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Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program and AquaFish CRSP Technical Sessions at
Aquaculture America 2007San Antonio, Texas, USA
26 February – 2 March 2007 Session Organizer: Dr. Hillary S. Egna
Proceedings Assembled by Briana Goodwin
Edited by Jenna Borberg2017
AquaFish Innovation Lab Management Office Oregon State University
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TableofContentsPREAMBLE ................................................................................................................................... 1Aquaculture CRSP Session Agenda ............................................................................................... 2Aquaculture CRSP Session Abstracts and Presentations ................................................................ 3
Assessment on the use of tilapia as biomanipulators in shrimp farming in Negros Occidental, Philippines .................................................................................................................................. 3Markets for Honduran tilapia ...................................................................................................... 4Susceptibility of the White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) to ultraviolet (UV) light in a recirculation system type raceway .............................................................................................. 5Intensive larviculture of South American catfishes Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum and Pseudoplatystoma coruscans ...................................................................................................... 6Aquaculture waste management in China ................................................................................... 7Tilapia farming: a comparison of enterprise profitability among Ghanaian farmers ................. 8Use of dietary phytochemicals as a new method to sex-reverse Nile tilapia – aqueous plant extracts versus synthetic steroids ................................................................................................ 9Stocking ratios of tilapia Oreochromis niloticus and African catfish Clarias gariepinus and their effects on yield and profitability in earthen ponds ........................................................... 11Assessment of riparian buffers for protecting streams from small and large scale agricultural developments in Kenya ............................................................................................................. 12Coliform bacteria concentration in two coastal lagoons of the Mexican Pacific Ocean with oyster growing .......................................................................................................................... 13
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PREAMBLE
AquacultureAmerica2007SanAntonio,Texas,USA
26February–2March2007SessionsorganizedbyDr.HillaryEgna
The2007WorldAquacultureSociety’sAquacultureAmericawasheldinSanAntonio,TexasFebruary26toMarch2.OnMarch2,Dr.Egnamoderatedawell-attendedCRSPsessionfeaturing10presentationsonCRSPglobalsuccessesinproduction,healthandsafety,marketing,andcapacitybuilding.
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AquacultureCRSPSessionAgendaThursday,March1,2007,08:30-12:30
08:30 AssessmentontheuseoftilapiaasbiomanipulatorsinshrimpfarminginNegrosOccidental,
Philippines RemediosBolivar
08:45 MarketsforHondurantilapia SuyapaTriminioMeyer09:00 SusceptibilityoftheWhiteSpotSyndromeVirus(WSSV)toultraviolet(UV)lightina
recirculationsystemtyperaceway PabloGonzález-Alanis09:15 IntensivelarvicultureofSouthAmericancatfishesPseudoplatystomafasciatumand
Pseudoplatystomacoruscans MariaCéliaPortella09:30 AquaculturewastemanagementinChina WiminWang09:45 Tilapiafarming:acomparisonofenterpriseprofitabilityamongGhanaianfarmers SteveAmisah11:00 Useofdietaryphytochemicalsasanewmethodtosex-reverseNiletilapia–aqueousplant
extractsversussyntheticsteroids GustavoRodriguez11:15 StockingratiosoftilapiaOreochromisniloticusandAfricancatfishClariasgariepinusandtheir
effectsonyieldandprofitabilityinearthenponds CharlesNgugi11:30 Assessmentofriparianbuffersforprotectingstreamsfromsmallandlargescaleagricultural
developmentsinKenya ErnestTollner11:45 ColiformbacteriaconcentrationintwocoastallagoonsoftheMexicanPacificOceanwith
oystergrowing GuillermoRodriguez-Dominguez
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AquacultureCRSPSessionAbstractsandPresentations
AssessmentontheuseoftilapiaasbiomanipulatorsinshrimpfarminginNegrosOccidental,Philippines
RemediosBolivar*,PhilipS.Cruz,MerlinaN.AndalecioandKevinFitzsimmonsFreshwaterAquacultureCenter-CollegeofFisheries,CentralLuzonStateUniversity,ScienceCityofMuNuevaEcija3120,Philippines
Theuseoftilapiaasbiomanipulatorsinshrimpfarming,oralsoknownasgreenwatertechnology,hasplayedanimportantroleinthecurrenteffortsinthePhilippinestocontrolluminousbacteriadiseasecausedbyVibrioharveyi.Atpresent,greenwatertechnologyismostextensivelyusedbyshrimpfarmersintheislandofNegros,inthecentralpartofthePhilippines.Whilethecontributionoftilapiaasabiomanipulatorishighlightedintheliterature,themechanismofactionisnotwell-understood.Thisstudywasconductedmainlytoassessthecontributionoftilapiaingreenwatersystem.Thedataweregatheredcamefromshrimppondspracticingbasicallytwoproductionsystems:a)greenwatersystem(probiotics+tilapia)andb)closed/semi-closedsystem(probioticsalone).Therewasnodifferencebetweenluminousvibriocount(p<0.05)inbothsystemsandthatwaterqualitywasfoundtobesimilar(p<0.05).Becausethegreenwatersystemutilizesabiggerreservoirtoraisethetilapiabiomass,thenetshrimpproductionwaslower.Intermsofdirectcostofproduction,however,thegreenwatersystemwasaround10-15%lowerthantheclosed/semi-closedsystemduetothesignificantlylessaerationrequired.Also,ingreenwatersystem,therewasamorestableplanktonenvironmentduringtheearlymonthsofculture,whichpromotedbettersurvivalofshrimps.Variouspathwaysarepresentedinthecontrolofluminousbacterialgrowthinshrimppondsbygreenwatertechnology,namely:a)feedingonorganicwastesandconversiontofeces;b)selectiveforagingtoincreasethedominanceofbeneficialphytoplankton;c)bioturbation;andd)releaseinthewatercolumnofantimicrobialsfrommucus.Thecombinedactionsofthesepathwaysandnotjustanysingleeffectarebelievedtoberesponsiblefortheoveralleffectivenessofthegreenwatertechnology.
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MarketsforHondurantilapiaSuyapaTriminioMeyer*andDanielE.MeyerAguacultureOutreachProgramPanamericanAgricultureSchool,ZamoranoP.O.Box93Tegucigalpa,Hondurassmeyer@zamorano.edu
TheHonduranmarketsfortilapiapresentthreecomponents,theexportmarkettotheUnitedStatesofAmerica,thedomesticmarket,andthelessimportantbutgrowingmarketintheneighbouringCentralAmericancountries.TheexportoffreshtilapiatoNorthAmericabecameimportantbeginningaround1996whenalargecommercialfishfarmbeganexportingfreshtilapiafilletsfromnorthernHonduras.Severalyearslaterasecondfarmbeganexportoftilapiafillets.Honduranexportsoffreshfilletssurpassed6,572MTwithavalueofUSD41,315,394for2005atanaverageFOBpriceofUSD6.28/Kg.Itisexpectedthatfor2006theseamountswillbesurpassedandHonduraswillbethesecondmostimportantexporteroffreshfillettoNorthAmericaafterEcuador.TheexportoffilletshasprovokedanimportantchangeintheperceptionoftilapiaamongHonduransandCentralAmericansingeneral.Traditionallytilapiahasbeenperceivedasafishusedprimarilytoassistruralfamiliessufferingfromextremepovertyandpoornutrition.Sincethecommencingofexports,thefishisnowverymuchappreciatedandappearsinalmosteveryfishdisplaycaseinpublicmarketsandsupermarketsacrossthecountry.Itisalsoveryprominentonrestaurantmenus.OverthepasttenyearstherehasbeenaproliferationofrestaurantsofferingtilapiainHonduras.Theserangefromwhitetableclothrestaurants,locallyoperatedUSfast-foodfranchisesandsimpleroadsideeateries.Someoftheroadsideeateriesmaintainlivefishintankstoassureafreshproductfortheirclientele.PricesforaKgoflivefishrangebetweenUSD1.73to2.30andforcleanfish(intheround)fromUSD2.30to2.90.Locally,freshorfrozenfiletaveragepriceisUSD7.00/Kg.PreparedtilapiainrestaurantsissoldinHondurasatpricesranginguptoUSD12.22,avaluethatsurpassesthepriceforthefinestmarinefinfishfilletsonthesamemenu.Localdemandfortilapiahasstimulatedgreaterproductionamongsmallandmedium-scalefishfarmersinHonduras.TheincreasedlocaldemandhasresultedfromthepublicitygiventotheexportoffilletsfromHondurasandtheavailabilityoftheproductinthelocalmarketsandsupermarkets.SeveralHonduranfishfarmersareexportingtheirfish(fingerlingsforstockingpondsandprocessedfishforconsumption)toneighbouringcountriesinCentralAmerica.ElSalvadorandGuatemalaaretwogrowingmarketsfortilapiawherepricesaresuperiorofthoseinHonduranmarkets.
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SusceptibilityoftheWhiteSpotSyndromeVirus(WSSV)toultraviolet(UV)lightinarecirculationsystemtyperaceway
PabloGonzález-Alanis*,MarioHern,EnueE.Sicairos-Ruelas,AbundioGonz,FranciscoM.Guzm,DonaldV.Lightner,andKevinM.FitzsimmonsEnvironmentalResearchLaboratoryTheUniversityofArizona,Tucson,Arizona85706pabloglz@email.arizona.edu
Bacterialandviraldiseasesarecommonproblemsinaquaculture.Theuseofflow-throughsystemsfrequentlyrepresentsariskofcontaminationresultingindiseasesthatimpacttheindustry.Nowadays,theuseofdisinfectionmethodsinwaterisacommonpracticetoavoidtheintroductionofpathogensandtoreducepathogensincontaminatedsystems.Whitespotsyndromevirus(WSSV)isashrimpdiseaseresponsibleforsubstantialeconomiclossesinmanycountries.SeveralstudiesontheinactivationofWSSVbyUVlighthaveassessedtheefficacyoftheirunitsbyeitherexposinginfectedtissueorvirusstocksolutiondirectlytoastaticUVlightirradiationfordifferentperiodsoftime.Noneofthesestudieshadbeentestedonrunningwater.Aviralchallengeisnecessarytodeterminethevirucidaleffectivenessofthesystemat4L/minflowrate.AchallengemodelwasdevelopedtoobservetheinactivationoftheWSSV.Thepresentstudywasconductedtodetermineifthespecificpathogenfree(SPF)indicatorshrimpmighttakeWSSVfrominfectedwatereffluentaftertreatmentwithUVlight.SPFLitopenaeusvannamei,2.5-gravg.wt.,wereacclimatedto25ppt.artificialseawater.Onceacclimated,theyweredistributedinfourpairsoftanks(25/tank).Eachpairoftankshadoneinfectedtankbyinjectionandonenon-infected.Watereffluentfromtheinfectedtankwaspumpedandtothenon-infected,andreturnedtotheinfectedtankbygravity.TwopairsoftankshadUVlight(G15T8)toirradiatethewatereffluentbeforepasstothenon-infectedtank.Theothertwopairsoftanks(controlgroup)hadnoUVlightirradiationtothewatereffluent.MoribundanddeadshrimpwerecollectedandfrozentodetermineifinfectedwithWSSVbyusingPCR.After5weeks,thetankswithwaterinfectedwithWSSVandtreatedwithUVdidnothaveanymortality.ThetanksexposedtowaterinfectedandnottreatedwithUVresultedininfectedanddeadshrimp.Deadshrimpwerecountedandreplaced.ThisstudydemonstratedthatitispossibletoeliminatetheviralinfectivityeffectsoftheWSSVbytreatingthewaterwithUV.FurtherstudiesonflowrateandUVexposuretimewillbedonetodeterminetheUVlethaldosesrequiredtoinactivateWSSV.
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IntensivelarvicultureofSouthAmericancatfishesPseudoplatystomafasciatumandPseudoplatystomacoruscans
MariaCéliaPortella Maria*,DaltonJ.Carneiro,MarcosA.Cestarolli,CarolinaFlores-Quintana,MarceloBorgesTesser,RosKiyokoJomori,CamiloGuerrero-Alvarado,ThomazJordAyres,MariaInezEspanholiG.Martins,JoMartinsPizauro,andKonradDabrowskiSaoPauloStateUniversity-AquacultureCenter,s/n,CEP14.884-900Jaboticabal,SP,Brazil.portella@caunesp.unesp.br
InterestincommercialfarmingofthebaredsurubimPseudoplatystomafasciatumandthespottedsurubimP.coruscanshasincreasedconsiderablyinBrazilduringthepastfewyearsduetothequalityoftheirmeatandhighmarketvalue.However,larvicultureofbothspeciesisdifficultsincetheyexhibitcannibalisticbehavior.Thischaracteristicandthelackofanadequatefeedingmanagementduringlarvicultureresultinreducedsurvivalratesduringthisphase.In2000westartedanewlineofinvestigationattheAquacultureCenterfocusingonthedevelopmentofrearingtechniquesofthesesurubins,basedontheknowledgeoftheirmorpho-physiologicalcharacteristicsduringtheontogeny.Histologicalstudiesonthedevelopmentofthedigestivesystemofthebaredsurubimhaveshownthatthezymogenegranulesarevisibleinthelarvalpancreasatthe2nddayposthatching(DPH)andthedifferentiationofthesegmentsofthedigestivetubestartedatthe3rdDPH.At10DAHthefirstgastricglandswereobserved.Themucuscellsintheesophaguswereoftwotypes,onePASpositiveandanotherABnegative.Intheintestine,mucuscellswerePASpositiveandABmoderatelypositive.Parallelinvestigationfocusingontheactivityofdigestiveenzymes(trypsin,chymotrypsin,pepsin-like,amylaseandlipase,from1to53DPH)showedthatthepancreaticproteaseactivitieswerealreadydetectableatthetimeofendogenousfeeding(1-2DPH).Thetrypsinandchymotrypsinactivitiesincreasedafterthebeginningofexogenousfeeding(3rdDPH).Pepsin-likeactivityincreasedatthe10thDPH,correspondingwiththeappearanceofthefirstgastricglandsinthestomach.Weconcludethatbaredsurubimlarvaepossesswelldevelopeddigestiveenzymeapparatusandweaningthemtoartificialdietsisanachievablegoalatthisstage(10DPH).Themorphologicaldevelopmentoftheeye,chemo-,mechano-andelectroreceptorswasstudiedinthespottedsurubim.Theolfactoryorganandthetaste-buds(oralandextra-oralreceptors)developprecociouslyandquicklyduringtheearlylarvalstageandindicatethatchemoreceptionisofprimaryimportanceforthedetectionandcaptureofthefood.Thevisionisprobablyofsecondaryimportanceandtheelevatednumberofampullaryelectroreceptorsspreadintheepidermalsurfaceofthecephalicregionpointstotheimportanceoftheelectroreceptionforthelarvalbehavior.Additionally,themechanoreception(laterallineandthefreeneuromasts)developsinsurubimlatermetamorphosis.Basedoncombinedresultsoffeedingandlarvalgrowthunderlightanddarkcondition,werecommendrearingofsurubimlarvaeindarknessthroughoutmetamorphosis.SeveralexperimentswerecarriedoutinBrazilandUSaimingatthedevelopmentoffeedingtechniquesduringlarvicultureandfeedtrainingofthesurubins,usingliveanddrydiets.Theresultssuggesttheneedofartemianaupliiduringthefirst10days;afterthisperiod,theweaningtoformulatedfoodisfeasible.Cannibalisticbehaviorishighduringthetransition.
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AquaculturewastemanagementinChinaCaoLing,WangWei-min,YangYi,YangCheng-tai,JamesDianaCollegeoffishery,KeyLabofAgriculturalAnimalGenetics,BreedingandReproductionofMinistryofEducation,HuazhongAgriculturalUniversity,Wuhan,430070,P.R.Chinawangwm@mail.hzau.edu.cn;yangyi@ait.ac.th
Thisreviewaimstoidentifythemajorcause,potentialcompromiseandmanagementstrategiesofaquaculturewasteincurrentChina.Aquacultureactivitiesarewellknowntobethemajorcontributortotheincreasingleveloforganicwasteandtoxiccompoundsintheaquacultureindustry.Themaincontaminantsofthewastewatereffluentaresuspendedsolids,ammonium,organicnitrogenandphosphorus.Aquaculturewastewaterdischargesmaycausemanyenvironmentalproblemstothereceivingwaters.Nutrientremovalisessentialforaquaculturewastetreatmenttoprotectreceivingwatersandforpotentialreuseofthetreatedwater.Therefore,itisapparentthatappropriatewastetreatmentprocessesareneededforsustainingaquaculturedevelopment.Anumberofphysical,chemical,andbiologicalmethodsusedinwastetreatmentappliedinaquaculturesystemshavebeenpresentedinthisreview.Theprinciples,advantagesanddisadvantagesofthecommonlyusedwastetreatmentsystemsareexamined.Amongwhichbiologicaltreatmenthasbeenconsideredthemostfeasibleapproachforenablingwaterreuse.Besides,newapproachesareintroducedasreferencesforthepotentialdevelopmentofwastetreatmentsysteminChina.
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Tilapiafarming:acomparisonofenterpriseprofitabilityamongGhanaianfarmersSteveAmisah*,KhalidSualih,andKwamenaK.QuagrainieKwameNkrumahUniversityofScience&TechnologyKumasi,Ghanasteveamisah1@yahoo.co.uk
Efficientmanagementofatilapiafarmcanmakethedifferencebetweenprofitsandlosseseveninyearswithunfavorablepricesandcosts.Farmmanagementinvolvesmorethanjusttakingcareofthebiologicalprocessesinvolved;itincludespayingcloseattentiontoeconomicandfinancialmeasuresofthefarmbusinessalso.Acomparisonismadeofeconomicandfinancialindicatorsof10fishfarmerseachintheBrong-AhafoandAshantiregionsofGhana,analyzingtheperformanceofthetilapiafarmbusinesses.Asurveywasconductedtoassesstheprofitabilityoftilapiafarmingintwogrowingregions-Ashanti&Brong-AhafoinGhana.Samplingwasnon-randomaidedbygovernmentdirectoryandbasedonabilityofrespondenttoprovideinformation.Atotalof10farmerseachfromAshantiandBrong-Ahaforegions(20farmers)weresurveyed.PerformanceindicatorsexaminedincludedOperatingProfit,NetIncome,NetProfit,ReturntoLandandCapital,Break-evenPrice,Break-evenProduction,andRateofreturntototalinvestment.ResultssuggestedthatfishfarmingintheAshantiregionwasmoreprofitablethanfishfarmingintheBrong-Ahaforegion.ProfitabilityintheBrong-Ahaforegionappliedtofarmersproducingfingerlingsforsale.Break-evenproductionaveraged913kgintheBrong-Ahaforegioncomparedto877kgfortheAshantiregion.Ashantiregionperformedbetterinmeasuresofprofitability.Farmerwhoconstructedtheirownpondshadpositivenetprofit.Ashantiregionbreak-evenpriceof$1/kgwaslowerthanbreak-evenpriceofBrong-Ahafooperations.Measuresofprofitabilityweregenerallybetterforfarmerswhoprovidedsupplementaryfeed.
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Useofdietaryphytochemicalsasanewmethodtosex-reverseNiletilapia–aqueousplantextractsversussyntheticsteroids
GustavoRodriguez*,LaineFrantzandKonradDabrowskiTheOhioStateUniversitySchoolofEnvironmentandNaturalResourcesColumbusOH43210*rodriguez-montes.1@osu.edu
Manystudieshavefocusedontheuseofchemicalsproducedbyplants(phytochemicals)assexsteroidendocrineregulators.Suchstudiesanticipatethatphytochemicalswillactasendocrinemodulatorsbychangingendogenoushormoneprofiles.Theseeffectscouldberelatedtotheiraromataseinhibitorycapacityamongotherunidentifiedmechanisms.Ifsuchactivityispreciselyexpressedbythesechemicals,theycouldprovideanovel(alternativetosyntheticinhibitors)modeofactiontoinducechangesinthephenotypicprocessofsexdifferentiationinfishgonads.Naturalplantchemicalswithexpectedsaferutilizationandhandlingissues,andpossiblylowertoxicityforbothfishandthesurroundingenvironment,areaveryattractivealternative.Weconductedafeedingtrialonfirstfeedingall-femaleNiletilapia(>80%female).Fishwererandomlydistributedintoglassaquariainarecirculationsystematatemperature262C,atthedensityof60fishperaquariumwiththreereplicatespertreatment.Experimentalcasein-gelatinbaseddietswerepreparedasfollows:control(CON),0.006%17(MT),1%spironolactone(SPIRO),alongwiththeaqueousextractsof0.1%(H100)and0.5%(H500)ofHibiscusmacranthusandmate(Ilexsp.),(M100andM500respectively),and0.5%ofmaca(Lepidiummeyenii)(MACA).Incaseofallplants,aqueousextractswereaddedtothedietsonthedrymatterbasis.Toobtainsuchaqueousextracts,20gofdryplantmaterialwassuspendedin1.5lofdistilledwaterfor12hours,filteredusingpaperfiltersandresultingsuspendedsolutionswerefreeze-driedtoobtaindrypowderextracts.Fishwerefedfor40d,withperiodicalweightgainestimationsat14and28dtoreadjustfeedingratiofrom20to8%.Fishperformancewasevaluatedintermsofthefinalindividualbodyweight,survival(%),specificgrowthrate(SGR,%/day)andfeedconversionratio(FCR).Thefinalsexwasdeterminedbymicroscopicanalysisofgonadsquashesattheendoftheexperiment.Resultsindicatedthatthesexratioofgeneticallyall-femaletilapiaisnotaffectedbytheinclusionofthetestedplantextracts;howevertheMTandSPIROgroupsexhibitedsignificantchangesinsexratio,100%and75%males,respectively(Fig1).SPIROaffectednegativelythesurvivalofexperimentalfish(49.5comparedtotheothertreatments(94.3Nosignificantdifferenceswereobservedinthefinalindividualbodyweight(0.71g),SGR(10.6%/day)orFCR(0.94amongdietarygroups.
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Fig1.Finalsexratioperdietarytreatment(Mean±SD,n=3;79-90fishperdietweresexed).
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StockingratiosoftilapiaOreochromisniloticusandAfricancatfishClariasgariepinusandtheireffectsonyieldandprofitabilityinearthenponds
CharlesNgugi*,ElizabethNyanchiri,JosephRasowo,andJamesBowmanMoiUniversityDepartmentofFisheriesandAquaticSciencesP.O.Box1125,Eldoret,Kenya30100.cngugi@africaonline.co.ke
Mixed-sextilapiaculturetypicallyleadstooverbreeding,resultinginsmall-sized(stunted)fishthatareoflowvaluetoproducers.WhenstockedwithapredatorsuchastheAfricancatfish(Clariasgariepinus),largerfishandhigheryieldsareusuallyobtained.However,inKenyaNiletilapia:Africancatfishpolycultureisnotcommonlypracticed,largelybecausefishfarmerslackinformationonappropriatestockingratios,economicimplications,andtheanticipatedoutputsatharvest.ThisstudywasconductedtotesttheyieldsandprofitabilityofOreochromisniloticusandClariasgariepinusstockedatdifferentratiosinorganicallyfertilizedearthenponds.A182-daytrialofdifferentstockingratiosformixed-sextilapia/catfishpolyculturewasconductedin100m2earthenpondsatMoiUniversity,Eldoret,Kenya.Tilapia:catfishratiosof2:1,6:1,and19:1(wetweightbasis)weretestedalongsideatilapia-onlycontrol.Meandailygrowthrates,finalweights,andyieldsofmarket-sizeNiletilapiaweresignificantlyhigher(P<0.05)inthe2:1polyculturetreatmentthaninallothertreatments(Table1).Nosignificantdifferences(P>0.05)wereseenamongdailygrowthratesorfinalweightsofAfricancatfishamongthepolyculturetreatments(Table2),butgrossandnetcatfishyieldsvariedsignificantlywithstockingratios,withthehighestyieldsobservedinthe2:1stockingratio.Survivalamongtreatmentswasnotsignificantlydifferentforeithertilapiaorcatfish(Tables1,2).The2:1stockingratiowasthemostcosteffectiveandtheleastprofitablewastilapiastockedalone(Table3),suggestingthatKenyanfarmersstockingmixed-sexedtilapiacansignificantlyimprovetheiryieldsandincomebystockingAfricancatfishwithtilapiaataratioof2:1byweight.
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AssessmentofriparianbuffersforprotectingstreamsfromsmallandlargescaleagriculturaldevelopmentsinKenya
E.W.Tollner*andHerbertSseganeDepartmentofBiologicalandAgriculturalengineeringUniversityofGeorgia,Athensbtollner@engr.uga.edu;706-542-3047
ThisresearchispartofaUSAIDprojecttoprotectFisheriesinLakeVictoria,theWorldssecondlargestsourceoffreshwaterfromAgriculturalPollution.Sedimentation,nutrientrunoff,andbiomassburninghaveinducedrapideutrophicationofLakeVictoria,leadingtodecreasedproductivityinthelakesfisheryindustry.TheprojectsiteistheNzoiariverbasin(Moibenwatershed)wheresoilerosiondegradesthelandanddrainsmillionsoffertilesoilintoLakeVictoria.DocumentedstudiesshowthatriverNzoiacontributesthemostsedimentloadingtoLakeVictoriafromtheKenyancatchmentmainlybecauseofitshighdischargeof118m3/s(48%ofthetotal).ThetotalsuspendedsolidscontributedbyNzoiaareinthemagnitudeof2,504,367tonnes/year.TheprojectevaluatestheimpactofstreamsidecultivationonwaterqualityusingGoogleEarthProasaremotesensingtoolformonitoringandextractingbasincharacteristics,theUniversalSoilLossEquation(USLE)forerosionprediction,andEnvironmentProtectionAgency(EPA)-SedimentDeliveryRatio(SDR)forpredictingsedimentyield.TypicalmapsareshowninFigure1.BoththeUSLEandtheEPA-SDRmodelsaredevelopedusingTKSolverprogram.Severalstudysiteshavebeenanalyzedwithvaryingriparianwidth(0-300m)andaripariancoverpercentof5%-75%oftherespectivecatchmentareas.Resultsforatypicalanalysesareshownbelow.Alsoapredominantlyrowcropagriculture(Sugarcaneproduction)zonewasconsidered.TypicalresultsoftheinvestigationareshowninTable1foroneofseveralsitesinvestigated.ThepreliminaryprojectfindingsindicatethatAgriculturalpollutionappearsnottobeasignificantproblemnow,butcouldbecomesowithtimeinthecaneproductionregion;asociallyworkablestrategyforimplementingriparianzonesmaybetoincreasethenominal30mthicknessbutallowlocaluseoftheriparianzones.IndustryandmunicipalwasteposeafargreaterdangertothefisherythantheAgriculturalPollution;andGoogleEarthProappearsusefulforinitialsurveys.
Figure1.ThreedimensionalelevationmapasdeterminedusingGoogleEarthPro.
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ColiformbacteriaconcentrationintwocoastallagoonsoftheMexicanPacificOceanwithoystergrowing
GuillermoRodriguez-Dominguez*,E.GaxiolaCamacho,M.C.VelCuadras,J.A.Ruiz,GarcyJ.G.Olivo-Rojas,M.C.Haws,andJ.Supan*DepartmentofMarineSciences,AutonomousUniversityofSinaloa,PaseoClausenS/N.ApartadoPostal610,MazatlSinaloa,Mguirodom@yahoo.com.mx
InacoastallagoonoftheMexicanPacificOcean(CamichwherethereisaCrassostreacortesiencisoystergrowingandother(SantaMardelaReforma)wheretheCrassostreagigasoystergrowingisplanned,coliformbacteriaconcentrationswereanalyzed,inordertoknowiftheyclassifyasshellfishgrowingApprovedAreasaccordingwith:NOM-031-SSA1-1993(OfficialMexicanNorm).Foreachofthethreesamplingscarriedouton2006(February,JuneandSeptember)thirtywatersampleswerecollectedinTheCamichinlagoonandthirty-seveninTheSantaMardelaReformalagoon.Watersampleswereanalyzedforbacteriausingdilutiontestseriesofthreeglasstubes,recommendedby:NOM-031-SSA1-1993(OfficialMexicanNorm).InTheCamichinlagoon,medianandgeometricmeanofthebacteriaconcentrationexceededintwosampledatesthe70NMP/100ml(fortotalcoliformbacteria)and17NMP/100ml(forfecalcoliformbacteria)criteriaoftheofficialnormandconcentrationslowerthanstandardbutsoclosetothelimitwereobservedinFebruaryonly.Aninverserelationwasobservedbetweenthebacterianconcentrationandwatersalinitywhichchangedfrom29to4.FornoneofthethreesamplesrealizedintheSantaMardelaReformalagoon,coliformbacteriaconcentrationsexcededtheapprovedareacriteriafortheoystergrowing.Forthislagoon,watersalinityvariedfrom37to29.TheresultshavebeenshowedtothelagoonsuserstocreateanIntegratedManagementProgramwhichallowsasuitableadministrationofbasinresidualwatersandimprovethegrowingzonequality.