Relationship between biofouling and growth of the pearl oyster pinctada fucata (Gould) in Kuwait, Arabian Gulf

Mohammad, Murad-B. M.

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“…Previously, 76 species belonging to algae, sponges, cnidarians, annelids, arthropods, mollusks, echinoderms and chordates were observed on shells of Pinctada fucata in Kuwait waters (Mohammad 1976). Polychaetes, such as Serpula vermicularis, Hydroides chomoceros, and Spirobranchus semperi, constituted more than 55% of all biofouling species.…”

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“…Few publications describe biofouling communities in Arabian Gulf. High diversities of fouling organisms, such as algae, sponges, cnidarians, annelids, arthropods, molluscs and echinoderms, were found on fish cages in Kuwait waters (Mohammad 1976). Another study conducted on the legs of oil platforms in Abu Dhabi demonstrated that the highest biomass of fouling organisms was observed at the depth of 5 m, while the highest number of individuals were found at the surface (Stachowitsch et al 2002).…”

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Biofouling on artificial substrata in Muscat waters

Dobretsov¹

2015

Jour. Agri. & Mar. Scie.

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Macro-fouling communities developed on acrylic, aluminum, wood and fiberglass panels were investigated after 4 months exposure in Marina Bandar al Rawdah and Marina Shangri La. Wet weight of biofouling was about 2-fold higher in Marina Bandar Rawdah and different communities were formed on the front and back sides of the panels. Differences between communities on different materials were less pronounced. In the second study, wet weight and community composition of macro-fouling communities on ceramic tiles at the depth of 1 m and 5 m in Marina Bandar al Rawdah were investigated. During 2008 – 2010, there were no differences between biomass of communities, while in 2011 biomass of macro-fouling was higher on tiles at 5 m. In December 2008 the minimal weight (0 kg/m2) and in September 2011 the maximal weight (26.3 kg/m2) of macro-fouling communities were recorded. In total, 27 invertebrate fouling species were found, which mostly (33%) belonged to phylum Ectoprocta. Three invasive bryozoan (Bugula neritina, Zoobotryon verticillatum and Schizoporella errata) and one invasive tunicate (Ciona intestinalis) species were observed. Overall, this study indicates high biofouling pressure in Muscat marinas and suggests necessity of future studies of fouling communities in Oman waters.

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Biofouling on artificial substrata in Muscat waters

Dobretsov¹

2015

Jour. Agri. & Mar. Scie.

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“…Detailed studies on the growth and reproduction of these species have been done in all their distribution areas, from Australia, Japan and Korea (Colgan and Ponder 2002;Yoo et al, 1986;Numaguchi and Tanaka, 1986); via Arabian Gulf (Mohammad 1976;Al-matar et al, 1993b); up to Mexico (Lodeiros et al, 2002); how is paradoxical, except in Gulf of Aden.…”

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Existence, growth and reproduction of pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera in Hadhramout coast/Gulf of Aden

Aideed

Basmidi

Ali

2014

Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research

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This study was conducted to confirm the existence, morphological and biological attributes; growth indicators and reproduction of pearl oyster, Pinctada margaritifera in Hadhramout coast. The samples were collected from around coral colony bases from the shore bays of the city of Mukalla, Broom and Bir Ali Islands through the period September 2009-November 2010. 213 specimens were collected from shallow habitat at intertidal zone, subtidal up to more than 15 m in some places. Its morphological characteristics were described. The results show a strong positive correlation (R 2 = 0.9836) between the biometric parameters (ShH and ShL) of P. margaritifera, with an equation of: Shell Length = 0.992 · Shell height 0.995 . The maximum size of the recorded species was180 mm. Growth rates retreated with age from an average of 34.6 mm/2nd year to 3.7 mm/the 7th year. The dominant proportion of ripe mature specimens was recorded in December 2009-March 2010 in females and along two periods in males -January-March and AugustOctober 2010. The data showed that mean gonadic index (GI) transition of males and females followed nearly the same pattern. The results revealed that the occurrence of both adults and juveniles individuals indicates that the Hadhramout coastal environment is suitable for the growth and reproduction of pearl oyster. ª 2014 National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries. Hosting by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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“…Mohammad (1976) showed that fouling negatively affected the growth and survival of the related pearl oysters (Pinctuda ficatu). Arakawa (1990) showed the effect of fouling on Pacific oyster (Crassostrea gigas).…”

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Effect of fouling organisms on food uptake and nutrient release of scallop (Chlamys nobilis, Reeve) cultured in Daya Bay

Xiao

Yan

et al. 2008

J. Ocean Univ. China

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Biofouling is an important factor that affects the bivalve farming industry. Fouling organisms may reduce growth and survival rate of the cultured species. Fouler are often filter feeders, so they are potential competitors for food resource with the cultured species. The present study was conducted to measure the impact of fouling on food uptake and nutrient release in April and June, 2006 in Daya Bay near Guangzhou, China. Results showed that fouling organisms had significant effect on food uptake and nutrient release. The chlorophyll a uptake rate of fouled scallops was 7.53 Lh -1 ± 1.416 Lh -1 and 11.94 Lh -1 ± 2.497 Lh -1 in April and June, respectively, significantly higher than those of cleaned scallops, i.e., 4.23 Lh -1 ± 2.744 Lh -1 and 2.57 Lh -1 ± 1.832 Lh -1 respectively. The consumption of total particulate matter by fouled scallops in April and June was 5.52 Lh -1 ± 0.818 Lh -1 and 3.07 Lh -1 ± 0.971 Lh -1 , respectively; the corresponding results for cleaned scallops are 2.49 Lh -1 ± 0.614 Lh -1 and 2.37 ± 1.214 Lh -1 , respectively. Fouling increased ammonia release significantly. The ammonia release rate of fouled scallops was 33.81 Lh -1 ±7.699 Lh -1 and 76.39 Lh -1 ± 9.251 Lh -1 in April and June, while cleaned scallops released 2.46 Lh -1 ± 0.511 Lh -1 and 7.23 Lh -1 ± 1.026 Lh -1 ammonia, respectively. Phosphate release of fouled scallops was 22.72 Lh -1 ± 9.978 Lh -1 in June and cleaned scallops released phosphate 6.01 Lh -1 ± 0.876 Lh -1 in April. Therefore, fouling contributed much to food reduction and concentration increase of ammonia and phosphate in water.

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Relationship between biofouling and growth of the pearl oyster pinctada fucata (Gould) in Kuwait, Arabian Gulf

Cited by 29 publications

References 12 publications

Biofouling on artificial substrata in Muscat waters

Biofouling on artificial substrata in Muscat waters

Existence, growth and reproduction of pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera in Hadhramout coast/Gulf of Aden

Effect of fouling organisms on food uptake and nutrient release of scallop (Chlamys nobilis, Reeve) cultured in Daya Bay

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