Effect of initial age variation on production of Florida red tilapia fry under intensive, brackishwater tank culture     

S.C. ELLIS  W. O. WATANABE  W. D. HEAD 《Aquaculture Research》1993,24(4):465-471

Abstract. Growth and survival were compared among uniform- and mixed-age groups of Florida red tilapia fry during sex reversal in brackishwater (12ppt) tanks, under commercial-scale hatchery conditions. Three treatment groups of post-yolksac (i.e. free-swimming) stage fry of different age compositions were compared: (1) 100% fry collected at the free-swimming stage (FSF); (2) 100% fry obtained through artificial incubation of eggs and non-swimming sacfry (ENS); and (3) a mixed group consisting of 50% of each type (FSF+ENS). Fry were stocked into 530–1 cylindroconical tanks at a density of seven fish/l (3700/tank) and reared on an androgen-treated diet for 30 days. While specific growth rates (range = 17·1–17·8% body weight/day) did not differ (P > 0·05) among treatments, significant (P < 0.05) differences were observed for survival and feed conversion ratio (FCR). ENS showed highest survival (76·8%) and lowest FCR (1·14), FSF showed intermediate survival (59·2%) and FCR(l·33), while the mixed-age group (FSF+ENS) showed lowest survival (38·5%) and highest FCR (1·70). Under all treatments, a majority of fry losses were attributed to cannibalism. A highly significant ( P < 0·001) negative regression between survival and coefficient of variation of initial weights (CV = SD/) indicated that cannibalism was reduced by minimizing age/size variation at stocking. The CV of initial weight may be a useful parameter for predicting fry survival under intensive tank culture.  相似文献   

Evidence of a local spawning site of marine eels along northeastern Japan, based on the distribution of small leptocephali   总被引：3，自引：0，他引：3  

YOBUO KIMURA  MICHAEL J. MILLER  GEN MINAGAWA  SHUN WATANABE  AKIRA SHINODA  JUN AOYAMA  TADASHI INAGAKI  KATSUMI TSUKAMOTO 《Fisheries Oceanography》2006,15(2):183-190

Evidence of recent spawning by several species of marine eels of the families Congridae, Ophichthidae, and Nettastomatidae was found over the continental shelf along the coast of northeastern Japan in October 2003. Sixty‐three leptocephali of at least three taxa that ranged from 3.8 to 12.3 mm total length were collected in a relatively small area, just to the south of Cape Shioya, primarily over the 100‐and 200‐m‐depth contours. The leptocephali of Gnathophis nystromi nystromi were the most abundant, followed by those of G. nystromi ginanago. This spawning area is located in an area that appeared to include water originating from the Tsugaru Warm Current and is further south than the typical latitude of the cold water of the Oyashio First Intrusion. These findings suggest that some species of marine eels may not migrate past the slope to spawn, and that the oceanographic features of the region may provide favorable conditions for the growth and retention of leptocephali in the area to the south of Cape Shioya.  相似文献   

Taste-active components in a Vietnamese fish sauce   总被引：7，自引：1，他引：7  

JUNG-NIM PARK  TAKEHIKO WATANABE  KEN-ICHI ENDOH  KATSUKO WATANABE  HIROKI ABE 《Fisheries Science》2002,68(4):913-920

Taste-active components were determined for a typical first-grade Vietnamese fish sauce Nuoc mam , of which total content of extractive compounds reached as high as 20 g/ 100 mL. A complete synthetic extract prepared from 35 compounds according to the analytical data reproduced almost satisfactorily the taste of the original fish sauce. From the synthetic extract, 11 compounds were identified to be the taste-active components by a series of omission and addition tests. The components consisted of glutamic and aspartic acids, threonine, alanine, valine, histidine, proline, tyrosine, cystine, methionine, and pyroglutamic acid. The most effective compound for recreating the characteristic flavor of fish sauce was glutamic acid, followed by pyroglutamic acid and alanine. Many of these components contribute to umami, sweetness, and overall taste of fish sauce. Even though the simplified 11-component extract reproduced the taste of fish sauce, the taste strength was weaker than that of the complete synthetic extract or fish sauce itself.  相似文献   

Balancing protein ingredients in carp feeds to limit dischargeof phosphorus and nitrogen into water bodies     

PARVEEN  JAHAN  TAKESHI  WATANABE  VISWANATH  KIRON  SHUICHI  SATOH 《Fisheries Science》2003,69(2):226-233

ABSTRACT:   Through a series of experiments, it has been demonstrated successfullythat an appropriate choice of ingredients is primary for achievinga reduction in phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) loading from carpculture. In this final study, four multi-ingredient diets were examined.In addition to the basal ingredients (fish meal 15%, corngluten meal 8%, defatted soybean meal 10%, blood meal3–5%), three of the test diets (PF, MM, and SP)contained 6% each of either poultry feather meal, meatmeal or soy protein concentrate, respectively, and the fourth diet(PMS) had each of the three aforementioned ingredients includedat 3%. These diets had crude protein < 35%,digestible energy > 3.5 kcal/g,available P between 0.65 and 0.66% and total P rangingfrom 1.26 to 1.36%. The diets were fed to juvenile carpduring a 12-week feeding trial. The highest growth was obtained forfish fed the MM diet. The absorption and retention rates of P werehigher for the PF diet, whereas these values for N did not showtreatment-related differences. The total discharges per ton fish productionwere estimated to range between 7.8 and 9.2 kg for P andbetween 39.1 and 40.7 kg for N. These were lower than thefigures for Lake Kasumigaura, a main carp culture site, indicatingthat proper balancing of protein ingredients aids in efficientlylowering emissions from aquaculture.  相似文献   

Feeding habits of Pacific pomfret Brama japonica inthe transition zone of the central North Pacific     

HIKARU  WATANABE  TSUNEMI  KUBODERA  SHIGEYUKI  Kawahara 《Fisheries Science》2003,69(2):269-276

ABSTRACT:   We examined the diets of three size groups of the Pacific pomfret Bramajaponica collected in April and May 2000 in the transition zoneof the central North Pacific. Amphipods, cephalopods and fish werethree of the most common prey groups of pomfret. Of the three size groups,small pomfret (11.0–19.9 cm standard length (SL))preyed mainly on amphipods and occasionally on cephalopods (mainlytransitional species Onychoteuthis borealijaponica ) and fish.(These prey amphipods and fish could not be identified to lowertaxonomic levels because they were too digested.) Medium and largepomfret (20.0–30.9 and 31.0–40.9 cm SL,respectively) preyed mainly on cephalopods (mainly O. borealijaponica ,but also on two subarctic species, namely Berryteuthis anonychus and Gonatopsisborealis ), suggesting that these cephalopod species ensure energyfor the northward migration of these two size groups in the transitionzone in the spring. The next most common prey for medium pomfretwas amphipods (mainly subtropical species Phronima sedentaria and Platyscelusovoides ), followed by fish (mainly Bathylagus sp.). However,in the case of large pomfret, fish (mainly Paralepididae sp. 'A')were the next most common prey, followed by amphipods (mainly P.sedentaria and P. ovoides ), indicating that the importanceof fish as prey increases with growth for medium and large pomfret.  相似文献   

A laboratory-based assessment of phosphorus and nitrogen loading from currently available commercial carp feeds     

Parveen  JAHAN  Takeshi  WATANABE  Shuichi  SATOH  Viswanath  KIRON 《Fisheries Science》2002,68(3):579-586

ABSTRACT: To clarify the total phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) loading from carp culture, five commercial diets were selected from a major location in Japan, Lake Kasumigaura, for a 12-week feeding trial. These diets were prepared as per the 'Kasumigaura Feed Standard' (crude protein < 35% and digestible energy > 3.5kcal/g), and total P ranged from 1.4% to 2.0%. However, for most of the diets the P available was lower than the requirement level. A control diet was formulated with 25% fishmeal to comply with that standard and contain adequate available P. Duplicate groups of juvenile carp were fed the aforementioned diets to satiation, three times a day, six days a week throughout the trial. Growth performance was significantly higher for the control group and values of P absorption (20.4–47.0%) and retention (14.0–36.3%) varied widely among the groups. Consequently, the total P loading (kg/t production) values based on retention fluctuated from 14.8 to 26.4 among the commercial diet groups compared with the low level of 8.5 for the control group. Similarly, the total N loading (kg/t production) values varied from 30.9 to 86.0 and was lowest for the control group. A higher whole body lipid and lower bone P and Ca confirmed the deficiency of the dietary available P in commercial diets. Better growth and comparatively less P and N loading rates were observed in the diet that had sufficient available P, not to mention that the control diet ranked best. It was concluded that an inadequacy of available P among the commercial diets affects the growth of carp and produces high P and N loading into the water. Therefore, if the commercial diets do not supply adequate levels of available P to carp, growth is negatively affected and may result in greater waste loading.  相似文献   

Feeding habits of an exotic species, the Mediterranean green crab Carcinus aestuarii, in Tokyo Bay     

Rong Bin  CHEN  Seiichi  WATANABE  Masashi  YOKOTA 《Fisheries Science》2004,70(3):430-435

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Isolation and characterization of the interspecific fusants from Streptomycetes obtained using a liquid regeneration method     

CHIAKI  IMADA  YUKO  IKEMOTO  TAKESHI  KOBAYASHI  NAOKO  HAMADA  ETSUO  WATANABE 《Fisheries Science》2002,68(2):395-402

ABSTRACT: Protoplast fusion between different species of Streptomyces was performed using a liquid regeneration method developed for a rapid and simple preparation of the fusants. Consequently, new clones, which could not be obtained using the conventional agar regeneration method, were obtained. In the crosses between S. griseus and S. durhamensis , and between S. californicus and S. catenulae , eight and two recombinants, respectively, were obtained using the liquid regeneration method. Conversely, in the case of crosses between S. ornatus and S. catenulae , and between S. ornatus and S. vendargensis , seven recombinants each were obtained using only the agar method. The physiological characteristics, such as the assimilation of carbohydrate and antibiotic resistance, of these fusants differed considerably from those of their parental strains. Using the proposed liquid regeneration method, a simpler and quicker procedure for protoplast fusion is described.  相似文献   

4-Nitro-3-phenylphenol has both androgenic and anti-androgenic-like effects in rats     

Jiratthiya TRISOMBOON  ChunMei LI  Akira SUZUKI  Gen WATANABE  Kazuyoshi TAYA 《The Journal of reproduction and development》2015,61(2):134-137

To investigate the effect of endocrine disruption of 4-nitro-3-phenylphenol (PNMPP) on immature male Wistar-Imamichi rats, the rat pituitary was exposed to PNMPP (10^–5–10^–9 M) for 24 h with or without gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in experiment I. In addition, the Leydig cells (10^–5–10^–9 M) were exposed to PNMPP for 24 h with or without human chronic gonadotropin (hCG) in experiment II. Our results showed that the PNMPP at 10^–5–10^–7 M suppressed follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) productions from GnRH-stimulated pituitary cells. At the same time, PNMPP 10^–5–10^–7 M induced an increase in testosterone production from the Leydig cells treated with or without hCG. Based on our results, it can be concluded that that PNMPP might have both androgen agonist action by decreasing FSH and LH production in the pituitary and anti-androgenic action by increasing testosterone production in the Leydig cell.  相似文献   

GnRH analogue treatment on LH surge day 0 followed by single transvaginal artificial insemination with frozen semen on day 5 in bitches     

Tadatoshi OHTAKI  Yasuna KOGA  Mamiko ONO  Gen WATANABE  Kazuyoshi TAYA  Shigehisa TSUMAGARI 《The Journal of veterinary medical science / the Japanese Society of Veterinary Science》2015,77(1):123-126

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