Microbiological indicators for aquaculture impact in Mar Piccolo (Taranto, Italy)

The mussel and fish-farming impact was investigated both in pelagic and sediment environments of Mar Piccolo in Taranto. We studied the yearly distribution of microbiological indicators (heterotrophic bacteria and coliforms), in relation to physical and chemical parameters of surface water at three different sites, characterized by mussel farms, fish cages and Citro springs. The heterotrophic bacteria and Clostridium perfrigens distribution were also examined in relation to organic content and granulometry of sediments. The urban sewages affected the quality of waters of the mussel site, by increasing faecal coliforms in the entire basin during summer. In the benthonic environment the aquaculture activity increased the bio-deposition of the sediment, causing changes in the abundance and the composition (heterotrophic bacteria/clostridia ratio) of microflora. A significant increase of heterotrophic bacteria in the warm season was observed. The clostridia proved to be a good indicator of impact of organic matter because they were significantly higher in the sites than the control stations.     

Salmon farming and the environment

Abstract. The growth of the aquaculture industry and the general awareness of the environment have increased the concern of' the environmental impact from aquaculture.
As fish farms are open systems, all material that is not harvested as fish is released to the environment. The most important effluents are solid particles like feed and faeces, dissolved substances like nutrients and excretion products, and antibacterial agents.
The effect of these substances varies with their nature and quantity and with local conditions. Production and biomass of phytoplankton seem to be little influenced. The benthic community beneath and close to the cages is often altered. At poorly flushed sites the sea-bed may be anoxic and methane and hydrogensulphide are released from the sediments. Wild fauna, like fish, otters and birds are attracted to the farms.
The respiration and excretion of the fish directly influence water quality. Usually the oxygen tension is somewhat reduced in the net cages, while the concentration of ammonia is elevated in the net. Such conditions are assumed to influence fish growth and health.
Most of the antibiotic agents used in fish farming are persistent and may remain in high concentrations in the sediments up to one year after medication. The frequency of resistant bacteria in the sea-bed is normally increased, and there is a temporary drop in sediment metabolism after medication. Wild fish have been found to have high residues of antibiotic agents.
The organic loading of the sea-bed, the evolution of resistant bacteria and residues in the wild flsh are considered to be the most severe environmental impact of aquaculture. These are all associated with effluent of large particles, and thus mainly restricted to the site area.     

Spatial and temporal variations of sediment quality in and around fish cage farms: A case study of aquaculture in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan

ABSTRACT: Fish cage farming generates large amounts of organic waste in the form of unconsumed feed and fecal matter, resulting in sediment deterioration and a threat to its own sustainability. Field studies analysed the scale of the impact of fish cage farming on sediment quality, variability of impact and spread of sediment enrichment in the vicinity of a fish farm. Two fish culture sites near the Fukuyama area of the Seto Inland Sea of Japan were chosen for the study. There was a significant difference between the quality of the sediment in aquaculture and non-aquaculture areas. The sediment underlying the fish cage farms was found to be extremely reducing, acidic and sulfidic. Sediment ignition loss did not vary markedly with the season. However, the redox potential and acid volatile sulfide content of aquaculture areas did show some seasonal variation. Sediment encircling a 165 m radius from the center of a farm in Yokota was judged as organically enriched by fish farming. A variation in sediment quality within the two sites and also within the stations was observed. Based on sediment quality, the stations could be categorized as less affected, highly affected or moderately affected.     

Diversity of siderophore‐producing bacteria isolated from the intestinal tracts of fish along the Japanese coast

This study examined the diversity of siderophore‐producing bacteria in the intestinal tracts of coastal fish in Japan and screened candidate bacterial strains for probiotic use in aquaculture. Of the 2637 bacteria isolated from the 27 fish specimens (13 species) and six environmental samples collected in this study, 266 isolates exhibited the ability to produce siderophores. Siderophore producers were detected in the intestines of 18 of the fish specimens caught (68%) at densities of 2.3 × 10⁴–2.3 × 10⁸ CFU g^?1, in all three seawater samples at 2.0 × 10²–1.3 × 10³ CFU mL^?1 and in all three sand samples at 2.6 × 10¹–2.8 × 10⁴ CFU g^?1. These findings suggest that siderophore‐producing bacteria are widely distributed in the intestinal tracts of coastal fish and their environments. Analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the siderophore producers belonged to 38 species, of which Vibrio splendidus, Vibrio ichthyoenteri and Vibrio crassostreae accounted for 32.7%, 19.5% and 11.3% of the 266 isolates, respectively, suggesting that these bacteria are indigenous to the intestinal tract of coastal fish. Six bacterial species, Enterovibri norvegicus, Photobacterium leiognathi, Photobacterium phosphoreum, Photobacterium rosenbergii, V. crassostrea and Vibrio scophthalmi were identified as possible candidates for use as probionts in fish aquaculture.     

多效价载体疫苗免疫大菱鲆效果评价

采用注射与浸泡2种方法,对构建的多效价载体疫苗MVAV6203A-1进行了免疫保护效果和血清效价的研究.结果显示,用多效价载体疫苗注射免疫大菱鲆(Scophthalmus maximus),可同时获得对鳗弧菌(Vibrio anguillarum)和嗜水气单胞菌(Aeromonas hydrophila)的免疫保护效果,免疫相对保护率分别为80.6％和77.0％;用ELISA方法测定血清效价的结果显示,免疫MVAV6203A-1后大菱鲆血清效价最高达到2 048,均值为891,明显高于对照组的97;用多效价载体疫苗浸泡免疫大菱鲆后,对鳗弧菌与嗜水气单胞菌的免疫相对保护率分别为62.2％和11.7％.血清效价分析显示,实验组与对照组的均值均为64.上述结果表明,所构建的疫苗MVAV6203A-1可有效提高大菱鲆对鳗弧菌和嗜水气单胞菌的免疫力,并且免疫和攻毒的途径可能是影响免疫保护效果的因子.本研究旨在为鳗弧菌与嗜水气单胞菌引起的鱼类疾病防治提供技术支撑.     

鲆鲽类循环水养殖系统中病原菌的分布及杀除工艺

以半滑舌鳎皮肤溃疡病的致病菌灿烂弧菌Vibrio splendidus和哈维氏弧菌Vibrio harveyi为指示菌,研究了循环水养殖系统各环节中细菌分布和消除工艺。结果表明,不健康的苗种携带病原菌进入养殖系统后,可分布在残饵、池壁污物、养殖工具及循环水各处理环节。而弧形筛过滤、曝气池气升、紫外线消毒是循环水养殖系统消除细菌的三大环节。用5×10-6 mol/L的KMnO4溶液浸泡工具2h,对细菌的杀灭率达到100%;用25×10-6 mol/L的KMnO4溶液擦拭养殖池壁污物1.5min后,细菌杀灭率高于90%;用100×10-6 mol/L浓度的H2O2溶液对养殖舌鳎病鱼进行药浴消毒处理10min,对体表细菌的杀灭率达到了94.49%。对鲆鲽鱼类循环水养殖系统中细菌的分布和消除效果进行了系统研究,研究结果可为建立循环水健康养殖工艺提供理论数据和参考。     

池塘养殖牙鲆肠道和环境菌群结构对益生菌制剂的响应

为研究益生菌制剂对池塘养殖牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)肠道及环境菌群结构的调控效果,采用高通量测序技术和生物信息学分析手段构建牙鲆肠道、养殖水体、饵料和池塘底泥的16S rDNA基因测序文库,分析不同样品中菌群组成和多样性在益生菌制剂调控过程中的变化趋势.结果显示,添加益生菌制剂后,池塘底泥和牙...     

青岛陆源排污口邻近海域异养细菌的组成与分布

对青岛近海度假区、港口区、养殖区、工业区4类排污口邻近海域异养细菌的组成与分布进行了调查研究,采用海洋异养细菌平板涂布培养法分离细菌,基于16S rDNA的扩增性DNA限制性酶切片段分析(ARDRA)进行聚类筛选并测序鉴定。结果显示,青岛排污口邻近海域可异养培养的菌株分布于变形菌门(Proteobacteria)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)、放线菌门(Actinobacteria)和拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)4个细菌类群,变形菌门细菌数量占总测序数量的68%,其中γ-变形菌纲的数量在变形菌门中占88%;不同海域中细菌组成与分布有所不同,放线菌门和拟杆菌门的细菌种类较少且各海域分布有所不同,但γ-变形菌纲的弧菌属细菌(Vibrio sp.)在4类海域中均被发现,占总检测量的18.54%,其中溶藻胶弧菌(Vibrio alginolyticus)占弧菌总量的25%。不同海域也检测到V.parahaemolyticus、V.harveyi、V.campbellii、V.parahaemolyticus等水产养殖业的潜在致病菌。根据16S rDNA系统进化关系和细菌门类聚类分析得到的结论推断,工业区与养殖区海域的细菌组成和分布相似度较高,推断各海域的细菌组成与排污口类型有一定相关性。     

致病性哈维氏弧菌溶血素基因克隆及其检测

从山东沿海的发病鲈鱼（Lateolabrax japonicus）分离到1株致病性哈维氏弧菌（Vibrio harveyi），从该菌的染色体DNA扩增出一条长约1．4kb的特异性片段。DNA序列分析表明，该克隆片段含有完整的1254bp溶血素基因，该溶血素基因与哈维氏弧菌VIB645的溶血素基因VhhA和VhhB的相似性分别为99．0％和98．5％；与副溶血弧菌（V．parahaemolyticus）热稳定性溶血素基因（TDH）的相似性为74．5％；与拟态弧菌（V．mimicus）、创伤弧菌（V．vulnificus）、霍乱弧菌（V．chderae）磷脂酶基因的序列相似性分别为57．4％、59．2％、53．0％；与最小弧菌、创伤弧菌、霍乱弧菌、霍氏弧菌（V．hollisae）、河流弧菌（V．tguvialis）、鳗弧菌（V．anguillarum）的溶血素基因的相似性仅为19．9％～24．8％。根据溶血素基因的保守区段，设计了1对特异引物。分析表明，该引物能特异检测哈维氏弧菌。其可检测的DNA最小量为0．001ng。用该方法对55株不同来源的患病鱼分离的疑似病原菌进行检测，结果检出8株哈维氏弧菌，检出率为14．55％，从健康动物中检出数占所检弧菌数的6．25％，海洋环境为10．53％，海水养殖环境为26．53％，表明哈维氏弧菌在不同的海水环境及健康海洋动物中普遍存在，在养殖水体中的数量高于其他海水环境。     

鱼肠道弧菌胶体金快速检测试纸研制

鱼肠道弧菌(Vibrio ichthyoenteri)可引起多种养殖鱼类发病死亡,给鱼类养殖业带来严重经济损失.为解决养殖过程中鱼肠道弧菌的现场快速检测问题,本研究研制了鱼肠道弧菌胶体金快速检测试纸.通过制备兔抗鱼肠道弧菌多克隆抗体,间接ELISA分析发现其与鱼肠道弧菌的外膜蛋白、鞭毛蛋白、胞外产物及全菌破碎蛋白发生阳...     

Bacterial community structure and activity in fish farm sediments of the Ligurian sea (Western Mediterranean)

The environmental impact of a well-established fish farm has beeninvestigated in surface sediments of the Ligurian Sea in order to assess thebiodeposition, bacterial community structure and dynamics at a mature stage oforganic enrichment.The Biopolymeric carbon (BPC) fraction of organic matter and phytopigmentconcentrations displayed very high values beneath the fish cages. In particularlipid, carbohydrate and chlorophyll-a concentrations werehigher in farm sediment while protein concentrations did not show significantchange between farm sediment and control.Benthic bacteria were closely related to organic enrichment and their densitywas three times higher (up to 3 × 10¹⁰ cellsg^–1) in stations beneath the cages being positivelycorrelated with BPC (n = 10, p < 0.05) and lipid (n = 10, p < 0.05)concentrations. Colony forming units (CFU) counts of heterotrophic bacteriaindicate a shift in the relative importance of the gram negative bacterialfraction, displaying the predominance of theCytophaga/Flexibacter-like bacteria (CBF), as well as theoccurrence of pathogenic bacteria (such as Vibrio) insediments beneath the farm. In contrast, Gram positive bacteria were moreprevalent in control site where they represented up to 90% of total isolates.Aminopeptidase activity displayed higher values in sediment beneath the cages,whereas the enzymatic activity per bacterial cell was lower. These data suggesta functional stress of bacterial degradation rates and represent a potentialvaluable environmental index of imbalance between supply and removal of organicmatter in eutrophicated environments.Data presented in this study also suggest that either the biochemicalcomposition of sedimentary organic matter as well as the selected microbialvariables may represent useful tools for evaluating the effects of organicenrichment due to fish farming and could be proposed as new environmentalindices of aquaculture impact on marine sediment.     

Attachment of Vibrio pathogens to cells of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)

Abstract. The attachment of Vibrio pathogens to cells of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), was studied by use of species-specific monoclonal antibodies and indirect FITC- immunofluorescence microscopy. Vibrio anguillarum, V. ordalii and V. parahaemolyticus attached to cultured cells of rainbow trout gonads, various tissues of cryostat sections of whole fish, and smears of gills, intestine, buccal mucosa and skin. The attachment was inhibited by prior incubation of bacteria with monoclonal antibodies at titres of 1:32, or less. Other Vibrio pathogens used in this study did not attach to any trout cells. The research provides approaches to study the mechanisms of bacterial attachment in the onset of Vibrio infections.     

A historical review of the key bacterial and viral pathogens of Scottish wild fish

Thousands of Scottish wild fish were screened for pathogens by Marine Scotland Science. A systematic review of published and unpublished data on six key pathogens (Renibacterium salmoninarum, Aeromonas salmonicida, IPNV, ISAV, SAV and VHSV) found in Scottish wild and farmed fish was undertaken. Despite many reported cases in farmed fish, there was a limited number of positive samples from Scottish wild fish, however, there was evidence for interactions between wild and farmed fish. A slightly elevated IPNV prevalence was reported in wild marine fish caught close to Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., farms that had undergone clinical IPN. Salmonid alphavirus was isolated from wild marine fish caught near Atlantic salmon farms with a SAV infection history. Isolations of VHSV were made from cleaner wrasse (Labridae) used on Scottish Atlantic salmon farms and VHSV was detected in local wild marine fish. However, these pathogens have been detected in wild marine fish caught remotely from aquaculture sites. These data suggest that despite the large number of samples taken, there is limited evidence for clinical disease in wild fish due to these pathogens (although BKD and furunculosis historically occurred) and they are likely to have had a minimal impact on Scottish wild fish.     

In situ adherence of Vibrio spp. to cryosections of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., tissue.

Pathogenic and presumed non-pathogenic bacteria isolated from fish were tested for their adhesion to cryosections from different mucosal surfaces of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. Adhered bacteria were detected by immunohistochemistry. Mucus was stained and fixed with Alcian blue after incubation of bacteria. The majority of the bacteria tested, i.e. Vibrio anguillarum serotype O1 , Vibrio salmonicida , Vibrio viscosus, Flexibacter maritimus and 'gut vibrios', i.e. Vibrio iliopiscarius and intestinal isolates of V. salmonicida , all adhered to mucus on all salmon epithelial surfaces tested, including sections from the foregut, hindgut, pyloric caeca, gills and skin. In contrast, V. anguillarum serotype O2, including both serotypes O2a and O2b, did not adhere to mucus, but did adhere to all other components of the tissues. As a positive control for adhesion of bacteria on cryosections, Escherichia coli was bound to piglet ileal mucosal lining, and as a negative control for adhesion, Staphylococcus aureus was found not to bind to any of the tissues tested. The present study shows that adhesion to mucus was not restricted to pathogenic bacteria, and furthermore, that not all pathogenic bacteria studied adhered to mucus. Hence, on the basis of these findings, the present authors suggest that V. anguillarum O2 may have an invasion strategy which does not involve adhesion to mucus, and thus, differs from the other pathogenic bacteria in the present study, which all bound to salmon mucus.     

发病鲆鲽类分离菌株的16S rRNA基因测序分析

细菌性疾病是中国海水养殖鲆鲽类的主要病害,为全面了解病原菌种类,本研究对1999~2012年从山东、江苏、河北、天津等沿海地区养殖场发病鲆鲽鱼类中分离得到的124株优势菌株进行了16S rRNA基因测序和系统发育学分析。将基因序列与GenBank核酸序列数据库进行相似度比对分析,结果显示,有83株与弧菌属(Vibriosp.)细菌相似度最高,11株与气单胞菌属(Aeromonas sp.)细菌相似度最高,4株与爱德华氏菌属(Edwardsiella sp.)细菌相似度最高,26株为其他15种属的细菌。根据系统发育学分析结果,进一步将66株菌鉴定为16个种,优势种为溶藻弧菌(V.alginolyticus)、哈氏弧菌(V.harveyi)、鳗弧菌(V.anguillarum)、杀鲑气单胞菌(A.salmonicida)和迟缓爱德华氏菌(E.tarda)。选择其中的9株鳗弧菌和4株迟缓爱德华氏菌进行人工感染实验,结果显示,其中7株鳗弧菌和3株迟缓爱德华氏菌对大菱鲆(Scophthalmus maximus)有较强的致病性。研究结果可为阐明中国海水养殖鲆鲽类的流行病发生历史、病原种类、病原监测及疾病控制提供重要参考。     

Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of vibrios of human health significance in inland saline aquaculture areas

This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence, potential pathogenicity and antimicrobial resistance of Vibrio isolates from 65 soil/water/fish samples collected from inland saline aquaculture areas. Depending on the sample type, presumptive Vibrio counts ranged from 2.50 to 6.16 log₁₀ CFU/ml (or/g). Among the 119 confirmed Vibrio isolates, Vibrio cholerae was found to most dominant (91.6%) and it was detected in all the samples from inland saline areas. Seven other Vibrio spp. including Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus were also detected. Except one O139 serotype, rest of the V. cholerae isolates were found belonging to non‐O1/non‐O139 serogroups. None of the V. cholerae isolate was found positive for ctx gene. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing against 7 commonly used antibiotics revealed highest resistance (50.4%) against ampicillin. Very high intermediate resistance (87.4%) was also observed against erythromycin. Contrary to previous studies, high susceptibility (>70%) to chloramphenicol, nalidixic acid, tetracycline and trimethoprim was observed in Vibrio isolates obtained in present study. Almost 20% of Vibrio isolates were resistant to two or more antibiotic classes with multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index value of ≥0.28. Presence of V. cholerae isolates with very high MAR index value of 0.85 also suggested that these multidrug‐resistant environment isolates could serve as reservoir of antibiotic‐resistant genes in aquatic systems. The presence of multiple drug resistance vibrios in emerging inland saline aquaculture systems emphasizes the need for their routine monitoring for developing the risk assessment and mitigation strategies.     

山东主要刺参养殖区幼参肠道抗生素耐药菌及耐药基因分布特征

为解析目前刺参(Apostichopus japonicus)苗种携带耐药菌及耐药基因现状,本研究从烟台、威海、青岛3个刺参主要养殖区的6家养殖场采集了幼参,对其肠道内容物中常用抗生素的耐药菌数量、占比和种类进行检测。利用荧光定量PCR技术,对样本中4类抗生素的7种耐药基因分布情况进行分析。结果显示,所检测的6个采样点中均有6种抗生素耐药菌的检出,从耐药菌占比来看,耐药菌占比最高的种类是乙酰甲喹、萘啶酸和四环素耐药菌,占比分别为0.05%~40.06%、2.16%~39.94%和0.06%~23.15%,氟苯尼考、庆大霉素和链霉素耐药菌的占比均不高,占比范围为0.01%~4.15%。由所分离到的98株耐药菌的鉴定结果可以看出,可培养的抗生素耐药菌分为4门5纲30属,主要集中在弧菌属、芽孢杆菌属和嗜冷杆菌属,占检出率的15.30%、13.27%和12.25%。基于属水平的不同抗生素耐药菌种类的分布统计结果显示,各采样点耐药菌种类差异较大,而且弧菌属、芽孢杆菌属和嗜冷杆菌属中均存在同一菌属中有耐多种抗生素的情况。对6个样本7种抗生素耐药基因的丰度检测结果显示,同一类抗生素的不同耐药基因的含量差异显著,除氨基糖苷类抗生素耐药基因aadA的相对拷贝数比例和链霉素以及庆大霉素耐药菌占比之间存在显著相关性(P<0.05)外,其他抗生素耐药基因的丰度与耐药菌占比之间相关性不显著(P>0.05)。研究表明,苗期刺参中存在一定的携带耐药菌和耐药基因的风险。     

Application of the rpoS gene for the detection of Vibrio anguillarum in flounder and prawn by polymerase chain reaction

Vibrio anguillarum , an opportunistic fish pathogen, is the main species responsible for vibriosis, a disease that affects feral and farmed fish and shellfish, and causes considerable economic losses in marine aquaculture. In this study, we used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect V. anguillarum . PCR specificity was evaluated by amplifying the rpoS gene, a general stress regulator, in six strains of V. anguillarum and 36 other bacterial species. PCR amplified a species-specific fragment (689 bp) from V. anguillarum . Furthermore, the PCR assay was sensitive enough to detect rpoS expression from 3 pg of genomic DNA , or from six colony-forming units (CFU) mL⁻¹ of cultured V. anguillarum . However, the assay was less sensitive when genomic DNA from the infected flounder and prawn was used (limit of detection, 50 ng and 10 ng g⁻¹ tissue, respectively). These data demonstrate that PCR amplification of the rpoS gene is a sensitive and species-specific method to detect V. anguillarum in practical situations.     

Microbiological controls across the productive cycle of Dicentrarchus labrax L. and Sparus aurata L.: a study from the environment to the final product

The microbiological quality of water, sediments and seafood products of three Sicilian marine fish farms (Castellammare Gulf, Capo d'Orlando and Porto Palo) was investigated in order to draw a complete picture of the health conditions from the start (environment) to the end (seafood product) of the productive cycle. Before the beginning of fish farming, low concentrations of faecal contamination indicators (faecal coliforms, Escherichia coli, enterococci) were found in the water of each examined area. Due to the enhanced organic load released from cages, the set‐up of fish farming significantly altered the distribution of faecal indicators and sometimes that of halophilic vibrios in the pelagic compartment. Significant differences in the density of heterotrophic bacteria were sometimes recorded at the sediment level. Despite this increase in microbial abundance, the microbiological conditions remained acceptable for the productive process. Pathogens (Salmonella spp., Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus) were mostly absent in seafood products. The study underlines that the achievement of good quality levels in aquaculture strongly depends on the conformity of the rearing environment to qualitative microbiological standards, highlighting the importance of sanitary controls along the different steps of the productive cycle.     

Environmental effects of the anti-sea lice (Copepoda: Caligidae) therapeutant emamectin benzoate under commercial use conditions in the marine environment

Sea lice infestation can pose a particular problem to intensive cage aquaculture of salmonids. It is most often treated by therapeutants added to the water or incorporated into fish feed. This study investigated the environmental effects of one such in-feed treatment, emamectin benzoate, under commercial use conditions. Atlantic salmon were fed the commercial preparation of emamectin benzoate at a production fish farm on the west coast of Scotland. Sediment dwelling fauna, large mobile fauna and sentinel organisms were monitored for potential impacts over a 1 year post-treatment period (23 September 1997 to 23 September 1998). Additionally, sediment and water samples, transplanted blue mussels and captured large fauna were analysed for accumulated emamectin benzoate and its desmethylamino metabolite to investigate the long term environmental fate of emamectin benzoate.

Results from analysis of sediments suggested that limited deposition of emamectin benzoate took place during and up to 1 week post-treatment, and may have continued up to 4 months of post-treatment. This was consistent with the release of the active ingredient from fish excretion and defecation after treatment. Quantifiable amounts of emamectin benzoate were found 10 m from the cages 12 months after treatment. However, clear reduction in overall sediment concentrations indicated that the deposited emamectin was degrading over time. Emamectin benzoate was not detected in water samples during the field trial. Quantifiable concentrations of emamectin benzoate were found in blue mussels deployed up to 100 m from the treatment cages at 1 week post treatment, but found only at 10 m from the cages at 1 month post-treatment. This suggests that while mussels were actively accumulating emamectin benzoate immediately after treatment by 1 month this had largely been depurated.

Macrobenthic faunal analysis indicated that there was no evidence that the occurrence of emamectin benzoate, or its desmethylamino metabolite, in sediments around fish farm cages after treatment had any toxic impacts on organisms in either water column or sediments.