Response of biota to aeration rate in low water exchange ponds farming white shrimp, Penaeus vannamei Boone

The response of phytoplankton, zooplankton and benthos to four aeration rates was evaluated in ponds farming white shrimp, Penaeus vannamei Boone, with less than 5% water exchange. Phytoplankton biomass (measured as chlorophyll-fl) was higher in ponds with aeration rates of 0 and 6 h day^?1 than in those with rates of 24 hday^?1. The abundance of zooplankton and benthos (organisms m^?2) were higher in ponds with aeration rates of 0 and 6 h day^?1, and lower in ponds with rates of 12 and 24 h day^?1. The nauplii of different crustaceans, copepods and larval polychaetes were the most abundant organisms of the zooplankton community. Differences in zooplankton composition were observed among treatments. Polychaetes were the most abundant benthic organisms during the culture period. These organisms were more abundant in ponds with lower aeration rates. The guts of shrimp from ponds with aeration rates of 0 and 6 h day^?1 had a higher abundance of zooplankton and benthic organisms than those from the other treatments. That abundance decreased over time in all treatments. Shrimp had better growth in ponds with an aeration of 6 hday^?1. Survival and yield were similar in ponds with aeration rates of 6, 12 and 24 h day^?1, and lower in ponds with rates of 0 h day^?1.     

对虾精养池塘碳、氮和异养细菌含量的变化及其相关性研究

文章调查了广东省汕尾市红海湾对虾精养池塘水体中不同形式的碳（C）、氮（N）和异养细菌含量的变化,并分析c和N对异养细菌的影响,以期为养殖过程合理调控水质环境提供理论数据。结果发现,池塘中不同形式的P（C）在养殖前、中期逐渐升高并达到最大值,中、后期缓慢下降趋于稳定,P（N）在养殖前、中期较低,后期升高并达到最大值;异养细菌数在养殖中期的第56天和养殖后期的第98天出现2个高峰,养殖第70天出现低谷。异养细菌数与总无机碳（TIC）和总碳（TC）呈现极显著正相关关系;养殖中、后期异养细菌数与C／N（TOC／TN）呈极显著负相关关系。结果表明,养殖中、后期水体中C（主要是有机碳）成为影响异养细菌繁殖的限制性因素,适当添加C源可以促进异养细菌繁殖,吸收转化无机氮,从而达到降低水体中无机氮浓度、提高物质循环利用效率的作用。     

Patterns of oxygen production and consumption in intensively managed marine shrimp ponds

Abstract. Temporal trends were determined for primary production and respiration in marine shrimp ponds. Dissolved oxygen concentration (DO) and water temperature were monitored in four marine shrimp, Penaeus vannamei Boone and P. monodon Fabricius , ponds during the grow-out. Wind speed was also measured. Pond production and respiration were estimated based on DO curves. Trend analysis revealed a significant decline in pond net production during grow-out. Ponds were autotrophic at the start of grow-out but heterotrophic at the end. Pond respiration, adjusted for water temperature, increased during grow-out. Temporal trends in pond gross production appeared to be influenced by seasonal patterns in solar radiation intensity. Pond sediments and water column were the chief consumers of oxygen in the pond, accounting for 51% and 45%, respectively, of the total pond oxygen consumed. Despite showing a marked increase during grow-out, shrimp respiration rate was of relatively minor importance in the pond oxygen budget. Pond management strategies to maintain positive pond net production and to mitigate the impact of sediment respiration on pond DO were recommended.     

Effects of mechanical aeration on evaporation rate and water temperature in aquaculture ponds

Water temperature and water loss by evaporation were monitored in control ponds and in ponds with different rates of aeration (9.2, 18.4, 27.6 and 36.9 kW/ha). The mean decrease in water temperature at 70‐cm depth was greater than that at the surface in aerated ponds than in control ponds. The greater the aeration rate, the cooler was water, both at the surface and at 70 cm. Evaporation rates were found to increase with greater aeration rate. Water loss increased by 32%–92% over 24‐hr periods in ponds with one to four 0.37‐kW Air‐O‐Lator aerators, respectively. The nutrient‐enriched control pond was more turbid, had cooler surface and deep water temperature, and had greater evaporation loss than the control pond without nutrient addition and less turbid water. But, aeration did not increase turbidity. Aeration can increase water loss from ponds and result in lower water temperature. Although aeration should not be used excessively in order to conserve water and reduce production cost, it is essential for many types of feed‐based aquaculture.     

斑节对虾养殖池塘藻-菌关系初探

本研究通过对斑节对虾养殖系统中的异养细菌、浮游微藻进行为期3个月的监测，发现浮游微藻和异养细菌的总量都表现为养殖后期高于养殖前期，其中浮游微藻增加了2个数量级，异养细菌增加了1个数量级，施放有益芽孢杆菌群对池塘菌群和藻群的变动有明显的影响。施放有益芽孢杆菌群的池塘，异养细菌总数略低，弧菌数量维持在10^3 CFU／mL以下，浮游微藻平稳增长，蓝藻占20％以下；对照池异养细菌的总数略高，弧菌数量达到10^3 CFU／mL，浮游微藻数量波动，养殖后期蓝藻占60％，为绝对优势种群。表明有益芽孢杆菌群有促进浮游微藻平稳繁殖的作用，但对浮游蓝藻和弧菌的繁殖起抑制作用，浮游蓝藻与弧菌之间具有一定的繁殖相关性。     

精养虾池主要生态因子变化特点与相关性分析

2011年4月至7月,对海南省儋州市排浦对虾养殖场3口凡纳滨对虾（Litopenaeus vannamei）精养池塘水体中的叶绿素a（Chl-a）、浮游动物、异养细菌、弧菌、活性磷（PO34--P）等16项环境因子进行全程定期测定,分析养殖过程中主要生态因子的变化特点及其相互关系。结果显示,养殖过程中水体的溶解氧（DO）、pH和透明度呈现缓慢下降的趋势,悬浮物（TSS）、化学耗氧量（COD）、亚硝酸盐氮（NO2--N）、氨氮（NH4＋-N）、浮游动物、异养细菌和弧菌则呈现出逐渐增加的趋势。ρ（Chl-a）的变化特征表现为养殖前期低,中后期逐渐升高;Chl-a与硝酸盐氮（NO3--N）呈极显著的正相关,与PO34--P呈负相关。桡足类密度与TSS呈极显著的正相关,与异养细菌、弧菌、轮虫密度呈显著正相关,与Chl-a、COD呈正相关,但不显著。异养细菌与COD呈极显著的正相关,与TSS呈显著的正相关,与透明度呈显著的负相关;弧菌与TSS呈极显著的正相关,与COD呈显著的正相关,与pH、DO呈显著的负相关。     

虾塘水体中溶解氧的补充量与消耗量及其季节变化

溶解氧是对虾养殖生态环境中的重要指标之一 ,它直接或间接影响着养殖生物的生长。中国对虾养殖多属半精养方式 ,其特点是投饵和有限度的换水条件 ;近几年虾病的频繁爆发 ,促使养殖向封闭或半封闭养殖方式转化 ,从而使养殖水体中的溶解氧平衡管理成为对虾养殖中的焦点问题。本文在以往有关虾塘溶解氧收支或动态研究的基础上[1～ 3 ] ,通过对收支过程的重新划分和过程定量方法的合理改进 ,定量了虾塘中溶解氧的各主要影响过程及其季节变化1　材料与方法1 .1　调查地点及对虾养殖条件本调查在日照市十村对虾养殖场进行。实验虾塘具有1 0年养殖…     

Comparison of microbial community structures in intensive and extensive shrimp culture ponds and a mangrove area in Thailand

ABSTRACT:   A pelagic bacterial community structure was examined in experimental intensive shrimp culture ponds that have a shrimp–mangrove complex aquaculture system, an extensive shrimp culture pond and a mangrove area in Thailand by denaturant gradient gel electrophoresis analysis of polymerase chain reaction amplified partial 16S rRNA genes. Bacterial community structure in the intensive shrimp culture ponds was distinguishable from that of the mangrove area. In the extensive shrimp culture pond, the bacterial community structure resembled that in the mangrove area, but bacterial abundance was as great as that in the intensive shrimp culture ponds. Among the intensive shrimp culture ponds, the bacterial community structure was different between a closed culture system and a shrimp–mangrove complex culture system. Moreover, the bacterial community structure in mangrove planted ponds was close to those in the intensive shrimp culture ponds when shrimp culture was conducted, but it was close to those in the mangrove areas without shrimp culture. These results suggest that intensive shrimp culture with shrimp feed input affects the bacterial community structures in pond water.     

Feed management for Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei under semi‐intensive conditions in tanks and ponds

To improve feed management strategies for the semi‐intensive culture of Litopenaeus vannamei, outdoor tank and pond trials were conducted. In the tank trial, shrimp (35 shrimp/m², n = 4) were offered feed for 6 weeks based on a standard feeding protocol (SFP, designed as T100) with five variations (T80:90:100, T90, T90:100, T100:110, T110) of this protocol produced by varying the feed inputs and expressing the treatments as a percentage. Results demonstrated no significant differences in survival rate and feed conversion ratio (FCR) among treatments. The mean final weight and final biomass in the treatments T100:110 and T110 were significantly higher than those in treatment T90 but were not different from the other treatments. In the pond trial, juvenile shrimp (28 shrimp/m², n = 4) were stocked into twelve 0.1‐ha ponds over a 16‐week period. Three feeding protocols were evaluated including a SFP, a 10% reduction in the SFP (SFP:90), and a variable feed input (SFP:80:90:100), which included 80% SFP at week 4th–8th, 90% SFP from week 9th–12th and 100% SFP for week 12th–16th. There were no significant differences in growth performance and economic return among treatments. Based on previous studies, in which higher feed inputs were evaluated, and results of this study, it does not appear to be economically beneficial to use high feed inputs. Instead, feed input could be either applied at a standard ration to optimize growth and economic return or at restricted rations to reduce FCR (feed cost) albeit at the expense of some growth.     

养殖水体中溶解氧的变化及收支平衡研究概况

控制养殖水体中溶解氧(DO)是高密度、集约化养殖模式的主要技术之一。概述了养殖水体中DO对养殖生物的影响，养殖水体中DO的日变化和季节变化以及水平和垂直分布规律，比较了各种氧收支及平衡研究模式和测定方法。展望了上述技术在工厂化养殖中的应用前景。     

Modeling and implementing the use of aeration to increase water temperature and dissolved oxygen in greenhouse aquaculture cages

In this study, an unique bamboo floating cage was built in order to heat the water used for rearing Nile tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus x O. niloticus) and climbing perch (Anabas testudineus, Bloch) in Northern Thailand during the colder rainy and winter seasons. This special greenhouse fish cage (SGFC) was covered with polyethylene to heat the surface air with solar energy, and insulated to prevent heat loss. The water temperature at depths of 0.1, 0.3 and 0.8 m was modeled and measured. In various trials, the cages were aerated with and without heated air from the surface. It was found that the thermal efficiency of the SGFC integrated with hot air aeration at a water depth of 0.80 m was 32.65 %. Throughout the day, the average water temperature was 31.82 ± 0.68 °C, which was 0.76 °C higher than the water temperature outside the experiment, and the amount of oxygen in the water of 11.35 ± 0.13 mg/l. The SGFC can produce one extra fish harvest per year when compared with regular fish cages. Development equations to describe the thermal model were used for predicting the water temperature in the SGFC and thus validating the model. Moreover, the economic analysis of the SGFC found that the payback period was one year, seven months and fourteen days.     

Management of stocking density,pond size,starting time of aeration,and duration of cultivation for intensive commercial production of shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

A dynamic stock model was used for quantification of shrimp production and analysis of alternative management schemes of stocking density, pond size, starting time of aeration, and duration of cultivation for intensive commercial production of the shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Databases from Mexican farms were used to calibrate the model. Multiple linear regression models were employed to establish relationships between parameters of the stock model and the management variables. Water quality variables (dissolved oxygen, temperature, and salinity) were complementarily analyzed. The final weight of shrimp was directly related to duration of cultivation and dissolved oxygen, and inversely related to stocking density, pond size, and salinity. There were inverse relationships between the growth coefficient and temperature and dissolved oxygen and between mortality rate and temperature. Dissolved oxygen was significantly related to starting time of aeration. Simple linear regression and an equivalence test indicated that biomass at harvest (after 13 weeks in winter, and 20 weeks in summer) was adequately predicted by using the stock model and the multiple regression models. The highest production (winter, 6900 kg ha⁻¹; summer, 12,600 kg ha⁻¹) were predicted using 60 postlarvae m⁻², small ponds (2 ha), and starting aeration at the first week of cultivation; while the lowest yields (winter, 2600 kg ha⁻¹; summer, 6000 kg ha⁻¹) were obtained using 40 postlarvae m⁻², large ponds (8 ha), and delaying the start of aeration until the fifth week of cultivation. The lowest production was 38% (winter) and 48% (summer) of the highest yield. Using small ponds could be particularly important during winter cycles to increase production, while stocking density and starting time of aeration contributed less. In contrast, pond size played a minor role during summer cycles and stocking density was the most sensitive variable.     

方斑东风螺的耗氧率及饲养水中溶氧变化的初步研究

为对方斑东风螺养殖生产提供参考依据,试验测定了饥饿和饱食状态下方斑东风螺幼螺在不同水温(25℃、28℃、30℃)时的耗氧率,测定了幼螺摄食后水中溶解氧浓度的变化。结果表明,饱食后幼螺的生理代谢活动加强,耗氧率增加;随着水温的升高,耗氧率也增加。幼螺摄食后水中的溶解氧浓度随着时间的延长不断下降。试验观察发现,在方斑东风螺养殖的正常水温范围内(25℃~30℃),DO高于3mg/L时,幼螺生活正常;DO在2.40mg/L~2.35mg/L时,幼螺表现为缺氧状态;DO在1.5~1.0mg/L时,幼螺表现为严重缺氧状态。     

Evaluation of three feeding practices on the winter culture of yellowleg shrimp, Penaeus californiensis (Holmes), in low water exchange ponds

Three different feeding practices, feeding tables (FTAs), feeding trays (FTs) and complementation of natural food (CNF), for the culture of yellowleg shrimp, Penaeus californiensis (Holmes), were evaluated in an experimental study conducted for 23 weeks in the winter season in Bahia Kino, Sonora, Mexico. Significant differences in growth, yield and feed conversion ratio were observed among treatments. The best individual weight gain (10.05 g) was obtained in the CNF treatment, followed by the FT (8.03 g) and FTA treatments (6.02 g). The mean survivals in the FT, CNF and FTA treatments were 56.3%, 60.4% and 62.6%, respectively. Yield was greatest in the CNF treatment, with a mean of 1415 kg ha^?1. The FT and FTA treatments had mean yields of 1212 and 1130 kg ha^?1, respectively. Feed conversion ratio was significantly better (P < 0.05)in the CNF (2.1:1) and FT treatments (2.3:1) than in the FTA treatment (2.9:1). Total food supply was greater in the FTA treatment(3288.3 kg ha^?1)than in the CNF(3028.1 kg ha^?1) and FT treatments (2811.8 kg ha^?1). Significant differences in some of the water-quality parameters, such as morning dissolved oxygen, ammonia, biochemical oxygen demand, and organic matter in water and sediment, were observed between treatments. The FTA treatment showed the poorest water quality.     

Study of zooplankton communities in shrimp earthen ponds, with and without organic nutrient-enriched substrates

Zooplankton communities were studied in shrimp ponds using different strategies to enhance natural productivity. The traditional treatment consisted of performing the strategy of simple fertilization (TT); for the alternative treatment (AT), fertilization was combined with the use of organic substrates enriched with nutrients; both treatments were stocked with shrimp post-larvae (Litopenaeus vannamei). Additionally, ponds with substrates but without shrimp were also studied (C). Total zooplankton concentration was greater in C ponds (1,002 org L^?1) followed by AT (309 org L^?1) and TT (124 org L^?1), respectively. Copepods were the most abundant organisms in all treatments (≥65 %), but their concentration decreased when shrimp were present in ponds. Such decline of copepods enhanced the proliferation of other zooplankton organisms such as polychaetes, protozoans, barnacles, ciliatea and others. Contents of shrimp stomachs exhibited a shrimp preference for copepods, polychaetes and protozoans; in addition, stomach contents of shrimp revealed their higher consumption of zooplankton when these organisms are abundant in the culture. Finally, shrimp reared in AT had a better growth performance than those from TT. It is concluded that enriched substrates are useful to improve and maintain high concentrations of zooplankton; copepods seem to suppress the proliferation of other zooplankton populations; however, they are preferred preys by shrimp.