environmentally friendly alternatives for sustainable aquaculture. Plants contain a wide range of chemical substances and have shown their beneficial effects on fish growth, immunity, and health. Terpenes and terpenoids are among such natural products with a wide array of antimicrobial, growth-promoting, antioxidant, immune-stimulating, and anti-inflammatory effects in human and higher vertebrates. Terpenes are a&nbsp;broad&nbsp;class of natural secondary metabolites found in plants that have the potential to enhance <span style="background:white">immune systems, </span>combat <span style="background:white">microbes, and </span>strengthen <span style="background:white">antioxidant defences, </span>thereby <span style="background:white">promoting aquatic animal health. While studies have explored the positive effects of compounds such as terpenes, phenolic compounds, saponins, and alkaloids in aquaculture, the utilization of terpenes and their derivatives remains underexplored. This review seeks to consolidate and emphasize the advantageous effects of terpenes and their derivatives on fish health, potentially expanding their use in aquaculture.</span></span></span></span></p> Aquaculture, Terpenes, Antimicrobial resistance, Medicinal herb, Fish health 525 548 http://jifro.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-5390-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 F. Hoque farhanahoque22@gmail.com 100319475328460058907 100319475328460058907 Yes Regional Research Centre, ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Rahara, Kolkata-700118, West Bengal, India A. Das abhi.fishery@gmail.com 100319475328460058908 100319475328460058908 No Regional Research Centre, ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Rahara, Kolkata-700118, West Bengal, India S. Adhikari subhendu66@rediffmail.com 100319475328460058909 100319475328460058909 No Regional Research Centre, ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Rahara, Kolkata-700118, West Bengal, India