The possibility of application of agglomerate elastomers (EPP) as media for biological bed in aquaculture

The aim of the study was to determine the possibility of experimental media (agglomerate elastomers EPP) application as biological media bed, which serves the purpose of water purification in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). RAS enables mass‐production of fish in small volume of water in a limited area. This involves the possibility of multiple usage of water during culture. However, for that purpose of maintaining proper physico‐chemical parameters, water purification from products of metabolism, especially toxic nitrogen compounds, is required. One of the simplest and most effective ways to achieve it is combining application of two types of water filtration: mechanical and biological. It is needed to study new media for biological bed with proper filling is able to purify water from toxic nitrogen compounds.     

基于循环水养殖系统的罗非鱼养殖效果分析

为掌握罗非鱼在循环水养殖系统的高密度养殖生产过程中的水质变化情况及生长数据等,以吉富罗非鱼为养殖对象,构建一套集成有竖流沉淀器、转鼓式微滤机、生物移动床、多腔喷淋式纯氧混合器、滴流式脱气滤塔及消毒杀菌装置等高效水处理技术和装备的高密度系统,并使用该系统进行为期3个月的吉富罗非鱼养殖试验。试验研究结果显示:罗非鱼在高密度养殖条件下摄食和生长情况正常,养殖密度从投入时的3.5 kg/m3快速增长至32 kg/m3,饵料系数1.72;循环系统水处理环节水质调控能力显著,处理后的养殖水体水质参数稳定:日换水量维持在5%左右的情况下,温度保持在23~28.0℃,氨氮浓度维持在0.272 mg/L,亚硝酸盐维持在0.067~0.21 mg/L,COD平均为7.15 mg/L,溶解氧浓度平均值为7.40 mg/L。总之,将循环水养殖系统应用在罗非鱼养殖中,是一种可行且高效的方法。     

脂肪和蛋白质营养对工业化养殖大西洋鲑相关代谢酶和生长基因表达的影响

为探究主要脂肪和蛋白质水平对工业化养殖大西洋鲑(Salmo salar)成鱼脂肪相关代谢酶和生长相关基因表达的影响,本实验采用3×2双因素随机实验设计,设置3个脂肪水平:18%、21%、24%(分别以F18、F21、F24表示),2个蛋白质水平:38%、48%(分别以P38、P48表示)。组合为6个实验处理组,每组3个重复,每重复40尾鱼。实验在室内封闭循环水养殖系统中进行,实验鱼初始体重(650.0±45.50)g,实验期56 d。结果表明:(1)工业化养殖实验鱼的脂肪需求较国外深海网箱养殖明显降低,蛋白质需求相近。P48F21组增重率显著最佳,较其他各组提高22.23%~125.86%(P0.05);P48F24组饲料系数显著最低,较其他各组降低16.24%~30.00%(P0.05)。(2)单因素高脂肪显著提高肝体比(P0.05),高蛋白极显著降低肥满度(P0.01);P48F24组肝体比较其他各组显著提高10.92%~28.16%(P0.05),P48F18组肥满度较其他各组显著降低10.24%~12.31%(P0.05);并创新提出了600~900 g大西洋鲑形体营养调控初步方案。(3)单因素高、中脂肪显著提高肝脂肪分解酶(HL、LPL和总酯酶)活力,高蛋白显著提高LPL和总酯酶活力;P48F21和P48F24组饲粮显著提高肝脂肪分解酶活力,其中LPL活力比P38F18组分别提高46.51%、48.84%(P0.05)。实验处理主要对肝脂肪分解酶产生作用,显现了两组优良饲粮改善生长性能的脂肪生理代谢机制。(4)单因素中脂肪极显著增加肌肉和肝IGF-I基因表达量(P0.01);高蛋白极显著增加肌肉GH、IGF-I及肝IGF-I基因表达量(P0.01);GHR基因表达量,随脂肪或蛋白水平升高均有显著下降特征(P0.05)。P48F21和P48F24组试鱼肌肉GH、IGF-I及肝IGF-I基因表达量显著提高(P0.05),肌肉和肝GHR基因表达量显著降低(P0.05)。初步的新发现是,GH和IGF-I与GHR存在相互制约的负相关内在调控关系,以自身控制鱼类生长和生殖活动处于相对稳定和可控状态下。本研究初步确定,P48F21和P48F24组是工业化养殖大西洋鲑成鱼的主要营养素优良组合饲粮,其中以显著降低脂肪水平和饲料成本的P48F21组合饲粮更佳。     

Variations in mucous cell numbers in gills of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) presmolt in commercial freshwater farms in Norway

Fish gills are heavily exposed to the external milieu and may react against irritants with different cellular responses. We describe variations in mucous cell counts in gills from healthy Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) presmolts in five recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) farms and one flow‐through farm. Based on certain criteria, mucous cells were histologically quantified in a defined lamellar region of the gills and the counts were analysed. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was used to investigate epithelial responses. The median number of total mucous cells in the defined region was 59 per fish. Between the farms, the medians varied from 31 to 101 with the lowest in the flow‐through farm. A regression model was fitted with “total mucous cells” as the dependent variable and with “fish length” and “fish farm” as independent variables. The proportion of variation in mucous cell counts explained by the model was twice as high when “fish farm” was included compared to only “fish length.” IHC revealed proliferative responses in coherence with high mucous cell numbers. Conclusively, the variation in mucous cell counts depends on combined farm‐related factors. Establishing a baseline for mucous cell counts is fundamental in the development of high‐throughput monitoring programmes of gill health in farmed fish.     

The effect of high ortho-phosphate water levels on growth,feed intake,nutrient utilization and health status of juvenile turbot (Psetta maxima) reared in intensive recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

In intensive recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) ortho-phosphate (ortho-P) is one of the main accumulating substances, but effects of chronically elevated concentrations on fish health and production performance are still unknown. Therefore 120 juvenile turbot (Psetta maxima) were exposed to ortho-P concentrations of 3 mg/L (control – C), 26 mg/L (low – LP), 52 mg/L (medium – MP) and 82 mg/L (high – HP) for 56 days and fed until satiation with a commercial diet. Health status and feed conversion ratio (FCR) were not significantly affected by treatment (p > 0.05). Specific growth rates (SGR) and daily feed intake (DFI) of C were not considered significantly different from LP, MP and HP treatments, however LP showed significant higher DFI and SGR than HP (p < 0.05). Using non-linear regression between SGR and ortho-P concentrations, 27 mg/L ortho-P was found as the optimum for turbot growth. Although not reflected in blood plasma P levels (p > 0.05) a potential aqueous P uptake might result in metabolic benefits leading to the observed growth enhancement in the LP treatment.In a second experiment 114 juvenile turbot were exposed to ortho-P concentrations of 2 mg/L (C2) and 25 mg/L (LP2) for 63 days and fed until satiation with a low P diet (4.6 g digestible-P/kg diet). Overall production performance was low due to low voluntary feed intake. Whereas the FCR was unaffected by treatment (p > 0.05), significantly higher feed intake and biomass gain were observed for LP2 compared to C2 (p < 0.05). LP2 treatment showed a trend for higher protein retention efficiency and lower whole body lipid content (p < 0.1). The dry matter, ash, Phosphorus, Calcium and protein content in whole body did not significantly vary between treatments (p > 0.05).In conclusion the accumulation of ortho-P in RAS does not negatively affect health of turbot. Elevated ortho-P seems to have slight positive effects on production performance of juvenile turbot. Further research to quantify dietary P requirements for turbot in general, as well as for turbot raised under elevated ortho-P conditions in RAS is strongly required.     

生物膜法SBR（BSBR）在循环养殖水处理中影响因素分析

膜法SBR（sequence batch reactor）是将SBR法与接触氧化法相结合的一种新型生物膜法处理工艺。此研究以总氨氮（TAN）及总氮（TN）的去除反应速度作为考察指标,分析生物膜法SBR（biofilm sequence batch reactor,BSBR）处理水产循环养殖系统水体中影响TAN及TN去除效果的主要因素。其中,pH和碱度对硝化反应有很大的影响,pH控制在6．3以上时TAN处理效果较好。溶解氧（DO）对反硝化反应也有较大的影响,同时考虑到水生生物的生长需求,在此试验系统中进入反应器的水体DO最好能控制在4．5～6．5mg·L^-1。水温保持在20％左右,可以保证有一个较好的脱氮效果。     

A design study on the optimal water refreshment rate in recirculating aquaculture systems

Refreshment (make-up) water is used in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) mainly to purge off-flavors, to add alkalinity and sometimes for temperature control. Alternatively, alkalinity may be added by means of a chemical base and heat may be supplied by a heating system. The objective of this study is to show how the optimal (minimizing cost) mix of the three controls: water, base and heat, can be found for given temperatures and water prices.The optimal solution varies over the temperature space and also depends on the price of water. For conditions at Eilat, Israel (on the Red Sea), using supplementary heating to maintain a constant temperature may become prohibitively expensive. If heating is given up, the remaining choice is between the supply of alkalinity via the refreshment water and adding a base. The supply of alkalinity with the water requires 2.0 m³[water]/kg[feed], much more than the minimum refreshment rate required to purge off-flavors, which is thought to be 0.3 m³[water]/kg[feed]. If the price of water is more than 0.03 USD/m³, the use of sodium bicarbonate for alkalinity control is justified.     

半滑舌鳎的循环水养殖模式及经济效益分析

2009年3月至10月进行了半滑舌鳎(Cynoglossuss semilaevis Guanther)生产性养殖试验,期间对一套循环水养殖系统的水处理效果及半滑舌鳎养殖模式进行了深入的研究。养殖水体经系统处理后,养殖池内水温18～21℃,pH 7.0～8.0,DO≥6.6 mg/L,养殖池进水氨氮0.017～0.178 mg/L,亚硝酸氮0.012～0.064mg/L。文中详细阐述了放苗前养殖车间消毒、苗种选择与运输、生物滤池的培养、苗种投放、养殖过程中系统的日常维护、饵料投喂、光照控制、水质因子控制等内容,并对养殖半滑舌鳎8个月的经济效益进行了分析。以期为国内工厂化循环水养殖半滑舌鳎提供技术支持和经济效益分析方面的参考。     

The ratio between digestible protein and digestible energy affects accumulation and depuration of geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB) in Japanese seabass (Lateolabrax japonicus) raised in a recirculated aquaculture system

Actinobacteria and cyanobacteria accounted for less than 1% of total of bacteria in water in a recirculated aquaculture system (RAS) during a 15-week feeding trial with 0.11-g Japanese seabass. Resulting concentration of geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB) in RAS water was 169 and 45 ng L^?1, sufficient to produce strong off-flavour. The seabass were fed diets with 42%, 45% and 49% protein, and each protein level was supplemented with 15% or 18% lipid. Accumulation of off-flavours was independent of diet in fatty ventral tissue. Dietary protein significantly reduced off-flavours in lean, dorsal tissue. This was mainly rationalized by linear reduction in 2-MIB in response to increasing DP/DE and a strong, 2nd degree polynomial response in geosmin. The ratio between geosmin and 2-MIB was slightly higher at the beginning of a 10-day period with clean water and fasting, than what was observed throughout depuration. 2-MIB remained between 0.2 and 1 µg kg^?1 in dorsal tissue throughout depuration. Geosmin in ventral tissue ranged from 10 to more than 30 µg kg^?1at the termination of the feeding period and was reduced to a range from 6 to 20 µg kg^?1 by depuration.