Evolution Through Innovation in Aquaculture: A Critical Review of the Greek Mariculture Industry

Marine aquaculture in Greece is a relatively new industry based on the culture of aquatic species such as the Mediterranean sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax), gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata), and Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis). In the early 1980s, the results of research and development were applied to develop pilot semiacademic commercial farms. Such farms were gradually moved to the industrial scale of today, producing some 80,00–120,000 tons of finfish and up to 25,000–35,000 tons of mussels annually. The problems encountered during the adaptation of innovation to the production and management of this blue revolution is critically discussed from the early developmental phases up to the present.     

1999～2005年浙江省海水养殖生物死亡原因分析

近年来,浙江省海水养殖业迅速增长,2003年、2004年海水养殖产量分别比上一年增加7.9%和1.2%,产量分别为9.184×106t和9.294×106t。但是在养殖规模不断扩大,养殖产量不断增加的同时,养殖生物死亡事故也不断发生,根据《中国渔业生态环境状况公报(2004年),》2004年浙江省发生海水     

黄连素对海水病原菌的杀灭效果及药效稳定性

为探讨黄连素对主要海水养殖病原菌的抑菌作用,采用二倍稀释法测定黄连素对迟缓爱德华氏菌、哈维氏弧菌等10种病原菌的最小抑菌质量浓度和最小杀菌质量浓度,并以美人鱼发光杆菌美人鱼亚种为指示菌,研究黄连素在不同温度、存储条件和金属离子影响下的药效稳定性。试验结果显示,黄连素对10种海水养殖病原菌均具有较好的抑菌及杀菌作用,最小抑菌质量浓度为64～256mg/L,最小杀菌质量浓度为256～1024mg/L。其中,黄连素对大菱鲆弧菌和溶藻弧菌抑菌作用最明显,最小抑菌质量浓度为64mg/L;对鳗弧菌、大菱鲆弧菌、迟缓爱德华氏菌、溶藻弧菌、鲨鱼弧菌和轮虫弧菌杀菌作用最强,最小杀菌质量浓度为256mg/L。质量浓度为512mg/L的黄连素溶液分别在20、40、60、80、100、121℃处理下作用30min,对美人鱼发光杆菌美人鱼亚种的杀菌率均超过99%,将20、60、100℃处理的黄连素溶液于室温下避光存储35d,对指示菌的杀菌率依然大于99%,显示其良好的药物稳定性。金属离子的影响试验也证实,水环境中的Na+、Mg²⁺、Ca²⁺、K^+等离子对黄连素的杀菌效果无显著影响。因此,黄连素适宜作为防治水产动物细菌性疾病的临床药物。     

大菱鲆南移网箱养殖试验

本文报道了大菱鲆鱼种南移网箱养殖试验结果,并探讨了其网箱养殖前景。在水温12~22℃,盐度26~28,pH值7.9~8.1条件下,平均体重168g的大菱鲆鱼种经3个多月养殖达到商品鱼规格(平均体重556g),大菱鲆鱼种运输成活率98.3%,养殖成活率95.5%。     

盐生植物碱蓬在富营养化海水养殖尾水修复中的应用研究

海水养殖废水的排放导致了严重的近岸海域生态环境问题。植物修复海水养殖废水颇具优势。为了考察盐地碱蓬(Suaeda sala)由内陆生境转移到海水生境后的生长情况及对海水养殖池塘水体修复的效果,配制了4种不同富营养化程度的水体,采用水培的方法,测定了碱蓬对水体中COD、BOD5、TN、TP的处理效果及植株体内实验前后TP、TN含量的变化。结果显示,随净化时间的延长,TN、TP均呈下降趋势,一周后TN浓度维持在1.5~3.0 mg/L;随着水体中TP、TN浓度的增大,碱蓬的处理效果增加,且实验前后碱蓬植株体内TP、TN的含量也随水体中TP、TN浓度的增大而增加。随着净化时间的延长,不同程度富营养化水体中的COD、BOD5呈明显下降趋势。pH值在不同程度富营养化水体中呈先降后升的趋势,修复1周后,各水体均呈弱碱性。由于盐生植物吸收一定的盐离子维持自身的营养需要,水体盐度表现出下降。实验表明,盐地碱蓬从内陆生境转移到海水生境后不但适应了水生环境,也通过根系吸收、根际微生物等作用方式对水中的氮、磷、COD等产生了良好的去除效果,盐地碱蓬修复海水养殖池塘水体具有良好潜力。     

河北省海水养殖区水质时空变化特征

海水养殖业是河北省水产业重要的支柱产业。为了保护河北省海水养殖区的生态环境,实现海水养殖业可持续发展,根据2000年至2010年监测数据,采用模糊综合评价法和单因子污染指数法对海水养殖区水质的时空变化特征和质量状况进行了研究与评价。结果表明,近年来河北省海水养殖区水质逐步有所好转,其中秦皇岛市、唐山市附近海水养殖区水质基本可以满足养殖用水的要求,黄骅附近海水养殖区水质污染较重,已不能满足养殖用水的要求。河北省海水养殖区水体中主要污染物是磷酸盐( )、无机氮(DIN),其次为铅(Pb)和汞(Hg)。     

海水网箱养殖对近岸环境影响的研究进展

近年来,我国的海水网箱养殖业发展迅猛,已成为我国渔业新兴产业的生力军。海水网箱养殖系统作为一种高密度、高投饵的人工养殖生态系统,其输出的废物,残饵、代谢及排泄废物等是引发环境问题的主要污染源,再加上网箱养殖区布局不合理,通常设在水交换率较低的内湾,当养殖容量超出了海域的环境容量,就会引发一系列生态环境问题[1]。本文就海水网箱养殖对环境污染及防治的研究进展进行综述,并提出今后的重点研究方向。1养殖区水质污染网箱养殖对浅海生态系统的影响主要表现为养殖水域营养负荷增加[2]。一般来说,鲑鳟鱼类的网箱养殖,饲料中总氮的…     

Mariculture of giant clams,Tridacna crocea and T. derasa: Management for maximum profit by smallholders in Solomon Islands

Abstract

The International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) has demonstrated that coastal village communities in Solomon Islands can successfully farm giant clams. The production technology is simple and does not require a large capital investment. The main inputs are clam seed, labour and time. Labour is used for activities such as planting, cleaning, thinning and harvesting. In this paper, a bioeconomic model is used to explore optimal farm management for two species of giant clam fanned for the aquarium and seafood markets. The theoretical basis for this analysis is found in the economic theory of optimal forestry exploitation. Optimal management involves finding the combination of the decision variables and the cycle‐length that maximises a stream of discounted profits. The decision variables considered here are husbandry which relates to cleaning, and the frequency with which thinning is undertaken. The optimal cycle‐length is determined for both a single‐clam harvest and multiple harvests for various management scenarios. The labour requirements for these management scenarios are identified for the multiple‐harvest case and input substitution between optimal combinations of labour and cycle‐length is investigated. Results indicate that profits are maximised for both species when husbandry is excellent and labour usage is most intensive. Thinning is only necessary for seafood clams for which the optimal cycle‐length is longer. Village farmers may not be profit maximisers however, and labour spent on giant‐clam farming takes them away from other activities. Rather than investing more labour and harvesting the clams earlier, a village farmer with other objectives may devote less labour and harvest the clams later, and spend more time on other activities. In general, these results are consistent with extension advice provided to village farmers by ICLARM. Optimal solutions were found to be very stable when incorporated into global optimisation routines and sensitivity analysis of a wide range of parameter values.     

海产品供应链与海水生态养殖的博弈分析

研究不同海产品供应链中各节点行为的选择和博弈关系,分析因此给生态养殖模式推广带来的影响。分析结果表明,在无中间商的供应链中,由于信息不对称,进行生态养殖的养殖户获得的收益比进行普通养殖方式要小,生态养殖无法得到推广。而在有中间商的供应链中,生态养殖模式得到了很好的推广,养殖户的收入也随之增加。可见有中间商的海产品供应链将是未来发展的趋势。     

Survival and Growth of Isolated Polyps of Galaxea fascicularis (Linnaeus 1767) on Six Kinds of Culture Substrates: Implications for Mariculture,Aquarium Culture,and Conservation

Coral aquaculture is viewed as a sustainable method of providing colonies for use in the aquarium trade, pharmacological studies, and coral reef rehabilitation. The production of large, healthy specimens depends on providing conditions that mimic or surpass natural reef environments. Materials with a high degree of variability in physical and chemical properties are utilized as substrates in coral aquaculture, but until fragment–substrate interactions are isolated and independently studied, the possible inhibitory and facilitative effects of each material will remain unclear. To understand potential key roles that substrates can play in coral culture, a comparison was made about the role of various materials on fragment survival and growth. The experiment examined the interactions between isolates of a common scleractinian coral, Galaxea fascicularis, and six commonly used substrates (coral rock, terracotta, polyvinyl chloride, steel, rubber tire, and concrete) and how these affected survival and growth. No differences were observed in the survival, colony size, and polyp production of the resulting microcolonies. The results show that, for G. fascicularis, growth is not affected by substrate type. The results demonstrate the use of a wide variety of materials for the successful aquaculture of scleractinian corals.     

Steroidogenesis during induced oocyte maturation and ovulation in the African catfish,Clarias gariepinus

Changes in ovarian steroidogenesis accompanying oocyte maturation and ovulation were studied in the African catfish,Clarias gariepinus. Laboratory-reared females with postvitellogenic ovaries were treated with pimozide and LHRH-analogue. The plasma gonadotropin levels were determined by means of a homologous radioimmunoassay, the condition of the ovaries was studied by histological examination of the follicles, and the steroidogenetic capacity of the ovaries was analyzed byin vitro incubation of tissue fragments for 3 h with [³H]-pregnenolone and [³H]androstenedione as precursors. Data were collected at regular intervals between 0 and 16 h after pimozide-LHRH analogue administration.Until 4 h after the beginning of the experiments the plasma gonadotropin levels did not rise above 25 ng/ml, the ovaries remained in the stage of postvitellogenesis, and testosterone was the main end product of steroidogenesis. Four hours later the gonadotropin concentration in the blood had risen to more than 150 ng/ml, and the ovaries had entered the stage of germinal vesicle migration. At the same time steroidogenesis shifted towards the production of 17,20-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one, 5-pregnane-3, 17-diol-20-one, 5-pregnane-3,6,17-triol-20-one, 5-pregnane-3,17,20-triol and 5-pregnane-3,6,17,20-tetrol. During the subsequent stage of germinal vesicle breakdown the plasma gonadotropin level remained high, and the synthesis of the C₂₁-steroids showed a further increase. Simultaneously, the production of some C₁₉-steroid glucuronides was enhanced. The preovulation and especially the postovulation stages were accompanied by a gradual decrease in steroidogenic capacity of the ovaries, even though the plasma gonadotropin level remained high. It is concluded that the prematuration surge of gonadotropin influences the activity of enzymes involved in steroidogenesis, leading to a reduced C_17,20-lyase and to an augmented activity of the enzymes 20-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD), 5-reductase, 3-HSD, 6-hydroxylase and UDP-glucuronosyltransferase. During ovulation the activity of all steroidogenic enzymes, including such key enzymes as 3-HSD and 17-hydroxylase, gradually decreases.Not only 17,20-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one, but also the 5-reduced pregnanes may be involved in inducing oocyte maturation and/or ovulation. The very polar triol and tetrol products may function, together with the steroid glucuronides as sex pheromones.A preliminary account of these results was presented at the XIII Conference of European Comparative Endocrinologists, Belgrade, September 7–12, 1986     

海水养殖池塘溶氧平衡的实验研究↑（*）

采用围隔实验法,研究了施肥养殖台湾红罗非鱼（Ｏｒｅｏｃｈｒｏｍｉｓｍｏｓａｍｂｉｃｕｓ×Ｏ．ｎｉｌｏｔｉｃｕｓ）和投饵养殖中国对虾（Ｐｅｎａｅｕｓｃｈｉｎｅｎｓｉｓ）的海水池塘中溶氧的昼夜平衡。测定了浮游植物光合作用产氧量、水柱呼吸耗氧量和底泥呼吸耗氧量;用估测模型计算鱼、虾呼吸耗氧量及用差减法估计大气扩散作用引起的得氧或失氧。结果表明：在海水池塘溶氧的收入中,浮游植物光合作用产氧占９０％以上,大气扩散溶入低于１０％;在海水池塘溶氧的支出中,水呼吸耗率约占６２．４８％,鱼、虾呼吸耗氧约占１８．１８％,底泥呼吸耗氧约占１９．３５％。且施肥鱼池和投饵虾池的溶氧平衡状况不同     

大型藻类在综合海水养殖系统中的生物修复作用

减少水产养殖自身对环境的负面影响是维持水产业持续健康发展的关键所在。大型藻类生物滤器可以有效地吸收、利用养殖环境中多余的营养物质，从而减轻养殖废水对环境的影响，并提高养殖系统的经济输出，被广泛应用于鱼、虾和贝类等的综合养殖系统中，是控制水体富营养化、增进食品安全和对污染水体进行生物修复的有效措施之一。本研究概述了大型藻类生物滤器用于养殖废水生物修复和环境控制的原理、依据、研究现状、修复效果以及应用大型藻类生物滤器产生的效益和存在的问题。     

中国海水养殖种类遗传育种进展与发展趋势

简要介绍了通过全国水产原良种委员会审定的适合在中国推广养殖的海水养殖新品种,回顾了中国海水养殖种类遗传育种取得的新进展,并对今后的发展趋势和特点进行了初步分析.     

基于宏基因组学的中国沿海密集养殖水域秋季底质细菌多样性研究

近年来,随着海水养殖业的迅猛发展,我国沿海水域生态系统遭受了不同程度的污染。选取我国沿海10个典型养殖水域(大连、唐山、蓬莱、连云港、启东、象山、宁德、东山,湛江、陵水),并以美济礁水域作为对照组(无水产养殖活动),采用宏基因组denovo测序方法系统分析了这些水域微生物的多样性,并进行了对比研究。结果发现,我国典型养殖水域微生物多样性与非养殖水域(美济礁)相比差异较大,美济礁水域微生物多样性明显低于各养殖水域;不同的养殖水域之间,微生物的丰度和多样性亦存在较大的差别;厚壁菌门和变形菌门是这些水域丰度最大的门类,其中厚壁菌门中的芽孢杆菌是其优势菌种。研究结果不仅有助于了解中国沿海典型养殖水域微生物的多样性,并可为评估我国海洋生态系统的污染水平提供基础数据。     

Actions of epinephrine on the contractility of fast and slow skeletal muscle fibres in teleosts

Fast and slow muscle fibers were isolated from the myotomes of atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) and sculpin (Myoxocephalus scorpius L.). Epinephrine was found to have no effect on twitch or sub-tetanic contractions in fast muscle fibres. Isoprenaline (10^–6M) had no effect on the contractility of slow muscle fibres. In contrast, epinephrine elicited a dose-dependent decrease in the half-time for twitch relaxation (t_1/2r), and in most cases a decrease in twitch amplitude. The maximum decrease in t_1/2r was around 5–20% of control values (at 10^–6M epinephrine), with a half maximal response at about 30 nmol l^–1. Responses to epinephrine were unaffected by propranolol and reversed by phentolamine, consistent with the stimulation of -adrenoreceptors. 10^–6M epinephrine produced a rise in cAMP levels from 1.8 to 3.1 pmol mg dry wt^–1 in cod slow fibres. However, the cellular mechanism underlying the action of epinephrine is unclear since forskolin, a potent activator of adenylate cyclase activity, where it has been investigated, was found to increase not decrease twitch duration and amplitude. The responses of fast and slow fibres to epinephrine and its antagonists were similar in summer (13°C) and winter acclimatized (5–6°C) sculpin.It is suggested that epinephrine may act to modulate the active state of slow muscle fibres at high cruising speeds and thereby increase swimming performance.     

Steroid hormone secretion by testicular tissue from African catfish,Clarias gariepinus,in primary culture: identification and quantification by gas chromatography — mass spectrometry

With the final aim of identifying the testicular steroids involved in the feedback mechanism of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis, steroid secretion by the testis of African catfish, Clarias gariepinus, was studied in vitro, by means of gas chromatography followed by mass spectrometry. Testicular fragments of sexually mature catfish raised in captivity were incubated in L-15 medium with and without catfish pituitary extract (cfPE). Without adding cfPE, 22 steroids could be identified, amongst which 11β-hydroxyandrostenedione, 11β-hydroxytestosterone, 11-ketotestosterone and 11-ketoandrostenedione were dominating. After incubation in the presence of cfPE, the concentrations of the four 11-oxygenated steroids were increased about 4-fold. The amounts of pregnane derivatives in the incubation medium showed the largest increases in the presence of cfPE. 5β-Pregnane-triol levels, for example, were 60-fold higher than in the medium from control incubations. The secretion of 5α- and 5β-androstanes was also stimulated by cfPE. The stimulation was not equal for all steroids, indicating that cfPE not only stimulates total steroidogenesis by increasing the availability of cholesterol, but also by influencing specific steroid converting enzyme activities. Part of this work was presented at the IV^th International Symposium on the Reproductive Physiology of Fish, 7–12 July 1991, Norwich, U.K.     

福建省海水养殖业产量结构特征与发展趋势

海水养殖业合理的结构与良好的发展趋势有利于促进福建省经济的长远发展。本文基于福建省1983—2012年的海产品产量与海水养殖产量数据,研究了福建省鱼类、虾蟹类、贝类、藻类等海产品和海水养殖产品的产量结构特征,结果表明福建省海水养殖主要以贝类、藻类为主,海洋捕捞主要以鱼类、虾蟹类为主;分析了福建省海水养殖的养殖比、面积、单产等的发展趋势,得出鱼类、虾蟹类增加趋势较大,增产潜力大;针对福建省海水养殖产量结构特征和发展趋势,进行成因分析并提出对策。研究结果可以为渔业部门指导福建省海水养殖业的发展提供参考。     

Effects of hypoxia on blood pressure and heart rate in three marine teleosts

Ventral aortic blood pressure (P_va) and heart rate (HR) responses to rapidly (within 1 min) induced hypoxia (P_WO₂=4−5.3 kPa) were investigated in vivo in three species of marine teleosts (shorthorn sculpin, Myoxo-cephalus scorpius; eel-pout, Zoarces viviparus; and five-bearded rockling, Ciliata mustela). Fish were exposed to hypoxia for 4 min (M.scorpius) or 5 min (Z.viviparus and C.mustela). P_va was unaffected in M.scorpius, decreased in Z.viviparus and increased in C.mustela in response to hypoxia. Untreated M.scorpius and Z. viviparus responded with a characteristic bradycardia during hypoxia, whereas C.mustela developed no bradycardia. Injection of atropine followed by the β-adrenoceptor antagonist sotalol in M.scorpius and Z. viviparus, revealed that both the inhibitory (cholinergic) and the excitatory (adrenergic) influence on the heart increase during hypoxia. The inhibitory influence dominates, resulting in the observed bradycardia.