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Abstract. Putra AN, Mustahal, Syamsunarno MB, Hermawan D, Fatimah DG, Putri PB, Sevia, Isnaini R, Herjayanto M. 2021. Dietary Bacillus NP5 supplement impacts on growth, nutrient digestibility, immune response, and resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila infection of African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus. Biodiversitas 22: 253-261. This study aims to investigate the effects of Bacillus NP5 supplementation as a probiotic on growth, immune response, and resistance of African catfish to Aeromonas hydrophila infection. Catfish with an initial weight of 6.8 ± 0.1 g were fed with different doses of Bacillus NP5 (0%, 1.1%, 1.2% B, 1.3%, and 1.4%) with three replications and reared for 60 days. The first 45 days were used to observed growth performance, and the last 15 days were used to perform challenge tests against A. hydrophila infection. The results showed that the treatment of 1.2% Bacillus NP5 results in the highest specific growth rate (2.55±0.28 day-1) and increased protein and lipid digestibility significantly (P<0.05). Treatment of 1.1-1.3% Bacillus NP5 increase amylase and lipase activity that significantly higher than 0% Bacillus NP5 treatment. Supplementation of Bacillus NP5 significantly increased the leukocyte, phagocytic index, and survival rate in African catfish after A. hydrophila infection. Therefore, the supplementation of 1.2% Bacillus NP5 in the feed increased the growth, immune response, and African catfish resistance to the infection.

Blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus) is an important economical fishery commodity for fishermen in Banten Bay that are caught using gill nets and collapsible traps. The increasing of fishing pressure has highly potential to reduce the quality of the catch as exposed in previous studies. However, the comprehensive, and time series analysis of the previous research results have not been conducted. The purpose of this study is to analyze the variations of blue swimming crab caught in Banten Bay through a combination of meta-analysis techniques, fishing trials and field obser-vations to determine the effect of fishing activities on swimming crab sizes, and evaluate the status of swimming crab fisheries in Banten Bay. Standard mean difference from 10 different studies was used as a meta-analysis parameter. The results of the meta-analysis showed that fishing activities were conducted from 2004 to 2018 had a significant effect on the decreasing of the swimming crab size. The average of swimming crab carapace width caught in 2019 approximately 121.66 mm. The proportion of legal swimming crabs in 2014, 2015 and 2019 was more than 80%, so that the status of swimming crab fisheries in Banten Bay is still environmentally friendly.Keywords: carapace width, meta analysis, fisheries, Portunus pelagicus, blue swimming crab

This study aimed to investigate the effect of fermented rice bran used as a feed ingredient on the apparent digestibility coefficient (ADC) of tilapia feed. The fermentation process was conducted under aerobic conditions using 2% Aspergillus niger for 24 hours. Moreover, three different types of feed were prepared with 3 replicates and these include treatment A (reference feed), B (unfermented rice bran feed), and C (fermented rice bran feed). These treatments were provided for the tilapia for 30 days. Meanwhile, the tilapia used had an average weight of 5 g/fish and reared using a recirculation system with a density of 16 fish/aquarium. The results showed that the value of ADCenergy (78.11%) in treatment C was significantly highest (P<0.05) compared to other treatments, while the lowest was in treatment B with 72.24%. The values of ADCdry matter (67.56%) and feed efficiency (64.20%) in treatment C were also higher (P<0.05) compared to treatment B with 57.02% and 54.74% respectively. However, there was no significantly difference (p>0.05) in the value of ADCprotein, ADClipid, and SGR among the treatments. These results indicate the rice bran fermented using A. niger is potential to be used as a raw material ingredient for tilapia feed.

Fixed lift net fisheries in Banten Bay used compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) since the middle of 2000 for replacement the traditional pressured kerosene lantern. It was increased the light intensity, but this lamps consumed high energy and fuels. Application of light emitting diode (LED) is considered to energy saving and increased catches in lift net fisheries. The fishing trial was conducted on 22 M ay -16 June 2015 in Banten Bay Indonesia using 2 units of lift net with 6 units of CFL and LED respectively. The result shows both lamps did not have significant effect on total catches. M eanwhile, application of LED lamps has significant effect to main catch (anchovy). There were increasing catch weight of anchovy with mean 29.49%. LED also decreased of fuel consumption with mean saving 35.15%. It is evident enough to conclude that LED lamps have high efficiency and effectiveness for lift net fishing in Banten Bay.