Recurrence of the world’s largest green-tide in 2009 in Yellow Sea, China: Porphyra yezoensis aquaculture rafts confirmed as nursery for macroalgal blooms

In the summer of 2008, the world’s largest green-tide occurred in the Yellow Sea, China. The hypothesized cause was the expansion of Porphyra yezoensis aquaculture along the Jiangsu coastline and the re-occurrence of a green-tide in 2009 was predicted. In this study, satellite and field images showed the formation of the June 2009 green-tide which again originated from the Jiangsu coast. The responsible species, its source and biomass accumulation were studied to support the previous hypothesis. Morphological and phylogenetic analysis demonstrated the homology of Ulva prolifera in the 2008 green-tide with the U. prolifera from P. yezoensis aquaculture rafts. About 91-505 kg/ha of U. prolifera was attached to the P. yezoensis aquaculture rafts and a total biomass of 4956 tonnes was estimated during the harvesting of P. yezoensis. This is sufficient to seed a bloom when they are dislodged from the rafts as a result of harvesting practices.     

乐清湾水环境特征及富营养化成因分析

根据2002-2003年乐清湾海域春、夏、秋、冬4个航次的调查资料,分析了乐清湾海域水化学要素在不同季节的分布和变化特征,探讨了陆源污水、海水养殖自身污染与富营养化的关系.结果表明,乐清湾水域DIN和DIP浓度全年平均分别为0.630mg/dm^3和0.039mg/dm^3秋、冬季几乎100%测站属劣四类水质,春、夏季近90%超过四类水质标准.水体营养状态指数（E）值各季平均在4～9,呈严重富营养化状态.研究指出沿岸工农业废水、生活污水的排放及水产养殖业的无序、无度发展是造成该水域严重富营养化的三个主要原因.认为目前乐清湾水质已不能满足该海域功能区划提出的要求,必须进行综合整治.     

鱼塭产斑节对虾(Penaeus monodon)催熟繁殖技术研究

以综合催熟措施和移植精荚手术相结合的技术方法,解决了鱼塭产斑节对虾催熟效应期长,产卵率低,易蜕壳失去精荚等难题。使用 ２７８ 尾雌虾,催熟率达９０％ 以上,在４０ ｄ 内共产卵６０８ 尾次,卵量１８ ５３０ 万粒,孵出无节幼体１１ ９９８ 万尾,平均孵化率 ６４．７％ ,平均每尾雌虾孵出无节幼体 ４３．１ 万尾,育成商品虾苗 １ ０２８．５ 万尾,育苗平均成活率 １３．６％ ,试养成活率５７．１％     

基于ASTER影像的近海水产养殖信息自动提取方法

水产养殖地已经成为海洋环境监测的热点目标之一。采用具有高光谱分辨率和较高空间分辨率(15m)的ASTER遥感影像,以九龙江河口地区为研究示范区,进行近海水产养殖信息的自动提取方法研究。结果表明,利用ASTER影像的光谱信息和水产养殖地的纹理结构信息,可以实现近海水产养殖地的自动提取。先利用监督分类方法提取混淆有其他水体的水产养殖信息,采用邻域分析来增强水产养殖地的空间纹理信息。通过综合监督分类和水产养殖地空间纹理增强的结果,在专家决策分类器中建立决策规则,进行水产养殖地的自动提取,提取的精度达93%。     

Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into inland aquaculture policies in Thailand

While there have been many pilot projects on adaptation undertaken in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, state policies are only just beginning to address let alone refer to climate change. This study explores the climate-related content, climate sensitivities, and opportunities to incorporate climate change concerns in a set of aquaculture policies by the government of Thailand. The analysis is based on content analysis of policy documents and in-depth interviews with 14 officials that had roles in the design or implementation of 8 Department of Fisheries policies. The Aquaculture Master Plan 2011–2016 and the now abandoned Tilapia Strategy refer directly to climate variability or change. The Master Plan also suggests measures or strategies, such as investment in research, and the transfer of technologies, which would be helpful to sustainability and adaptation. Other policies suggest, or at the very least include, practices which could contribute to strengthening management of climate-related risks, for example: a registration policy included provisions for compensation; extension programme policy recognizes the importance of extreme events; and a standards policy gives guidance on site selection and water management. Most existing aquaculture policies appear to be sensitive to the impacts of climate change; for instance, the zoning policy is sensitive to spatial shifts in climate. Stakeholders had ideas on how policies could be made more robust; in the case of zoning, by periodically reviewing boundaries and adjusting them as necessary.

POLICY RELEVANCE

This study is one of the first evaluations of the coverage and sensitivity of aquaculture policies to climate change. It shows that while existing policies in Thailand are beginning to refer explicitly to climate change, they do not yet include much in the way of adaptation responses, underlining the need for identifying entry points as has been done in this analysis. Further mainstreaming is one option; another possibility is to adopt a more segregated approach, at least initially, and to collect various policy ideas under a new strategic policy for the aquaculture sector as a whole.     

Taphonomic and sedimentological aspects from PICOS II paleontological site,a quaternary pond deposit of Alagoas,Brazil

The Picos II Paleontological Site (PIIPS), located in the city of Piranhas, in Alagoas State, is a fossil deposit with a pond-like geomorphological feature, a kind of peculiar deposit for the Quaternary of Northeast Brazil. A detailed taphonomic study is presented about the PIIPS assemblage, from material collection to the laboratory analysis. The conservation state of the collected fossils in PIIPS is different from that found in other tank deposits, showing a high degree of specimen preservation. Two taxa of pleistocenic mammals have been identified: Eremotherium laurillardi and Notiomastodon platensis, and fragments of an avian bone, whose taxonomic identification was not possible. The taphonomic analysis indicates that the deposited material experienced a short transportation in high-energy event, with a short period of subaerial exposure before the final burial, where at least the final disarticulation occurred in situ, which explains the high conservation level of the material. The sedimentological analysis made in each layer of the deposit corroborates the information related to the transport of the material, which were obtained in taphonomic analysis. Regarding these aspects, PIIPS reflects nearly non-biased biocenotic patterns. The well-preserved material found in PIIPS demonstrates the great potential of deposits with pond-like geomorphological features, with sidelines that are less steep than traditional tanks, providing smoother transport and accommodation for skeletal elements, which is a distinguishing factor in preserving fossils of vertebrates.     

基于图像处理技术的养殖池集污特性研究

本文针对养殖池的集污试验,研究了用于量化分析污物聚集面积的图像处理技术,并将其用于方形圆切角养殖池在边侧管式射流方式下的集污特性研究。图像处理技术包括图像预处理、图像增强、图像分割、轮廓提取四个步骤,成功获得了污物的量化分布面积。在养殖池集污特性研究方面,本文研究了射流流速为24cm/s条件下,不同射流角(射流方向与池壁夹角)对污物聚集效果的影响。结果表明,方形圆切角养殖池存在一个最优的射流角度,本文研究条件下,最优角度约为40°。本文研究结果,可为养殖池水力驱动优化布置提供参考。     

Comparative study of haematological, serum electrolyte and nonelectrolyte parameters of male and female Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus) brood stocks

Sturgeons are the most important principal market species in the Caspian Sea. In the present study, measurement of blood parameters was carried out with the aim of evaluating the normal value of hematological and serum biochemical parameters of brood stocks Acipenser persicus during spawning season. Blood samples were collected from 36 brood stocks of A. persicus (18 males and 18 females) during the spawning season. Higher value of red blood cells, white blood cells, haemoglobin, haematocrit was observed in male breeders with significant differences between female breeders (p>0.05). Haemoglobin and haematocrit value in this study was within the range of 8.70 to 9.2 g/dL and 29.73% to 30.26%, respectively. The statistically significant differences between mean corpuscular volumes, mean corpuscular haemoglobin, lymphocyte and neutrophil percentages, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase and creatine kinase were observed in the male and female brood stocks. It is concluded from this study, some of the hematological and serum biochemical parameters of male and female A. persicus breeders were significantly varied from each other. In comparative investigation with earlier reports, the values of red blood cells, haemoglobin and haematocrit are highly varied due to age variations of fish. However, further studies are necessary to understand the impact of sexual, age, size, length, and season and habitat variation. Serum biochemical parameters can be used for confirming the maturity of A. persicus and monitoring any changes in the water quality parameters and soil.     

Potential economic benefits from sablefish farming in British Columbia

We present in this paper results of an analysis of the potential economic contribution of sablefish farming in British Columbia (BC). This is necessary because a BC sablefish hatchery has recently begun production of juvenile sablefish for grow-out in marine net pens. The production from this single hatchery is anticipated to effectively support sablefish production that will match the entire current BC sablefish capture fishery. Two key questions we address are, how will net benefits (added value) to BC from the sablefish sector be affected if (i) BC and the rest of the world engage in sablefish farming, and (ii) BC bans sablefish farming while the rest of the world does not. We find that at low BC aquaculture production levels, small economic gains are possible. However, gains quickly disappear as production increases towards anticipated levels. A sablefish-farming ban in BC could be beneficial to the province and Canada if BC wild sablefish landings command a price premium of at least 20–25%.     

九孔鲍养殖中的脓疱病病因分析和药物敏感性研究

在福建沿海养殖的九孔鲍不论是成鲍还是幼鲍均经常发生脓疱病,死亡率可达 50％-60％,其症状与皱纹盘鲍脓疱病相似,但对药物的敏感性却不同．研究发现: 导致福建省的九孔鲍发生脓疱病的主要致病菌为溶藻弧菌(Vibrio alginolyticus)而非 河流弧菌(V．fluvialis)．其对多数药物不敏感,在43种抗菌药物中只对呋喃妥因、氯霉 素、痢特灵等中度敏感,而对青霉素、复方新诺明和头孢类药物则完全不敏感．由于上述 药物已被列为禁用渔药而不宜使用,故生产中应以新研制的无公害防治药物替代．