In May 1977, groups of coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch were immersed in 17fl-estradiol or 17a-methyltestosterone in the eyed-egg and alevin stages. Treatments were continued during the early fry stage via administration of a diet containing the steroids. The estradiol groups and the control were spawned in December 1979. The estradiol groups contained 96-100% females compared with 54% female fish in the control. The methyltestosterone groups were comprised primarily of sterile fish. The ova from 23 females in each of the estradiol groups and 22 control females were fertilized with normal milt and offspring were reared to 9 months of age, at which time male: female ratios were determined. There was no significant difference in survival between treated and control families. Half of the families from estradiol-treated fish had a 3:1 male: female ratio, indicating male heterogamety. The two methyltestosterone-treated groups continued to grow during the 1-year period following the spawning of the control group.
The use of salt solutions in place of malachite green to control fungal infestations during salmonid egg incubation was studied from 1987 to 1989 in a series of experiments conducted at Robertson Creek Hatchery in Port Alberni, British Columbia. Several combinations of salt concentration (sea salt, NaCl, CaCh), treatment length, and treatment frequency were used on pre-eyed eggs of chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). The efficacy of salt solutions was assessed against that of malachite green by comparing the incidences of egg mortality and alevin abnormality. A solution containing a 26:1 mixture of sodium chloride and calcium chloride, applied at a concentration of 20 ppt for 60 min three times a week yielded mean egg mortalities of 6.2% (1988) and 9.7% (1989). These results compared favorably with a malachite green treatment of 1 ppm for 60 min applied three times a week that yielded mean egg mortalities of 5.2% (1988) and 8.8% (1989). Mortalities in salt treatments of 25 ppt or of 120 min duration were attributed to toxic overdose. Mortalities in salt treatments of 10 ppt resulted from fungus infestation. Data suggested that malachite green treatments produced a higher incidence of alevin abnormalities than salt treatments. Future investigations into the use of salt solutions for fungus control should consider the efficacy, logistics, and costs associated with treatment of large groups of eggs.
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