Use of Amphipods as alternative prey to culture cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) hatchlings

Baeza-Rojano, Elena; García, Sandra; Garrido, Diego; Guerra-García, José M.; Domíngues, Pedro

doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2009.12.029

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“…Comparing the results presented herein with those previously published by Sykes et al . () and Baeza‐Rojano, García, Garrido, Guerra‐García and Domingues () for S. officinalis during similar rearing periods, we have generally found higher growth and lower mortality of 100 lux reared cuttlefish. On the other hand, the present results indicated higher growth and similar mortality than Correia, Palma et al .…”

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The Effects of light intensity on growth and survival of cuttlefish (sepia officinalis) hatchlings and Juveniles

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The effects of three light intensities (100, 350 and 1200 lux) on cuttlefish hatchling rearing performance was studied in black tanks. A total of 270 cuttlefish with a mean wet weight (MWW) of 0.089 ± 0.012 g were used in the experiment, which was undertaken during the first 50 days after hatching (hatchling stage plus the transition to the juvenile stage). According to results of the present study, light intensity is an important factor for growth and survival consistency in cuttlefish rearing. All three light intensity groups displayed exponential growth. The effect of days, light intensity and their interaction only displayed differences (P < 0.05) between light groups in terms of mean wet weight. The 100 lux light intensity promoted the best absolute values of total biomass and total mortality. We believe that the higher mortality observed in 1200 lux reared cuttlefish during the first 10 days after hatching (DAH) was due to light intensity and individual adaptation to light conditions. Therefore, the 100 lux light intensity, obtained with daylight spectrum bulbs, is recommended for cuttlefish rearing during the first 50 DAH. This light setup promotes higher growth and survival rates and lower energetic costs, which are key aspects to consider in a cuttlefish hatchery.

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The Effects of light intensity on growth and survival of cuttlefish (sepia officinalis) hatchlings and Juveniles

2013

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“…Amphipods are important food items for many demersal fish and invertebrate species (Wakabara et al 1982, Lagardère 1987, Edgar 1990, Amara et al 2001, Pita et al 2002. Accordingly, they exhibit an adequate nutritional profile as fish diets and are of increasing interest in recent research in the field of aquatic animal nutrition (Woods 2009, Baeza-Rojano et al 2010, Guerra-García et al 2016. Previous studies have shown that selected marine species are high in LC-PUFAs and exhibit high potential as aquaculture diets (Baeza-Rojano et al 2014, Khodadadnia et al 2016, Jiménez-Prada et al 2018.…”

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Effect of diet on growth, survival and fatty acid profile of marine amphipods: implications for utilisation as a feed ingredient for sustainable aquaculture

Alberts-Hubatsch¹,

Slater²,

Beermann³

2019

Aquacult. Environ. Interact.

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Rapidly expanding fed aquaculture demands high-quality, sustainable nutrient sources for utilisation as dietary ingredients. Exploring the potential of under-utilised resources from other industries is imperative to replace finite natural resources, such as fish meal. Marine gammarids may be an excellent source of essential fatty acids; however, their aquaculture using formulated diets remains untested in terms of survival, growth and nutritional value of the cultured product. Here, juveniles of 2 marine gammarid species, Gammarus locusta and Echinogammarus marinus, were maintained in controlled feeding experiments with 2 marine diets (Ulva spp. and Fucus spp.) and 2 terrestrial diets (lupin meal and carrot leaves). G. locusta exhibited higher survival rates, particularly when fed carrot leaves, an agricultural waste product. Fatty acid profiles of the resulting G. locusta product appear well suited for marine finfish nutrition, indicating high suitability of G. locusta as an aquaculture diet source. In contrast, whilst E. marinus may provide beneficial fatty acid profiles for aquatic animal nutrition, its poor growth performance in this study indicates that further dietary/culture research is required for this species. Our results indicate, for the first time, that marine gammarids are capable of trophic upgrading and can use nonmarine diets for healthy growth in culture, but their suitability as a formulated feed ingredient for specific fish or crustacean species needs to be investigated individually. Future research should include the development of optimal large-scale production as well as investigation of optimal methods of inclusion of gammarids as feed ingredient for target aquaculture species.

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“…One of the main reasons for the lack of development in cephalopod aquaculture is that there are no feeds available that are palatable with a balanced nutritional composition for all stages of their growth (Vaz-Pires et al 2004;Cerezo Valverde et al 2008). The culture of the early life stages of cephalopods (including octopus, squid and cuttlefish) have depended on the supply of live prey to achieve acceptable growth and survival (Boletzky and Hanlon 1983;Baeza-Rojano et al 2010). However, the culture of some species of octopus, such as Octopus vulgaris, are problematic and show high mortality rates during their planktonic life stage when live prey (Navarro and Villanueva 2003;Iglesias et al 2007) or formulated diets (Villanueva et al 2002) are used, emphasising our poor knowledge of their nutritional requirements.…”

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Amino acids composition and protein quality evaluation of marine species and meals for feed formulations in cephalopods

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Cerezo Valverde, J.; Martínez-Llorens, S.; Tomás Vidal, A.; Jover Cerda, M.; Rodriguez, C.; Estefanell, J.; Gairin, JI.... (2013). Amino acids composition and protein quality evaluation of marine species and meals for feed formulations in cephalopods. Aquaculture International. 21(2):413-433. doi:10.1007/s10499-012-9569-6. The amino acid composition and protein levels of three species of cephalopods 5 (Octopus vulgaris, Loligo gahi and Todarodes sagittatus), the natural diets of common 6 octopus (O. vulgaris) and different kind of meals were determined in order to optimize 7 the content of these nutrients in artificial feeds. Arginine, leucine and lysine were the 8 most abundant essential amino acids in cephalopods, while glutamate and aspartate 9represented the main non-essential amino acids. Arginine and leucine were the limiting 10 amino acid in most samples, with maximum Chemical Score values for mussel (79-11 98%), squid (84%) and crustaceans (65-91%), medium for fish (41-70%) and minimum 12 for meals (29-64%). Mussel, squid, crustaceans and fish showed a high essential amino 13 acid index according to Oser (OI: 88-99%) suggesting a suitable amino acid balance.

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Use of Amphipods as alternative prey to culture cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) hatchlings

Cited by 41 publications

References 34 publications

The Effects of light intensity on growth and survival of cuttlefish (sepia officinalis) hatchlings and Juveniles

The Effects of light intensity on growth and survival of cuttlefish (sepia officinalis) hatchlings and Juveniles

Effect of diet on growth, survival and fatty acid profile of marine amphipods: implications for utilisation as a feed ingredient for sustainable aquaculture

Amino acids composition and protein quality evaluation of marine species and meals for feed formulations in cephalopods

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