Development and shelf life evaluation of Tilapia (Orechromis spp.) marinades

Tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) consumption is limited due to its strong muddy odour and the difficulty of processing. In addition, consumption of tilapia is minimal in urban areas because of the low availability. There are no processed market products of tilapia available in Sri Lanka. Therefore, this study was designed to develop a new marinade for tilapia and to evaluate the shelf life of the product. Twelve different treatments of varying amounts of vinegar, salt, chili powder, white pepper and garlic powder were applied to filleted tilapia, and three best treatment combinations were selected using a sensory evaluation test. Processed tilapia was stored in the freezer at -4°C. Treated samples were subjected to evaluation of sensory profile: taste, odour, colour, texture and overall acceptability. Analysis of the shelf life was carried out by using the total plate count, faecal coliform test, acidity and pH at weekly intervals. Results revealed that the third treatment (vinegar 75 ml, salt 5 g, chili powder 5 g, white pepper 5 g and garlic powder 5 g) was best in terms of colour, texture, odour, taste and the overall acceptability according to the estimated medians (6, 6, 6 and 6.33 respectively). There was no significant difference between the first and the third treatment in terms of odour and overall acceptability. There was no significant difference between the three vacuum packed treatments for acidity and pH. Acidity and pH of the three treatments were at an acceptable level, which was below pH 5.3 and above 1.95% acidity. Average bacterial count was 10 colonies and 1.33x10 super(6) colonies respectively in vacuum packed treatments and bottled samples after one week. The acceptable level of bacterial colonies is 1.00x10 super(5). Vacuum packed treatments showed a one month shelf life. In conclusion, marinades can be developed from tilapia with a pleasant taste and acceptable texture.

Studies on induced breeding of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) in hapa pens

Induced breeding of Clarias gariepinus was conducted monthly in hapa pens, set up in Otamiri river for nineteen months (June 1993 - December 1994). Results of natural fertilization were unsatisfactory as few eggs were fertilized. Mean relative fecundity, percentage fertilization, percentage hatching and percentage fry survival were: 15.86 ± 1.95 x 10', 18.92 ± 5.28%, 13.50 ± 3.8% and 6.42 ± 0.72%. Results from artificial fertilization were as follows: Mean relative fecundity, 13.80 ± 2.85 x 10', percentage fertilization, 81.91 ± 2.28%, percentage hatching, 86.10 ± 2.46% and percentage fry survival, 21.40 ± 1.89% respectively. The success of artificial fertilization depended largely on the latency period of 9-11 hours and this suggests that induced breeding in pens is feasible. The poor results from natural fertilization were attributed to lack of adequate substrate for the male fish to display courtship and subsequent fertilization of eggs.

Fishery methods and fish diversity in the Kilombero River in south-eastern Tanzania

Assessment of common fishery methods and of fish diversity was undertaken in two fishing camps on the Kilombero River in south-eastern Tanzania in surveys towards the end of the dry season, 1994. Fishermen identified 23 different types of fish that they caught on a regular basis. Only 19 species of fish, belonging to 17 genera and 11 families were, however, identified according to Linnean taxonomy. Hooks, nets, traps and spears were used to catch fish. Fish were either sold fresh. or preserved for storage and long-distance tranport by smoking or frying. based un frequency distributions of the numbers of fish landed over a 4 day period at one of the camps, a Shannon-diversity index of 1.95 was calculted. The fork (or total) length of 480 fish and the weight of 413 fish were measured and length frequency distributions as well as length-weight relationships determined for the six most common species. It is concluded that local fishing methods applied in the Kilombero River allow for sustainable fish production.

滇金丝猴栖息地植被类型研究

在滇金丝猴的6个栖息地进行了植被类型调查。通过对所设60条样线12个样方的样线调查数据采用聚类分析法进行统计分析,按《中国植被》对植被类型划分、分类的标准,将滇金丝猴栖息地的植被类型划分为4个植被型组,10个植被型,15个植被亚型,47个群系组。并对其栖息地的5种主要植被类型的结构、组成等作了阐述。

微囊藻毒素[Dha~7]MCRR的制备及鉴定

以野外收集的水华蓝藻为原料,经过75%甲醇溶液浸提,快速色谱分离和半制备色谱纯化,从滇池水华蓝藻中分离纯化出1种微囊藻毒素变体.电喷雾质谱、紫外分光光度计和HPLC检测结果表明,所得毒素为[Dha7]MCRR,是MCRR的1种去甲基化变体,其纯度大于95%.该毒素的分子组成为环(Ala-Arg-MeAsp-Arg-Adda-Glu-Dha),分子量为1 023,其紫外扫描光谱(200~300 nm)在239 nm处有特征吸收.[Dha7]MCRR在滇池水华蓝藻中普遍存在,有时会成为MC的主要种类.

香溪河官庄坪库湾叶绿素a及初级生产力的分布特征

2005年2月—4月对三峡库区香溪河进行了定点初级生产力及相关影响因子的研究,分析了官庄坪库湾叶绿素a含量和初级生产力的时空分布特征。结果表明,叶绿素a含量、初级生产力在各水层的变化具有相同的周期性,均存在5个峰值,平均每个周期为7—10d左右,但两者不同步。官庄坪测站的真光层深度为10m左右,介于湖泊与海洋之间,光补偿点为4—5m。初级生产力最大值出现在水下0.5m处,并沿物理深度逐渐降低;叶绿素a含量最大值则出现在水下2m处。水温的垂直变化在后期差异明显,各水层日平均水温增量(ΔT/d)与平均毛初级生

黄河裸裂尻鱼群体遗传结构和Cyt b序列变异

测定了来自黄河上游和柴达木盆地托索湖的裸裂尻鱼共16个个体的Cytb基因全序列(1141bp),探讨了种群结构和遗传多样性。用MEGA2.1软件分析了碱基组成和序列变异;以青海湖裸鲤、花斑裸鲤和极边扁咽齿鱼为外类群,用PAUP*4.0b10程序构建了单倍型NJ树;用Arlequin Ver.2000程序计算了群体间遗传变异值(Fst)和Nm值以及群体分化概率值。结果显示,来自柴达木水系托索湖的裸裂尻鱼没有形成单系群,Fst=0.204(P<0.05),Nm=1.95。初步判断,黄河和柴达木水系托索湖的裸裂

错鄂裸鲤年轮与生长特征的探讨

在描述鳞片、背鳍条和矢耳石三种材料轮纹特征的基础上 ,比较了这些年龄鉴定材料在判读错鄂裸鲤年龄和反映生长特征上的异同。在个体早期生长阶段 ,耳石轮纹阻断、8龄以上个体鳞片上年轮环纹的缺失和背鳍条出现轮纹的重叠是影响错鄂裸鲤年龄准确判读的主要因素。采用耳石和鳞片的体长退算数据 ,VonBertalanffy方程较好地描述了错鄂裸鲤的生长。由于背鳍条的生长在个体的生长过程中始终呈现为负的异速生长 ,因此耳石、鳞片在解释个体生长时优于鳍条

色林错裸鲤的年龄鉴定

本文对色林错裸鲤 (Gymnocyprisselincuoensis)的年龄、年龄形成时间以及臀鳞、背鳍条磨片和耳石磨片对年龄解释的一致性问题进行了探讨。结果表明在取样的 2 5 8尾标本中 ,臀鳞鉴定的年龄在 1～ 2 1龄之间 ,背鳍条磨片为 1～ 2 0龄 ,耳石磨片为 1～ 2 9龄。背鳍条和耳石磨片对年龄的判别能力分别为 98 4 1%和 94 4 4 % ,而臀鳞只有 6 2 30 %。在这三种年龄鉴定的材料中 ,以耳石磨片上的年轮计数最高 ;尤其是 15龄以上的个体 ,耳石磨片年龄计数与臀鳞