Influences of dissolved oxygen on juvenile largemouth bass foraging behaviour

Summer stratification often leads to large areas of hypolimnetic hypoxia in lakes and reservoirs. These areas of hypoxia alter fish behaviours and distributions as well as restrict access to valuable prey resources, yet few studies have examined foraging behaviour of fish in response to low dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations. We observed foraging behaviour of juvenile largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, in response to varying DO concentrations in tanks that simulated a stratified lake water column during the summer: 28°C oxygenated epilimnion, 15°C deoxygenated hypolimnion. Compared with saturated concentrations (8.0–9.0 mg/L), hypolimnetic oxygen concentrations of 3.0 mg/L and 1.5 mg/L resulted in a drastic decrease in prey consumption, handling efficiency and time spent below the thermocline mainly due to avoidance behaviour of hypoxic conditions. However, we found at high hypolimnetic prey densities, individual fish were more willing to venture into reduced oxygen concentrations. Several unique behaviours including transporting prey above the oxycline for consumption, aquatic surface respiration and gill flaring were employed by largemouth bass foraging in low oxygen environments. Reduced hypolimnetic oxygen concentrations may influence and alter feeding strategies, especially for fish that rely on benthic prey resources.     

Seasonal spatial distribution of juvenile lake sturgeon in Muskegon Lake,Michigan, USA

We examined seasonal spatial distribution and diel movements of juvenile lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens in Muskegon Lake, Michigan (a protected, drowned river mouth lake that links the Muskegon River to Lake Michigan). We surgically implanted ultrasonic tags in 20 juveniles (age 1–7) captured in gill nets to track their locations during August–December 2008/2009 and September 2010–October 2011. Most juveniles were observed ≤1.5 km from the mouth of the Muskegon River in Muskegon Lake at a mean depth of 7.5 m (SE = 1.3 m) during summer. In fall, juveniles moved away from the river mouth to the deepest part of Muskegon Lake and were observed at a mean depth of 15.8 m (SE = 1.3 m) during winter. The shift in spatial distribution coincided with fall turnover (i.e., loss of thermal stratification) and with changes in dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations in the hypolimnion. During summer, DO concentrations in the hypolimnion were typically <4 mg·l^?1 in the deepest part of Muskegon Lake and DO concentrations at locations of tagged lake sturgeon were >7 mg·l^?1 in 94% of instances. Tracking in 2009 revealed no significant change in depth distribution or movement over the diel cycle. We only observed two tagged juveniles immigrating to Lake Michigan, suggesting that juveniles use Muskegon Lake for multiple years. Our results suggest that: (i) Muskegon Lake serves as an important nursery habitat for juvenile lake sturgeon that hatched in the Muskegon River before they enter Lake Michigan and (ii) seasonal changes in DO concentration in the hypolimnion likely affect the spatial distribution of juveniles in Muskegon Lake.     

底部微孔增氧管布设距离和增氧时间对刺参养殖池塘溶氧的影响

为明确刺参养殖池塘中微孔增氧的效果以及增氧管的布设间距、增氧时间对水体溶氧的影响,研究测定了在夏季刺参养殖池塘一个增氧周期内(每天23:00—7:00增氧8 h,7 d一个周期)水体中溶氧(DO)、亚硝酸盐氮(NO_2~--N)、COD的变化。结果显示:连续充气增氧的8 h内DO持续增加,增氧2 h上升速率缓慢,增氧2~6 h上升速率迅速提高,增氧6~8 h上升速率下降,连续充气8 h能够显著改变夜间溶氧降低现象;增氧7 d时间内,NO_2~--N和COD持续下降,分别由0.025 mg/L下降到0.014 mg/L、18.46 mg/L下降到14.15 mg/L。对充氧管道不同距离处DO的测定结果表明,距离增氧管1~2 m处DO较高,3~4 m处缓慢下降,与1~2 m处差异不显著(P0.05),DO保持在5.22 mg/L左右,距离5 m以上时DO下降速度较快,与1~2 m处差异显著(P0.05)。研究表明:微孔增氧可以明显增加水体DO,减少COD、NO_2~--N;微孔增氧机充氧时间6~8 h效果较好;微孔增氧管之间的布设距离在6~8 m可以实现高效增氧。     

一种大水体太阳能自动增氧装置的研发与试验

研发一种大水体太阳能自动增氧装置,为大水体的缺氧、水体污染提供一种解决方法。太阳能自动增氧装置由太阳能光伏发电系统、检测与智能增氧系统、自动化驱动系统组成。光伏发电系统充分利用太阳能资源,解决了电能消耗问题;检测与智能增氧系统实现了增氧过程中氧溶解浓度检测和智能感应运行;自动化驱动系统通过智能感应信号和电子差速控制系统实现增氧机原地转向、转弯和直行3种运动模式的移动,增加了增氧面积。使用太阳能自动增氧装置增氧试验表明,80 min内1 m水深处溶氧量增加0.79 mg/L,2 m水深处溶氧量增加0.78 mg/L,3m水深处溶氧量增加0.77 mg/L,4 m水深处溶氧量增加0.78 mg/L;改善水质试验表明能有有效提高水体溶氧,降低氮磷含量;养殖试验表明,增加鲤产量35.3%、鲢鳙产量31.2%。     

Modeling industry-wide sediment oxygen demand and estimation of the contribution of sediment to total respiration in commercial channel catfish ponds

Data collected from 45 commercial channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, ponds were used to develop empirical models predicting sediment oxygen demand (SOD). Seven acceptable models were combined with a Monte-Carlo sampling distribution to predict industry-wide sediment oxygen demand (SOD_i). The SOD_i values obtained from the best equation were used in simulations to assess the effect of diurnally varying water column dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations on SOD and the effect of pond water depth on the contribution of SOD to overall pond respiration. Estimated SOD_i ranged from 62 to 962 mg m⁻² h⁻¹, with a mean of 478 mg m⁻² h⁻¹. There was a 95% probability of mean SOD_i being ≥700 mg m⁻² h⁻¹. The effects of diurnal variation in DO concentration in the water column on expression of SOD was modeled by combining maximum SOD_i, an empirical relationship between DO and SOD, and simulated pond DO concentrations. At DO concentrations >15 mg l⁻¹, diel SOD in catfish ponds exceeded 20 g O₂ m⁻² day⁻¹. But when average diel DO was <4 mg l⁻¹ and the range of DO concentration was 6–8 mg l⁻¹, SOD decreased to 13 g O₂ m⁻² day⁻¹ because DO availability limited the full expression of potential SOD. Respiration totals for sediment (average SOD_i), plankton, and fish respiration were calculated for pond water depths ranging from 0.25 to 4 m. Although whole-pond respiration increases as pond depth increases, the proportion of total respiration represented by sediment decreased from 48 to 10% by increasing water depth over this range. The results of these studies show that SOD is a major component of total pond respiration and that certain management practices can affect the impact of SOD on pond oxygen budgets. Mixing ponds during daylight hours, either mechanically or by orienting ponds for maximum wind fetch, will increase oxygen supply to sediments, thereby allowing maximum expression of SOD and maximum mineralization of sediment organic matter. Given a mixed condition caused by wind or other artificial means, the construction of deeper ponds increases the total mass of DO available for all respiration, causing nighttime DO concentrations to decline at a slower rate, reducing the need for supplemental aeration. Because a pond’s water volume decreases over time from sediment accumulation, annual aeration costs will increase with pond age. Constructing ponds with greater initial depth will therefore reduce long-term cost of aeration, allow more flexible management of pond water budget, and reduce the long-term expense associated with pond reconstruction.     

家鱼池塘底泥耗氧率与理化因子的相关性分析

采用原位底泥耗氧测定法,研究了10口家鱼鱼池底泥耗氧率与底部水体理化因子(溶氧、温度、pH值、氧化还原电位)和底泥有机质含量及深度的相关关系。结果显示:池塘平均底泥耗氧率(SOD)为0.91 g/(m2.d),变动范围为0.76～1.09 g/(m2.d)。双变量相关性分析表明,底泥耗氧率与池塘底部水体理化指标的相关性均达到极显著水平(P<0.01),与溶氧相关性最高(Pearson相关系数为0.779),其次是温度、pH值和氧化还原电位,相关系数分别为0.587、0.557和-0.421;底泥耗氧率与底泥深度相关性达到显著水平(P<0.05)。偏相关分析结果表明,底泥耗氧率与溶氧和温度呈极显著相关(P<0.01),与其它因素均未达到显著水平。影响底泥耗氧率最重要的环境因子是溶氧,其次是温度。利用BP神经网络分析影响SOD的理化因子,以溶氧、温度和底泥深度为BP神经网络模型的输入变量建立BP神经网络模型对SOD进行预测分析,BP神经网络模型训练和测试相关系数分别为0.911和0.879,平均相对误差分别为11.6%和10.4%,预测值与真实值偏差较小,拟合度较高,可有效预测池塘底泥耗氧率。     

深型水库溶解氧分层规律及其机制探究——以万安水库为例

溶解氧（DO）是衡量生态状况的重要指标,对生态系统的平衡至关重要。为探究深型水库DO分层的规律及其影响机制,于2022年监测了九龙江万安水库的理化指标及营养元素的垂向分布,并分析库区的DO分层规律及影响因素。结果表明：2月属万安水库混合期,呈贫营养状态,DO垂向平均浓度高达6.70 mg/L,DO变化受浮游植物分布及“翻库”影响;5月属热分层形成期,处中营养状态,水体在内源产氧减少和原位DO消耗驱动作用下出现温跃层溶解氧极小值,36 m以下水体处于缺氧状态;8月为热分层稳定期,处中度富营养化,表层DO最大浓度达12.00 mg/L以上,在35 m深度出现DO极大值,水体热分层阻碍DO补充、内源产氧减弱是造成热分层稳定期水体上层大范围缺氧的主要原因;10月为热分层消退期,呈中营养状态,DO垂向平均浓度仅为0.77 mg/L,水深2.79 m以下水层皆处于缺氧状态。热分层时期DO垂向变化受到水体热分层、营养水平、污染状态及浮游植物生长分布等因素的影响,热分层从物理角度影响DO分层,营养水平及污染状态可以影响DO的产耗机制,而库区水体浊度通过影响浮游植物的垂向分布进而对DO浓度产生影响。本研究探明了水层缺氧及变温层DO极小值等现象出现的原因,深入探讨了DO变化规律与营养元素生物地球化学循环间的关系,为维护库区水生态健康提供科学依据。     

Influence of environmental temperature and water oxygen concentration on gas diffusion distance in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax, L.)

Gas diffusion distance (GDD) of sea bass was measured in fish bred under farm conditions, at different dissolved oxygen concentrations (DO): normoxia condition (80–100% of the saturation value) and `mild' hyperoxia condition (120–130% of the saturation value). Measures were carried out two times in a year (beginning of summer and autumn) in order to evaluate the effect of water temperature on GDD at the two different dissolved oxygen concentrations. There was a significant influence of both dissolved oxygen concentration (p 0.001) and environmental temperature (p 0.001) on GDD. In summertime it was 1.75 m and 2.31 m for fish reared under normoxia and hyperoxia, respectively, and in autumn 2.51 m and 2.96 m for fish reared under normoxia and hyperoxia, respectively. When DO was reduced at the higher temperatures, GDD decreased as well. Results lead to the conclusion that GDD increased with the increasing of DO, both due to reduced water temperature and to the mild oxygen hypersaturation following application of pure oxygen. The advantage for fish may be found in the compromise between maximising O<sub>2</sub> diffusion at the gills and ions/water intake/loss, known as `osmoregulatory compromise'.     

加压溶气气浮技术用于净化养殖水体的研究

采用一套自主开发研制的加压溶气气浮装置,对养殖水体中的微颗粒进行净化。选取液位高度、液体流量、溶气压力进行单因子试验和正交试验,单因子试验结果表明,液位0.8 m具有浊度去除的最佳效果;液位1.0 m对浊度去除率和pH的增加率的影响较显著;液体流量为400~600 L/h时,浊度去除率最大;液体流量为200~400 L/h时,溶解氧和pH增加率最大;溶气压力为0.5 MPa时,浊度的去除率达到了最大值的72%,同时,pH的增加率也达到了最大值,溶气压力为0.4 MPa时,溶解氧的增加率达到了最大值;通过正交试验得到三因素的最优组合为:液位高度1.0 m、液体流量200~400 L/h、溶气压力0.4 MPa。     

浅水湖泊溶存甲烷浓度（dCH4）对气温升高及季节变化响应特征

揭示温度升高对浅水湖泊中溶存甲烷（CH4）浓度的影响,可为全球碳评估提供重要的理论支撑,为更好地应对气候变化对浅水湖泊碳排放的影响提供数据支持。采集梁子湖表层沉积物和湖水,并置于塑料水缸（沉积物厚度为10 cm,注入深度为1 m的湖水）,设置比周围环境温度升高3.5℃的升温组(W)和不进行温度设置的控制组(C),每组6个平行,2022年1月完成系统设置后放置两个月后开始采样,分别在春季（3、4月）和夏季（7、8月）进行,计算甲烷浓度,同时测量水温（T）、pH、电导率（EC）、溶解氧（DO）、总氮（TN）、总磷（TP）、正磷（PO43-）、氨态氮（NH4+）、硝态氮（NO3-）和亚硝氮（NO2-）、Chl-a、溶解性有机碳（DOC）等参数,并分析甲烷浓度和环境因子的相关关系。结果显示,W组的甲烷浓度与C组之间差异不显著,W组的甲烷浓度总体上低于C组;夏季甲烷的浓度显著高于春季,说明温度是影响甲烷排放的重要因素;Spearman相关性分析和逐步回归分析表明甲烷浓度主要与水温、营养盐含量（TP、PO43-、DOC）、pH、DO和电导率（EC）有关,其中,季节性温度变化是影响水体溶存甲烷浓度的最主要环境因子。     

Occurrence of demersal fishes in relation to near‐bottom oxygen levels within the California Current large marine ecosystem

Various ocean‐climate models driven by increased greenhouse gases and higher temperatures predict a decline in oceanic dissolved oxygen (DO) as a result of greater stratification, reduced ventilation below the thermocline, and decreased solubility at higher temperatures. Since spreading of low oxygen waters is underway and predicted to increase, understanding impacts on higher trophic levels is essential. Within the California Current System, shoaling of the oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) is expected to produce complex changes. Onshore movement of the OMZ could lead to habitat compression for species with higher oxygen requirements while allowing expansion of species tolerant of low bottom DO. As part of annual groundfish surveys, we sampled catch across a range of conditions from the upper to the lower limit of the OMZ and shoreward across the continental shelf of the US west coast. DO ranged from 0.02 to 4.25 mL L^?1 with 642 stations (of 1020 sampled) experiencing hypoxic conditions in 2008–2010. Catch and species richness exhibited significant and positive relationships with near‐bottom oxygen concentration. The probability of occurrence was estimated for four species (spotted ratfish, petrale sole, greenstriped rockfish and Dover sole) using a binomial Generalized Additive Model. The models for each species included terms for position, day of the year, salinity, near‐bottom temperature and the interaction term between depth and near‐bottom DO. Spotted ratfish and petrale sole were sensitive to changes in near‐bottom oxygen, while greenstriped rockfish and Dover sole show no changes in probability of occurrence in relation to changes in oxygen concentration.     

鳜塘水体生态因子的计算机模式识别法应用

应用计算机模式识别技术研究鳜塘水体中溶氧量与九项生态因子间的相互关系。研究表明 ,不同塘或不同时期其生态因子差异较大。在高维空间中 ,高、低溶氧量两类样品点聚集在不同的区域 ,周界清晰、分类十分成功 ,表明池塘水体溶氧量与水中多项生态因子间存在显著规律性。用模式识别优化技术求得维持稳定的高溶氧状态的 9项生态指标值 ,优化生态因子的溶氧预报值大于 8.4mg/L。水体溶氧量与其它九项因子成多元的二次函数关系 ,其模型复相关系数R =0 .97。对测量点溶氧量的回代准确率为 93.9%。     

Factors Affecting Sediment Oxygen Demand in Commercial Channel Catfish Ponds

Sediment oxygen demand (SOD) measured in 45 commercial channel catfish ponds in northwest Mississippi using in situ respirometry ( N = 167) ranged from 63 to 1,038 mg/m² per h. Mean SOD in this study (359 mg/m² per h) was greater than that reported previously for catfish ponds but was similar to SOD in semi-intensive marine shrimp ponds. Nine variables were selected and measured to assess their relative importance in accounting for variation in SOD. Six variables were included in multiple regression models that explained slightly more than half of the variation in SOD. These variables were: dissolved oxygen concentration at the beginning of respirometry incubation:, particulate organic matter concentration in water above the sediment surface: organic carbon concentration at the immediate sediment-water interface (flocculent or F-layer) combined with the upper 2 cm of sediment (S-layer); organic carbon concentration in the mature (M) underlying sediment layer: water temperature: and total depth of accumulated sediment. Sediment oxygen demand was most sensitive to changes in dissolved oxygen concentration in the overlying water, particulate organic matter concentration in the water, and the concentration of organic carbon in the combined flocculent and upper sediment (F+S) layer. Models for SOD in this research predict that the mass of sediment below the upper 2-cm surface layer on average contributes only ∼20% of total SOD. Stratification and normal daily fluctuation of dissolved oxygen concentration in eutrophic culture ponds likely limit expression of sediment oxygen demand. Maintaining aerobic conditions at the sediment-water interface will minimize accumulation of organic matter in pond sediment.     

上覆水类型及流速对养殖池塘底泥耗氧速率的影响

为了探究上覆水类型及流速对养殖池塘底泥耗氧速率(SOD)的影响,在实验室进行6组水池平行实验,实验期为2 d,采用6个装置相同的玻璃缸进行对照实验,分别选取自来水和池塘原水作为上覆水体,在实验过程中利用水泵对上覆水进行循环流动,调节水泵循环流量以得到不同的上覆水流速,并采用2台溶氧仪测定不同实验条件下的上覆水水温和DO浓度,记录每次测量的对应时间点,测量间隔约为30 min。结果表明,当上覆水体为自来水和池塘原水时,在不同的循环流速下,SOD的范围为0.042~0.426 g/(m~2·d)。实验第2天各水池的SOD值较第1天均有一定下降,说明SOD随着水体中DO降低也相应减小,表明SOD与DO浓度有显著相关性。当上覆水处于静止状态时,其类型对SOD值有较大的影响,池塘原水在第1天和第2天的SOD值分别为0.426 g/(m~2·d)和0.297 g/(m~2·d),而自来水在第1天和第2天的SOD值均为0.258 g/(m~2·d),与上覆水体为自来水相比,有机物质含量高的池塘原水在第1天和第2天的SOD值分别高出65.12%和15.12%;当上覆水处于流动状态时,池塘原水的SOD为0.042~0.237 g/(m~2·d),自来水的SOD为0.045~0.252 g/(m~2·d),增幅仅为5.9%~15.0%,表明在此条件下上覆水体类型对实验水池的SOD值影响不显著。SOD与上覆水流速存在一定的相关性,对应最小的SOD值有一个流速较低值。     

凡纳滨对虾幼虾低盐度粗养水体养殖容量的研究

试验设计6个凡纳滨对虾幼虾养殖密度:10、20、30、40、50、60 ind/m2,通过比较60 d养殖周期内的水环境因子、幼虾生长状况与消化酶活性,分析研究凡纳滨对虾幼虾低盐度粗养水体的养殖容量。结果表明:各试验组水质均符合凡纳滨对虾幼虾生长要求,单位水体载虾量主要影响pH、非离子氨氮(NH3-Nm)、溶解氧(DO)等水化指标;不同试验组水体pH、NH3-Nm含量、DO含量、总氮(TN)含量差异极显著(P0.01),浊度、总磷(TP)含量差异显著(P0.05);不同试验组对虾中肠腺蛋白酶活性差异显著(P0.05),表现出单位水体载虾量越高,对虾体内蛋白消化酶活性和氮利用率越低的规律,DO是低盐度粗养水体养殖容量的主要限制因子。综合各项评价指标,得到本试验条件下,凡纳滨对虾幼虾低盐度粗养水体的最佳养殖容量为46.0 g/m3或32.2 g/m2(322 kg/hm2)。     

池塘养殖水体不同水层水质变化研究

为探讨池塘养殖水体时间和空间上的变化特征,在上海市标准化养殖池塘里进行了水质参数监测和分析,研究了池塘上层、中层、下层不同水层的水质变化情况。结果表明:一年中池塘水质呈季节性变化,氨氮均值在9—11月最高,在5月份最低;溶氧均值在9—11月最低,在12月至次年3月最高;pH无明显季节性变化。不同水质参数日变化研究发现,一天中氨氮值在6:00左右最高,在17:00左右最低;溶氧最高值出现在15:00—17:00,最低值在5:00左右;pH在1:00最低,14:00左右最高。养鱼池塘水体有较明显的分层现象,上层、中层、下层不同水层的氨氮、溶氧、pH均有差异。一天中氨氮与溶氧总体呈负相关性(t<0.05),溶氧值升高时氨氮值下降。     

Hypoxic conditions induce centrum defects in red sea bream Pagrus major (Temminck and Schlegel)

A previous study elucidated that an extreme hypoxia during somitogenesis induced the most frequent skeletal malformation centrum defects in red sea bream (RSB), Pagrus major. In this study, details of the hypoxic conditions to induce them in RSB, dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration and exposure time to hypoxia, were investigated. Fertilized eggs were exposed to seawater of six DO concentrations (0%, 10%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% of saturation) for seven different periods (5, 10, 30, 60, 120, 240 and 360 min) during somitogenesis. Somitic disturbances in newly hatched larvae were induced by exposure to 0% and 10% DO concentration for 10 and 120 min and longer respectively. Rearing eggs exposed to hypoxic condition of 10% DO for 240 min for 40 days post‐hatch showed that the location and the frequency of somitic disturbances in larvae and centrum defects in juveniles were significantly correlated (P<0.01). Dissolved oxygen concentration of the interstitial water in the egg high density layer formed at the water surface in a stationary state abruptly decreased to 3.7% within 7 min. Centrum defect induction by exposure of eggs to extreme low DO concentrations for a short period, which is the probable situation in the practical juvenile production, suggests that careful maintenance of DO concentration is important in the incubating water of fertilized eggs during egg sorting and transportation, where eggs are made into a pile and undergo hypoxia, for the prevention of centrum defects.     

水车式增氧机性能试验研究

研究了水车式增氧机在清水试验中的增氧能力、动力效率以及实际养殖池塘试验中上下水层溶解氧变化。结果表明,水车式增氧机对于水深为1 m以内的养殖水体具有良好的增氧和搅拌效果,开启100 min左右,可使距增氧机10 m、水深0.9 m处水体溶氧值从6.5 mg/L左右上升到8.7 mg/L左右,和上层水体溶氧值趋于一致;运转时可形成一股较大的定向水流,对鳗鱼等喜好水流的鱼类较为适合。但水车式增氧机对<1.5 m的底层水体增氧作用较弱。本研究为水车式增氧机池塘养殖的运用提供了有益的借鉴。     

ＥＭ 菌对海参养殖水体理化因子的影响

摘要：利用室内试验与池塘试验相结合的方法,研究了不同浓度的EM菌原液对海参养殖水体理化因子的影响效果。结果表明,EM菌对水体的溶解性固体（TDS）、电导率（cond）无显著影响（p>0.05）;能显著增加水体氧化还原电位（ORP）、DO、透明度（SD）（p<0.05）：其中以Ⅳ组（4*109cfu/m3）效果最好,分别平均增加3.39%（试验箱）和8.38%（试验池）、26.20%（试验箱）和18.58%（试验池）、54.69%（试验池）;pH各试验箱间缓慢下降,但差别不显著（p>0.05）,试验池比对照池平均下降3.94%,均值为7.79,仍在适宜范围内。 关键词：EM菌; 海参养殖; 水体理化因子     

A three-dimensional numerical model for a mariculture nitrogen cycle: case study in Shizugawa Bay, Japan

A numerical model is developed for mariculture management, which consists of: (1) calculation of spatial distribution of PON (particulate organic nitrogen) using simulated current, (2) calculation of spatial distribution of DO (dissolved oxygen), (3) calculation of DON (dissolved organic nitrogen), (4) calculation of spatial distribution of DIN (dissolved inorganic nitrogen), and (5) calculation of the horizontal distribution of accumulated matter which is supplied by deposits from the mariculture of fish. This model is capable of calculating the detailed spatial distribution of PON, DON, DIN and DO by dividing the bay into many grid points. It also takes into consideration the effects of feed and fish in each raft, and the loading of DIN from rivers. The model is applied to Shizugawa Bay, in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The model elucidated the oxygen cycle among ecological compartments. The amount of dissolved oxygen supplied by photosynthesis is much greater than the consumption through respiration by fish and all other conditions for mariculture of fish are favourable in this bay.