Fatty Acid Composition of U.S. West Coast Albacore Tuna (Thunnus alalunga) and the Effects of Canning and Short-Term Storage

ABSTRACT

Changes in the fatty acid composition of 13 bled and blast-frozen U.S. West Coast albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) were determined following custom-canning and 5 weeks of canned storage. In accordance with typical custom-canning procedures, no additional packing materials were used, and the product did not undergo a precooking step. Raw albacore tuna was found to be rich in n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), with an average of 9.1% (% wt of total fatty acids) EPA and 33.8% DHA. Canning and short-term storage did not cause major fluctuations in the fatty acid profiles of the albacore tuna, with no significant changes in the total fractions of saturated fatty acids (30–31%), monounsaturated fatty acids (19%), PUFAs (50%), or n-3 PUFAs (46–47%). On a tissue weight basis, U.S. West Coast albacore tuna was found to contain high levels of total n-3 PUFAs, with 3.3 g/100 g tissue in raw tuna and 4.0–4.1 g/100 g tissue in products that were canned and stored for 5 weeks.     

金枪鱼延绳钓钓具的最适浸泡时间

根据2010年10月—2011年1月金枪鱼延绳钓海上调查数据,分两种起绳方式,建立每次作业每一根支绳的浸泡时间计算模型。将钓具的浸泡时间以1 h为间隔分别统计每个区间的支绳数量及大眼金枪鱼(Thunnus obesus)、黄鳍金枪鱼(Thunnus albacores)的渔获尾数,并计算其钓获率(CPUE)。结果表明:1)大眼金枪鱼和黄鳍金枪鱼的CPUE都随浸泡时间的增加呈现先增后减的趋势,这是由于饵料的诱引效果变化及渔获的丢失引起的;2)二次曲线可拟合浸泡时间与大眼金枪鱼和黄鳍金枪鱼CPUE的关系;3)大眼金枪鱼和黄鳍金枪鱼CPUE最高的浸泡时间分别为9.9 h和10.1 h。建议:1)今后在金枪鱼延绳钓作业中,保证每一根支绳在水中的浸泡时间为9.5~10.5 h,以提高捕捞效率并减少副渔获物;2)可把延绳钓钓具的浸泡时间作为有效捕捞努力量,并用于CPUE的标准化。研究结果可用于提高捕捞效率并减少副渔获物的技术方案制订,并为渔业生产和CPUE的标准化提供科学参考。     

Comparison of the behavior of skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis), yellowfin (Thunnus albacares) and bigeye (T. obesus) tuna associated with drifting FADs in the equatorial central Pacific Ocean

We evaluated the behavior of skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis), yellowfin (Thunnus albacares) and bigeye tuna (T. obesus) associated with drifting fish aggregating devices (FADs) in the equatorial central Pacific Ocean. A total of 30 skipjack [34.5–65.0 cm in fork length (FL)], 43 yellowfin (31.6–93.5 cm FL) and 32 bigeye tuna (33.5–85.5 cm FL) were tagged with coded transmitters and released near two drifting FADs. At one of the two FADs, we successfully monitored the behavior of all three species simultaneously. Several individuals remained around the same FAD for 10 or more days. Occasional excursions from the FAD were observed for all three species, some of which occurred concurrently for multiple individuals. The detection rate was higher during the daytime than the nighttime for all the species, and the detection rate for bigeye tuna was higher than for yellowfin or skipjack tuna. The swimming depth was deeper during the daytime than nighttime for all species. The fish usually remained shallower than 100 m, but occasionally dived to around 150 m or deeper, most often for bigeye and yellowfin tuna during the daytime. The swimming depth for skipjack tuna was shallower than that for bigeye and yellowfin tuna, although the difference was not large, and is probably not sufficient to allow the selective harvest of skipjack and yellowfin tuna by the purse seine fishery. From the detection rate of the signals, bigeye tuna is considered to be more vulnerable to the FAD sets than yellowfin and skipjack tuna.     

发展我国金枪鱼渔业的前景分析

本文以黄鳍金枪鱼、肥壮金枪鱼为例,从管理、资源、技术三方面分析金枪鱼渔业发展前景;并在此基础上,提出了慎重发展我国金枪鱼超低温延绳钓作业的对策和建议。     

Separation of the Taiwanese regular and deep tuna longliners in the Indian Ocean using bigeye tuna catch ratios

ABSTRACT:   Taiwanese longline (LL) fisheries operating in the Indian Ocean usually target albacore tuna (ALB), swordfish (SWO) and yellowfin tuna (YFT) using regular LL. Bigeye tuna (BET), however, is targeted using deep LL. Thus, these two types of LL are considered to be different gears as they target different tuna species. Regular or deep LL fishing is defined by number of hooks per basket (NHB): regular LL if 6 ≤ NHB ≤ 10 and deep LL if 11 ≤ NHB ≤ 20. However, NHB information was available in only some of the recent LL data (1995–1999). This situation had caused problems of biased results in stock analysis in the past. Thus, the objective of our study was to explore an effective method to separate the two types of LL fishing by considering species composition. Some intervals of BET catch ratios were found to be effective in separating the regular and deep LL catches, i.e. 0.0 ≤ BET/(BET + ALB + SWO) ≤ 0.4 and 0.8 ≤ BET/(BET + ALB) ≤ 1.0, respectively. Using these two separators, the LL known data set (1995–1999) (learning data set) was classified. Correct classification occurred in 67.7% of the data, while 23.1% of the data were unclassified (11.9% due to zero catches and 11.2% due to classification into both LL types), and 9.2% were misclassifications. Then, using the methods developed, the LL unknown data set in the historical data (1979–1999) was classified and nominal CPUE values were calculated for four species. The CPUE trends based on this study were likely to be more reliable than those of previous studies.     

金枪鱼延绳钓钓钩和起重机吊钩材料及力学性能研究进展

了解金枪鱼廷绳钓钓钩作业时的受力和应力应变情况,有利于改进钓钩设计和材料选择.本文对有关金枪鱼延绳钓钓钩种类、材料和力学性能,起重机吊钩应力、位移变化、优化设计和检测等国内外相关文献进行整理分析,目前的研究虽取得了一定的成果,但关于钓钩的仿真模拟、钓钩受力分析和优化设计的研究较少.本文建议:(1)参考起重机吊钩材料及力学性能研究的方法,采用有限元软件ANSYS对金枪鱼钓钧建立不同的3D模型,对比得出更好的建模方法;(2)对不同材料钓钩受力产生的拉伸、弯曲、扭转、断裂等变形情况进行模拟分析和实验;(3)分析各种钓钩所能承受的最大拉伸、弯曲、扭转负荷及钓钩最大应力、应变的分布情况;(4)对金枪鱼钓钩的结构进行设计和优化.     

大西洋金枪鱼延绳钓主要渔获种类及其分布

根据收集的有关文献和海上调查资料，分析了大西洋金枪鱼延绳钓生产的主要渔获品种的生物学特性、捕捞生产情况及管理措施等。此外，还根据FAO建立的金枪鱼生产数据库，采用GIS软件制作了大西洋金枪鱼延绳钓主要渔获种类捕捞产量的地理空间分布图。并分析了其资源的空间分布特征。     

Considerations of stock structure of yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) in the Indian Ocean based on fishery data

Yellowfin stock structure in the Indian Ocean was studied by using industrial tuna longline fishery data. Three types of test variables were used to detect stock structure, i.e., CPUE, age-specific CPUE, and coefficient of variation for size. Time-series data of test variables were compiled for six sub-areas that were arranged by dividing the whole region systematically along longitude lines every 20 degrees. Then time-series data were smoothed by moving averages, and regressed by simple models. Patterns of time-series trends were graphically and statistically compared to classify homogeneous sub-area groups. Two assumptions were (a) that homogeneous stocks exist longitudinally and overlap in adjacent waters, and (b) that test variables within homogeneous sub-area groups are equally affected, and hence patterns of the time-series trends are similar. After graphical screening for significant sub-area groups, analysis of covariance was applied to test homogeneity of regression parameters representing patterns of the time-series trends. By classifying homogeneous sub-area groups, stock structures were determined at the P <0.05 and P <0.50 levels. The P<0.50 level was recognized as a useful criterion for ‘weak’ test variables since masked or vague structures at the P <0.05 level were likely cleared at this level in many cases. Results of this study and past stock structure studies were reviewed and compared. It was concluded that there are two major and two minor stocks of yellowfin tuna. The two major stocks (the western and the eastern) are located at 40^o-90^oE and 70^o-130^oE respectively. The minor stocks are the far western and the far eastern stocks (the latter possibly being a part of the Pacific stock), which are located westward of 40^oE and eastward of 110^oE respectively. Neighboring stocks are intermingled in adjacent waters.     

中西太平洋鲣鱼丰度的时空分布及其与表温的关系

中西太平洋是全球金枪鱼围网的主要海域,鲣鱼(Katsuwonus pelamis)是金枪鱼围网的主要作业对象。本研究利用1983～2007年中西太平洋金枪鱼围网渔获物数据,结合海洋表层温度(SST)数据,分析中西太平洋鲣鱼资源丰度在时间序列和空间位置上的分布规律。研究表明,1983～2002年,各年平均CPUE在时间序列上呈一定的上升趋势,1983～2002年,平均SST在一定范围内上下波动,平均CPUE和平均SST无显著相关性;2003～2007年,平均CPUE和平均SST均呈较大幅度上升,两者呈显著相关。从空间位置分析,鲣鱼资源量集中出现在SST为28～30℃之间的海域,在5°N和10°S附近海域CPUE反映的总体资源量较高,而在0°和5°S的资源量较低。鲣鱼资源量较大区域分布在冷暖水团交汇处。     

金枪鱼加工保鲜技术研究

研究了延绳钓所捕金枪鱼的加工和保鲜技术，提出了杀鱼、放血、去脏、冲洗、冷却及鱼货保鲜的一系列技术措施。     

Effect of taurine enrichment in rotifer (Brachionus sp.) on growth of larvae of Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis (Temminck & Schlegel) and yellowfin tuna T. albacares (Temminck & Schlegel)

To investigate the dietary effect of taurine on the larval stage of tuna species, Pacific bluefin tuna (PBF) and yellowfin tuna (YFT), larvae were reared until 16 days after hatching (dAH) and 14 dAH, respectively, and replicate samples were fed either non‐taurine‐enriched rotifers (T‐0) or rotifers enriched with 800 mg taurine L^?1 (T‐800). Most PBF and YFT larvae were at the preflexion stage until 7 and 8 dAH, and there were no differences in the growth performance and total protein content of larvae between the T‐0 and T‐800 groups (t‐test; P > 0.05). Thereafter, however, for larvae of both species, these parameters in the T‐800 group significantly increased with enhanced notochord development compared to those in T‐0 group (t‐test; P < 0.05). Except for the RNA content in PBF larvae, there were no significant differences in changes of DNA and RNA content with larval growth between the T‐0 and T‐800 groups, but both PBF and YFT larvae showed increased protein DNA^?1 and protein RNA^?1 ratios in the T‐800 group compared to the T‐0 group after notochord flexion. This indicates that taurine is an important nutrient for the rapid growth of early stage PBF and YFT larvae, and we conclude that the growth improvement of PBF and YFT larvae by dietary taurine supplementation is due to the increase in protein synthesis efficiency after notochord flexion.     

Effect of Acidification with Encapsulated Lactate on Microbiological,Textural and Sensory Properties of Cooked,Comminuted Fish Loaves

A standard formulation for cooked, comminuted fish loaf was supplemented with encapsulated lactate (melting temperature =60ºC) to assess the usefulness of this additive for shelf-life extension. Slices of standard (pH= 6.45) and acidified (pH =4.86) loaf were packaged in air and under vacuum, stored at 4ºC and subjected to bacteriological analysis (total mesophilic and psychrotrophic plate counts, enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae and lactic acid bacteria) at weekly intervals. Texture profile analysis and sensory evaluation were also performed to determine the effect of acidification on the physico-chemical properties of the loaves. Use of encapsulated lactate in the formulation doubled the shelf-life from 2 to 4 weeks, due in part to strong inhibition of the Enterobacteriaceae. Texture profile analysis revealed that acidified fish loaf was softer and less rigid than the standard product. Cohesiveness scores determined by sensory evaluation confirmed this change in texture. Panelists also recorded undesirable increases in juiciness, saltiness and acidity at the level of use employed in these studies.     

回声探测浮标在金枪鱼围网渔业中的应用

【背景】回声探测浮标能够为金枪鱼围网渔业远程持续地提供漂流人工集鱼装置（DFADs）的精确地理定位以及金枪鱼集群生物量的估计，有效减少围网船队搜索鱼群所产生的“碳足迹”和船队运营成本，从而提高船队的成功捕获率。除了在商业中的应用外，回声探测浮标有潜力作为观察远洋生物多样性的科学平台，为科学研究提供描述远洋鱼类活动模式的数据来源。【内容】本文介绍了DFADs的定义、类型和结构、生态影响及相关管理措施，以及回声探测浮标的发展沿革、种类和数据结构，并重点从金枪鱼随附鱼群生物量评估、鱼群随附行为和DFADs生态影响评估方面回顾了回声探测浮标在金枪鱼围网渔业中的应用。【总结展望】本文展望了回声探测浮标今后在技术上支持降低非目标物种和目标物种幼鱼死亡率的发展趋势，并从渔业资源可持续管理和海洋生物多样性保护方面讨论了利用浮标观测数据结合渔业数据进行资源评估，以及探究气候变化和人类活动对海洋生态生态系统影响的巨大潜力。     

Biotransformation of tuna waste by co-fermentation into an aquafeed ingredient

Dried skipjack tuna ( Katsuwonus pelamis) waste (red meat, gills, viscera, fins, etc.) were mixed with 25% wheat flour and inoculated with a starter culture of Lactobacillus plantarum National Collection of Industrial Microorganisms (NCIM) 2912 (10⁸–10⁹ cells mL⁻¹) and Bacillus licheniformis MTCC 6824 (10⁷–10⁸ cells mL⁻¹). Changes in the nutritional quality (crude protein, crude fat, crude ash, crude fibre and nitrogen-free extract and aminoacids) were monitored during a fermentation period of 14 days. The proximate analysis showed significant changes in the composition of L. plantarum -fermented tuna (LPFT) and B. licheniformis -fermented tuna (BLFT) from the unfermented raw materials. Fermentation of tuna waste has resulted in a significant ( P <0.05) increase in the protein content of tuna waste between days 6 and 12. All the amino acid contents in BLFT increased during fermentation, whereas, in LPFT the levels of serine, histidine, tyrosine, methionine, cystine and phenylalanine contents were decreased. A marginal increase in calcium and phosphorus levels was recorded in the fermented products. The results of the study suggest that LPFT or BLFT can be used as a novel aquafeed ingredient for different fish species.