Effect of Salinity, Photoperiod, Temperature, and Restricted Food Intake on Growth and Incidence of Sexual Maturation of Labrador Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)
Economic viability of Fraser River, Labrador Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) aquaculture in Atlantic Canada may be greatly improved if grow-out could be completed in seawater (30 ppt), while having a low incidence of sexual maturation before harvesting. Growth and survival in seawater was investig...
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ftdalhouse:oai:DalSpace.library.dal.ca:10222/15524 2024-06-02T08:00:03+00:00 Effect of Salinity, Photoperiod, Temperature, and Restricted Food Intake on Growth and Incidence of Sexual Maturation of Labrador Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) MacPherson, Margaret Jeanette Nova Scotia Agricultural College Master of Science Dr. Tillman Benfey Dr. Dian Patterson Dr. Derek Anderson Dr. Jim Duston, Dr. Tess Astatkie Not Applicable 2012-09-17T13:45:50Z http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15524 en eng http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15524 Salvelinus alpinus Photoperiod Sexual Maturation Acclimation Temperature Salinity 2012 ftdalhouse 2024-05-06T11:40:25Z Economic viability of Fraser River, Labrador Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) aquaculture in Atlantic Canada may be greatly improved if grow-out could be completed in seawater (30 ppt), while having a low incidence of sexual maturation before harvesting. Growth and survival in seawater was investigated among individually PIT-tagged Arctic charr reared in tanks in the laboratory. Direct transfer from freshwater to brackish water (20 ppt), and then acclimation to 30 ppt was successful. The manipulation of photoperiod, temperature, and food ration can be used as practical applications in aquaculture to arrest maturation; this was investigated in two additional experiments. The most effective photoperiod was LD18:6 for 6 weeks starting December 21, which reduced maturation to 43% compared to 78% in controls. Restricted ration from December 21 through March 15 had no effect on maturation, however, rearing females in 5°C compared to 10°C reduced maturation to 15% compared to >80% in controls. Other/Unknown Material Arctic charr Arctic Salvelinus alpinus Dalhousie University: DalSpace Institutional Repository Arctic Canada Fraser River ENVELOPE(-62.243,-62.243,56.619,56.619) |
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Salvelinus alpinus Photoperiod Sexual Maturation Acclimation Temperature Salinity MacPherson, Margaret Jeanette Effect of Salinity, Photoperiod, Temperature, and Restricted Food Intake on Growth and Incidence of Sexual Maturation of Labrador Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) |
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Economic viability of Fraser River, Labrador Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) aquaculture in Atlantic Canada may be greatly improved if grow-out could be completed in seawater (30 ppt), while having a low incidence of sexual maturation before harvesting. Growth and survival in seawater was investigated among individually PIT-tagged Arctic charr reared in tanks in the laboratory. Direct transfer from freshwater to brackish water (20 ppt), and then acclimation to 30 ppt was successful. The manipulation of photoperiod, temperature, and food ration can be used as practical applications in aquaculture to arrest maturation; this was investigated in two additional experiments. The most effective photoperiod was LD18:6 for 6 weeks starting December 21, which reduced maturation to 43% compared to 78% in controls. Restricted ration from December 21 through March 15 had no effect on maturation, however, rearing females in 5°C compared to 10°C reduced maturation to 15% compared to >80% in controls. |
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Nova Scotia Agricultural College Master of Science Dr. Tillman Benfey Dr. Dian Patterson Dr. Derek Anderson Dr. Jim Duston, Dr. Tess Astatkie Not Applicable |
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MacPherson, Margaret Jeanette |
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MacPherson, Margaret Jeanette |
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MacPherson, Margaret Jeanette |
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Effect of Salinity, Photoperiod, Temperature, and Restricted Food Intake on Growth and Incidence of Sexual Maturation of Labrador Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) |
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Effect of Salinity, Photoperiod, Temperature, and Restricted Food Intake on Growth and Incidence of Sexual Maturation of Labrador Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) |
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Effect of Salinity, Photoperiod, Temperature, and Restricted Food Intake on Growth and Incidence of Sexual Maturation of Labrador Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) |
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Effect of Salinity, Photoperiod, Temperature, and Restricted Food Intake on Growth and Incidence of Sexual Maturation of Labrador Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) |
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Effect of Salinity, Photoperiod, Temperature, and Restricted Food Intake on Growth and Incidence of Sexual Maturation of Labrador Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) |
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effect of salinity, photoperiod, temperature, and restricted food intake on growth and incidence of sexual maturation of labrador arctic charr (salvelinus alpinus) |
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2012 |
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ENVELOPE(-62.243,-62.243,56.619,56.619) |
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Arctic Canada Fraser River |
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Arctic Canada Fraser River |
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Arctic charr Arctic Salvelinus alpinus |
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Arctic charr Arctic Salvelinus alpinus |
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