Efecto de los misidáceos en la calidad de la puesta en el caballito de mar, Hippocampus hippocampus (Linnaeus, 1758)

[EN]The importance of a suitable feeding in reproduction and spawning quality of teleost fish has been recognized as one of the major ?bottlenecks? in new aquaculture species like seahorses. Mysidacea species has been described as one of the main food for temperate seahorse species (Hippocampus hippocampus and H. guttulatus) in the wild. On the other hand, Artemia has been employed usually as marine food for rearing fish, including seahorses. The aim of this work is to study the effect of two different live preys (Artemia vs Mysis) in spawning quality of H. hippocampus broodstock. The animals were fed two times per day, six times per week. Spawning episodes and larvae quality was recorded. Seahorse fed on mysis showed significantly better results (p<0.05) than Artemia treatment, regarding spawning events, number of offspring?s and size. This fact showed the high potential of mysis as live prey for seahorses or other ornamental species.

Evolución de la maduración gonadal de ejemplares de Seriola dumerilli mantenidos en cautividad

[EN]The present work describes the evolution of Seriolla dumerilli stock in the Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas from year 2006 to 2009. Nine sub adults of kingfish were captured by local fisherman in the south coast of Gran Canaria in may 2006, fish were transported in a truck and transferred to on land facilities. Adaptation to tanks and inert food was successfully carried out one month after the capture. After 3 year kept in captivity 100% survival was obtained. Initial fish weight (1,66kg), was increased over to 8,0 kg nowadays. Every year fish were sampled to determine individual growth in weight and size. In addition, the evolution of its sexual maturity state was established by ovarian biopsy. Oocites over 500 microns were observed in year 2008 in one of the females with an average weight of 3,8kg. In year 2009, mature fish were observed, but natural spawn was unsuccessful, however the use of hormonal injection (LHRH) results in two successful spawn with around 0,5 millions eggs (99% unfertilized eggs).

Efecto del contenido de DHA en el enriquecimiento de rotíferos sobre la aparición de deformidades esqueléticas en la dorada Sparus aurata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Since sudden mortalities and increased skeletal deformities in gilthead seabream juveniles are currently found in production hatcheries, this study aimed to evaluate the contribution of essential fatty acids, particularly DHA over early feed quality, larval growth, survival and the apparition of skeleton abnormalities in highly commercial interest specie such as Sparus aurata. Sea bream larvae were reared under intensive conditions and fed rotifers enriched with two different enrichment emulsions differing in DHA content. Thus, essential fatty acid composition of rotifers, showed fatty acid profile of enrichment emulsions. The increase in rotifers DHA (10.0 to 25.4% TFA) were also reflected in a higher DHA content in the FA composition of larval fed this rotifers (13.0 to 20.4% TFA) when these preys were the main source of food (14dah). Survival at 50 days after hatching (13.9±4.3) and growth evolution from 3dah until day 50, were similar in both treatments, whereas bone malformations, particularly opercula reduction, and jaw deformities were higher in higher DHA rotifers fed larvae.

Maduración y obtención de puestas de Seriola rivoliana en Canarias

The almaco jack Seriola rivoliana belongs to the Carangidae family of fishes. These species are an important resource for recreational and commercial fisheries worldwide. Among other attributes, almaco jack has being identified as potentially aquaculture species due to their fast growth, excellent flesh quality and significant market opportunities internationally. The present work describes the establishment of broodstock of Seriola rivoliana in the Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas from year 2006 to 2009 and subsequent maturation and spawning. Twenty sub adults were captured by local fisherman in the South coast of Gran Canaria in may 2006. Adaptation to culture conditions in tanks and inert food was successfully carried out just after one moth of capture. Initial fish weight (1,76± 0,25kg), was increased to 6,0±1,1kg in july 2009. Every year fish were sampled to determine individual growth in weight and size. In addition, the evolution of its sexual maturity state was established by gonadal biopsy. In July 2009, the use of hormonal injection (LHRH) results in two successful spawns with 42% of viable eggs.

Harina de erizo de mar (Diadema antillarum) com ingrediente alternativo en piensos para bocinegro (Pagrus pagrus): efecto sobre el crecimiento y utilización de la dieta

[EN]The effect of dietary inclusion of sea urchin meal (Diadema antillarum) on growth and feed utilization was investigated in a growth trial with red porgy (Pagus pagrus) of 208g initial body weight, during 6 month feeding period. High quality fish meal and fish oil diet was used as a control (Diet C); urchin meal was included at 8% and 16% dietary levels (EM8 and EM16). Compared to the control diet higher values for absolute and relative final weight and SGR were obtained either for fish fed EM8 and EM16 diets; for the latter diets values for FCR and final HSI were significantly smaller respect to those for the control diets. No differences were found among diets for the total feed intake, VSI and K factor. Obtained results indicate the suitability of the sea urchin meal as alternative ingredient in diets for the red porgy, improving fish growth and feed utilization. More studies are being done at the moment in red porgy and other fish species in order to better determine the optimum dietary levels taking into account other important culture and quality parameters.

Efecto de la inclusión de harinas de cangrejo de diferente origen en piensos para bocinegro (Pagrus pagrus) sobre la textura, oxidación y composición del filete

[EN]The inclusion of two different crab meals in diets on fillet quality parameters was investigated in a six month growth trial with red porgy (Pagus pagrus). A high quality fish meal and fish oil diet was used as a control (Diet C). Fish meal protein in the control diet was replaced by increasing levels of protein from a river crab meal (Procamburus clarkii) (CR) and a marine crab meal (Chaceon affinis) (CM) at 10% and 20% each of them. The inclusion of both crab meals in diets, either at 10% and 20% substitution levels, did not affect the texture quality parameters of flesh except for the adhesiveness, where animal fed on CR20 showed the smallest value respect to those fed the Diet C. Compared to the control fish, a reduction of the fillet lipid oxidation indicated by the Tbars index was observed for fish fed both crab meal based diets, at the higher inclusion level (20%). Increasing dietary levels of the marine crab meal showed an increment of the monoenoicos, n-9 and oleic fatty acid content in the fillets. Results indicate that both crab meals used in present study are suitable as alternative ingredients for red porgy diets in terms of fish flesh quality.

Desarrollo embrionario y estudio morfométrico de la fase lecitotrófica de larvas de medregal negro (Seriola rivoliana Valenciennes, 1883)

[EN]The present study describes the main embryonic stages and larval development, in culture conditions, of the almaco jack until the fifth day of life. Also a morphometric study of the eggs and larvae from induced spawning was realized. Larval hatching occurred at 36 hours from fertilization. At 60 hours after hatching, 100% of the larvae had their mouths open. At 72 hours all the larvae had a swimming bladder and a digestive tract sufficiently formed to start exogenous feeding.

Captura, aclimatación y maduración en cuatividad de reproductores salvajes de Pseudocaranx dentex en Canarias

[EN]The present work describes the procedures for capture, maintenance and evolution of a Pseudocaranx dentex stock in the Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas. Forty fish captured in a commercial off-shore fish farm, were transferred to on land facilities, acclimatation to tanks and inert food was successfully carried out, with 100% survival after 1 year. Initial fish weight (4,15kg) was , followed and sampled to determine individual growth in weight and size. Also, the evolution of its sexual maturity state was evaluated at capture and one year after to determine the maturation of fish for future juvenile production. Fish mature in captivity, but natural spawn was unsuccessful

Engorde de pulpo común Octopus vulgaris en jaulas en la comunidad Canaria [Material gráfico] [Recurso electrónico] : efecto de la dieta y la densidad inicial

Octopus vulgaris on-growing in floating cages is a promising activity implemented in Spain at industrial level, with productions of 16-32 tons/year from 1998. Nevertheless, some aspects of the culture system need to be evaluated to warrantee its profitability. In the present work absolute growth rate (AGR, g/day) and mortality (%) under two initial rearing densities, 10 and 17 kg/m3, were compared under two feeding regimes over 15 weeks. One diet was composed by bogue, supplied as ?discarded? species from local fish farms. The other diet was based on a 40-60% discarded bogue-crab Portunus pelagicus. Half of the reared octopuses were PIT-tagged and two sampling points were established along the experimental period. Regardless of dietary treatment, up to the 11th week, growth was 19 and 13 g./day for the low and high rearing density. On the other hand, up to the 11th week mortality was higher in the control diet fed group (30%), reaching 74-84% by the end of the experiment regardless of rearing density and dietary treatment, which could suggest some nutritional imbalance of the tested diets.