The existence of aspolin and its trimethylamine-<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-oxide demethylating activity in the muscle of freshwater fish

ABSTRACT:   Aspolin is a polyaspartic acid-like protein, which is originally isolated from walleye pollack Theragra chalcogramma muscle as trimethylamine- N -oxide (TMAO) demethylase. Although carp Cyprinus carpio muscle contains a trace amount of the enzyme substrate, TMAO, aspolin can be extracted and purified by acid treatment, successive chromatographies and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and has twice the amount of that in walleye pollack muscle. Carp aspolin showed a low enzymatic activity in the presence of Fe²⁺ and reductants, and its Km value (100 mM) to TMAO was extremely high. It was a thermostable protein and had an unfolded conformation. The amino acid sequence of carp aspolin 1 deduced from cDNA revealed that it contained a long Asp polymer, an uninterrupted stretch of 138 Asp residues, followed by four amino acid residues, His-Glu-Glu-Leu, in C-terminus. The chain length was shorter by 42 Asp residues than that of its walleye pollack counterpart.     

Comparative study on thermal denaturation modes of myosin in walleye pollack and carp myofibrils as affected by salt concentration

ABSTRACT:   The effect of salt concentration on the thermal denaturation profile of myosin in walleye pollack and carp myofibrils was compared by studying the subfragment-1 (S-1) and rod denaturation rates upon heating. Species-specific denaturation mode observed at 0.1 M KCl was no longer detected when samples were heated above 0.5 M KCl, where S-1 and rod denaturation rates were identical to each other. As the heating of the chymotryptic digest of myofibril formed practically no rod aggregates, S-1 denaturation in a form of myosin was the rate limiting step for rod aggregate formation. As the aggregate formation by rod was remarkably suppressed by lowering the temperature, the free movement of myosin tail upon heating was suggested to play an important role in the rod aggregate formation in a high salt medium.     

Standardized catch and survival rates,and effect of a ban on shark retention,Palau pelagic longline fishery

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Effects of fishing practice changes on pelagic shark longline captures in the Gulf of Gabes,Tunisia

1. In order to increase their catches, longliners targeting sharks in the Gulf of Gabes, Tunisia, have increased the number of hooks per basket and have included new bait types instead of mackerel (Scomber scombrus). This paper reports the effects of these changes on catch composition, catch rates, size distribution, life‐stage captures, and mortality at haulback.
2. Data from 48 and 96 longline sets, carried out during the shark fishing seasons of 2007 and 2008, with two hooks per basket, and 2016 and 2017, with five hooks per basket, respectively, were examined to assess the effect of gear change. Moreover, the effects of bait types were inspected based on 33 fishing sets using whole mackerel, 19 using salema (Sarpa salpa) halves, and 27 using pieces of stingray (Dasyatis spp.), sampled during 2016 and 2017.
3. The species composition indicated that longliners expand the vertical distribution of their hooks to operate from the surface to the bottom. The catches with both longline designs were dominated by sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus). Despite gear changes, the catch rate of C. plumbeus decreased by 42.21%, suggesting population decline. The size composition indicated a shift towards larger specimens, mainly adult females, which could jeopardize the shark population. Moreover, the mortality of the main species at haulback seems to be affected by the design of the longline.
4. The bait used, mainly pieces of stingray, significantly increased the catch rate of sandbar shark, which suggests a greater attractiveness of the new bait; however, fish size and mortality rates at haulback were unchanged in response to bait variation.
5. The fishery operates in shark nursery grounds, which exposes these fish (principally C. plumbeus) to considerable exploitation pressure. The new fishing practices intensified the pressure and thus the risk of a rapid depletion of populations. To preserve the shark species in the area, the use of new gear and attractive bait should be banned.

     

大鹏澳不同区域尿素浓度与浮游植物脲酶活性的研究

2014 年8 月对大鹏澳的核电温排区、人工鱼礁区和水产养殖区, 以及连接大鹏澳的南涌河口、龙岐河口和王母河口等6 个区域的尿素浓度( 以氮浓度表示, Urea-N) 和浮游植物脲酶活性开展调查研究, 结合其他环境因子, 对比分析不同区域的尿素分布特征及其与脲酶活性的相关性。结果表明, 夏季大鹏澳湾内和河口Urea-N 浓度相差较大, 范围分别为0.28～1.21 molL-1和0.38～3.50 molL-1 , 相当于溶解无机氮( DIN) 的6.30%～24.31% 和3.13%～6.77%, 氮源以DIN为主。龙岐河口和王母河口的尿素浓度最高, 养殖区次之。湾内和河口的脲酶活性( 以NH4+ -N表示) 范围分别为0.61～1.03 mol( Lh) -1和0.82~1.07 mol( Lh) -1 , 其活性除了与尿素浓度呈正相关外, 还受无机营养盐和浮游植物量的影响。在氮、磷没有限制的鱼礁区、养殖区和南涌河口, 叶绿素a( Chl-a) 浓度高可促进脲酶的诱导调节。尿素为养殖区的重要氮源, 脲酶活性与Chl-a 呈极显著正相关。温排区、龙岐河口和王母河口存在磷限制, 抑制脲酶的诱导调节。     

The effects of climate variability on zooplankton and basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus) relative abundance off southwest Britain

At small spatial scales basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus) forage selectively on zooplankton along thermal fronts, but the factors influencing broader scale patterns in their abundance and distribution remain largely unknown. Using long‐term sightings data collected off southwest Britain between 1988 and 2001, we show that the number of basking sharks recorded was highly correlated with abiotic factors, principally sea surface temperature (SST) and the lagged effect of SST in the previous month, but only very weakly to zooplankton density. This suggests that the changes in number of basking sharks recorded over large spatio‐temporal scales are more closely related to the availability of climate‐driven thermal resources than prey availability, whereas the converse is supported by previous studies at local scales. Taken together, these results imply scale‐dependent behavioural responses in basking sharks, with small‐scale foraging movements linked by broad scale responses to temperature variation.     

The importance of environment and life stage on interpretation of silky shark relative abundance indices for the equatorial Pacific Ocean

Recent large fluctuations in an index of relative abundance for the silky shark in the eastern Pacific Ocean have called into question its reliability as a population indicator for management. To investigate whether these fluctuations were driven by environmental forcing rather than true changes in abundance, a Pacific‐wide approach was taken. Data collected by observers aboard purse‐seine vessels fishing in the equatorial Pacific were used to compute standardized trends in relative abundance by region, and where possible, by shark size category as a proxy for life stage. These indices were compared to the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), an index of Pacific Ocean climate variability. Correlation between silky indices and the PDO was found to differ by region and size category. The highest correlations by shark size category were for small (<90 cm total length [TL]) and medium (90–150 cm TL) sharks from the western region of the equatorial eastern Pacific (EP) and from the equatorial western Pacific. This correlation disappeared in the inshore EP. Throughout, correlations with the PDO were generally lower for large silky sharks (>150 cm TL). These results are suggestive of changes in the small and medium silky indices being driven by movement of juvenile silky sharks across the Pacific as the eastern edge of the Indo‐Pacific Warm Pool shifts location with ENSO events. Lower correlation of the PDO with large shark indices may indicate that those indices were less influenced by environmental forcing and therefore potentially less biased with respect to monitoring population trends.     

Accuracy and precision of archival tag data: a multiple-tagging study conducted on a whale shark (Rhincodon typus) in the Indian Ocean

Pop‐up satellite archival tags (PSATs) are now widely used to document the geographic and vertical movements of large pelagic fishes. These instruments record measurements of ambient light, depth and temperature at regular intervals and the light data are used to compute daily estimates of latitude and longitude. Several methods have been developed to improve those estimates, including the application of Kalman filter models and matching sea surface temperatures (SST) from tags with remotely sensed SSTs. Despite their widespread use, few studies have evaluated the accuracy of raw estimates of location from PSATs or quantified the improvements that may result from refinement techniques. To assess the accuracy of raw and refined estimates of locations from PSATs, we attached two PSATs and one Argos satellite‐linked transmitter (SAT tag) to one whale shark (Rhincodon typus) at Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia. The root mean square error (RMSE) in raw estimates of location provided by the PSATs was 5.16° latitude and 2.00° longitude. Estimates were more accurate after processing the data with a Kalman filter (RMSE = 2.97° latitude and 0.78° longitude) and most accurate after processing with a Kalman filter model that integrates SST measurements (RMSE = 1.84° latitude and 0.78° longitude). We also assessed the precision of the PSAT‐derived locations, and depth and temperature measurements by comparing the data from the two PSATs. Our findings support the use of archival tag data to reconstruct the large‐scale movements of marine animals and demonstrate the significant improvements that may result from two refinement techniques.     

Effect of urea and low temperature on the expression and activity of flavin-containing monooxygenase in the liver and gill of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Little is known about the physiological role of flavin containing monooxygenases (FMOs) in teleost fish. Recent studies have indicated induction during saltwater adaptation in several telost species including rainbow trout. A physiological product of FMOs, trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and urea have also been shown to increase in rainbow trout muscle during saltwater adapatation. TMAO counteracts the denaturing effects of urea. In order to evaluate urea as a possible inducer of FMO expression and activity, adult rainbow trout were infused for 48 h with urea/saline solutions at a loading rate of 8 mmol urea/kg/day. To determine whether low temperature had any effect on FMO expression and activity, one group of animals was infused with urea and exposed to low temperature (2–3 °C) for 48 h. Gill FMO-catalyzed thiourea oxygenase activity was significantly induced by low temperature, with twice the activity observed at low temperature (1.116±0.356 nmol/min/mg) compared to urea infusion at 10 °C (0.585±0.282 nmol/min/mg). Low temperature without urea treatment caused a 50% increase in gill FMO activity. In the liver, urea infusion caused an increase in liver FMO activity (from 0.144±0.053 nmol/min/mg to 0.464±0.237 nmol/min/mg), but was unaffected by co-exposure to low temperature (0.523±219 nmol/min/mg). FMO expression and activity correlated with elevated tissue urea levels, but TMAO concentrations were not related. The interactions between urea, temperature and the tissue-specific induction of FMOs indicate FMOs may contribute to other physiological and cellular processes besides osmoregulation. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Effects of feeding rates on growth and production of Nile tilapia, common carp and silver carp polycultured in fertilized ponds

Abstract In an attempt to identify appropriate feeding rates for multispecies of fish raised in fertilized earthen ponds, the present work was conducted over a 19‐week experimental period to establish the growth performance, production and body composition of Nile tilapia, common carp and silver carp fed 0.0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 3.0%, 5.0% biomass and to apparent satiation (treatments). Twelve ponds were stocked with a similar number and weight of each fish species. Two ponds were assigned to each of the treatments, and a 25% protein pelleted fish feed was used to feed fish at the specified rate of feeding. At the end of the experiment, growth, weight gain, survival, yield and body composition of fish groups were affected by the treatments. The economic effectiveness also varied among treatments. The most conspicuous attribute of the feeding rates was its lack of influence on growth (g day^?1), weight gain (g per fish), yield (kg ha^?1) or body composition of silver carp. The results of whole‐body proximate analysis indicated that various feeding rates had either an irregular pattern or no effects on the protein and ash gain per 100 g of fish body weight (bw) gain. The most notable exceptions were significant (P < 0.05) increases in body fat and gross energy gains in Nile tilapia, common carp and silver carp accompanied by decreases in percentages of moisture (but not in silver carp) as feeding rate increased. Among the six different feeding levels, feeding to apparent satiation (feed amount was equivalent to 2.67% of fish bw day^?1) appeared to be optimal, as it significantly (P < 0.05) supported the highest fish production, income and net profit compared with all other treatments except for the 3% feeding level, for which the differences in those measurements were comparable.     

增温水体对鲢、鳙的生长、血液及生理指标的影响

陡河水库纳入电厂热排水后,年均水温升高3℃左右。根据水温及等温线分布情况,将库区划分为增温区、弱增温区、自然水温区三个区域。通过一年的定点网箱监测,结果表明:自然水温区鱼类生长最好,其次为增温区,弱增温区最差。增温不仅改变了鱼类生长,而且鱼类血液及生理指标也发生了改变。     

植酸酶对鲤鱼生长及磷利用率的影响

选用300尾体重为50 g左右的鲤鱼鱼种,随机分为5组:对照组、Ⅰ组、Ⅱ组、Ⅲ组和Ⅳ组。对照组饲喂基础饲料,Ⅰ组饲喂每千克添加1500 U植酸酶的基础饲料,Ⅱ组饲喂每千克添加3000 U植酸酶的基础饲料,Ⅲ组饲喂每千克添加4.5 g Ca(H2PO4)2的基础饲料,Ⅳ组饲喂每千克添加8.9 g Ca(H2PO4)2的基础饲料。结果显示:饲料中添加3000 U/kg和1500 U/kg植酸酶显著地促进了鲤鱼生长,降低了饲料系数,提高了饲料中磷的利用率。与对照组相比,3000 U/kg和1500 U/kg植酸酶组鲤鱼的增重率分别提高61.06%和52.81%,鲤鱼对饲料中磷的表观消化率分别提高65.63%和61.65%,粪磷含量分别下降24.58%和22.88%。本试验表明:植酸酶可以显著地促进鲤鱼的生长和提高磷的利用率。     

不同剂量甘果寡糖对鲤生长和运输的影响

选用初始体重为 180～ 190g的正常健康鲤 10 8尾 ,分成 3组 ,每组 36尾 ,每组设 3个重复。实验用 3种处理 ,即对照组 (基础饵料 )、基础饵料 +30 0× 10 -6甘果寡糖、基础饵料 +6 0 0× 10 -6甘果寡糖 ,在实验 6 0d后每个处理组用 12尾鱼作运输试验 ,运输距离 5 0 0km ,运输时间近 14h。研究结果表明 :在基础饵料中 ,添加寡糖显著地提高生长速度和饵料利用率 (P <0 0 1) ,同时对鲤鱼的耐长途运输能力没有影响     

不同水平的蚯蚓和蚯蚓粪对草鱼消化能力的影响

本研究首次在基础饲料中添加不同浓度的蚯蚓(5%、7.5%、10%)和蚯蚓粪(2%、4%、6%),饲养平均体重(54.03±0.15)g的草鱼100d,研究蚯蚓和蚯蚓粪对草鱼消化能力的影响。结果表明:添加7.5%～10%蚯蚓和6%蚯蚓粪显著提高了草鱼肝胰脏和前肠中胃蛋白酶、胰蛋白酶、淀粉酶和脂肪酶的活性,以添加7.5%蚯蚓效果最好;采用石蜡切片技术观察各试验组草鱼前肠肠道内部结构,结果表明,添加7.5%～10%蚯蚓可显著提高草鱼肠道褶皱高度、宽度和基层厚度。综上所述,在提高草鱼消化能力方面,以饲料中添加7.5%蚯蚓的效果最好。     

池塘和稻田养殖模式对金边鲤和建鲤肌肉品质的影响

分析了稻田和池塘养殖模式下金边鲤和建鲤肌肉营养成分、理化特性和质构特性,并进行营养价值评价,评估金边鲤的肌肉品质,为开发和推广金边鲤稻田养殖提供数据依据。结果显示,稻田金边鲤的粗脂肪、粗灰分和系水力均显著高于池塘金边鲤;稻田建鲤和池塘建鲤的基本营养成分除水分外差异均不显著;稻田金边鲤肌肉的硬度、弹性、咀嚼性显著高于池塘建鲤和稻田建鲤,硬度和恢复性显著高于池塘金边鲤,而内聚性显著低于池塘金边鲤、池塘建鲤和稻田建鲤;测定的17种氨基酸中,4组鱼肉的Lys含量均高于WHO/FAO标准和鸡蛋蛋白标准,稻田金边鲤的∑TAA、∑EAA、∑DAA和∑NEAA均高于池塘建鲤和稻田建鲤,且EAA/TAA比值更接近FAO/WHO要求的40%的标准;稻田和池塘金边鲤的EAAI均超过100分,高于稻田和池塘建鲤(82.31～83.36分);测定出的24种脂肪酸中,稻田金边鲤的∑SFA、∑MUFA和DHA+LA+油酸总量均高于其他3组。研究表明,金边鲤和建鲤鱼肉可作为人体优质的赖氨酸源,稻田金边鲤肌肉比建鲤和池塘金边鲤肌肉更富有嚼劲,其肌肉必需氨基酸、不饱和脂肪酸及高度不饱和脂肪酸含量更高,且组成比例更符合人体需求。稻田养殖金边鲤的肌肉品质优势明显,具有较高的产业开发潜力。     

灭活植物乳杆菌及其代谢物对草鱼生长性能和肠道健康的影响

为了评估不同浓度灭活植物乳杆菌及其代谢物(LPM)对草鱼生长及肠道健康的影响,实验配制4组分别含0 (对照组)、300、600和900 mg/kg植物乳杆菌及其代谢物(LPM)的等氮等能饲料,饲喂草鱼幼鱼[初始体质量(80.47±1.04) g] 6周,结果显示,草鱼增重率和饲料效率在LPM添加量为300 mg/kg时分别较对照组显著提高19.09%和8.57%。LPM添加组肥满度显著低于对照组,且添加量为900 mg/kg时,脏体比较对照组显著降低18.84%。全鱼粗蛋白质含量、饲料蛋白质效率和蛋白质沉积率均在添加量为300 mg/kg达到最大值,分别较对照组显著提高4.40%、11.97%和7.64%。LPM添加组肝胰脏和肠道蛋白酶活性较对照组显著升高。LPM添加量为600 mg/kg时,草鱼肠道的绒毛数量、绒毛长度和绒毛宽度显著高于对照组。饲料中添加LPM对草鱼肠道菌群的多样性无显著影响。LPM添加量为300 mg/kg时,乳杆菌属和梭菌属的细菌丰度较对照组显著升高。嗜水气单胞菌、诺卡氏菌、副溶血性弧菌对LPM极度敏感。血清总胆固醇、高密度脂蛋白胆固醇、低密度脂蛋白胆固醇的含量随...     

罗非鱼混养对广西三江传统稻鲤综合种养系统环境及其菌群多样性的影响

稻田养鱼在广西三江历史悠久,存在养殖密度低、品种单一等问题。本研究通过在广西三江传统稻鲤综合种养系统中混养罗非鱼,研究不同密度混养对系统环境及其菌群多样性的影响。结果表明,金边鲤的生长未受到罗非鱼混养的影响,罗非鱼混养密度为0.6 尾/ m2时,仍未达到系统的最大养殖容量。高通量测序结果表明广西三江传统稻鱼综合种养系统水体中的主要菌群为变形菌门（Proteobacteria）和放线菌门（Actinobacteria）,其次为拟杆菌门（Bacteroidetes）、厚壁菌门（Firmicutes）和蓝菌门（Cyanobacteria）,主要功能为化能异养和有氧化能异养。底泥中的主要菌群为变形菌门和绿弯菌门（Chloroflexi）,其次为酸杆菌门（Acidobacteria）、广古菌门（Euryarchaeota）和蓝菌门,主要功能类群为甲烷生成和化能异养。罗非鱼混养对稻鱼综合种养系统环境及其菌群产生有益的影响,罗非鱼高密度混养组稻田底泥中的总氮和硝酸盐氮含量有所下降,稻田水体中Polynucleobacter等水质良好的指示物种相对丰度增加。本研究为在广西三江地区科学推广稻田金边鲤——罗非鱼混养模式提供研究基础。     

Effects of pimozide and LHRH-Aa on carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) oocyte maturation and ovulationin vivo

Effects of pimozide (Pim) and [(D-Ala⁶, Pro⁹-NEt) LHRH] (LRH-Aa) on common carp oocytes maturation and ovulationin vivo under laboratory and commercial fisheries farm conditions were investigated.Although injections of Pim and LRH-Aa at the doses of 10 mg and 50 µg/kg body weight respectively, did not increase mGtH levels (66.7–155.8 mg/ml) as much as injections of carp pituitary extract (chh) (382.1 ng/ml), induced GtH levels were high enough to induce ovulation. Changes in the ovary caused by Pim and LRH-Aa were similar to those induced by chh, and Pim injected together with LRH-Aa in a single injection gave the same results concerning ovulation induction as when they were applied separately at 6h interval.