N. D. Hettige, Rohasliney Hashim, A. A. Kutty, Z. Ashaari
{"title":"A New Model for Organic Contamination Assessments Using Benthic Macroinvertebrates as Biological Indicators","authors":"N. D. Hettige, Rohasliney Hashim, A. A. Kutty, Z. Ashaari","doi":"10.4194/trjfas22423","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4194/trjfas22423","url":null,"abstract":"The main goal of this study was to develop a model for organic pollution assessment. Seven sampling sites in six rivers in the Rawang sub-basin, Selangor River, Malaysia, were selected with one reference site. The sampling sites near the fish farm were used to develop the model. SR2 was used for the validation of the developed model. Benthic macroinvertebrates and water sampling were conducted from April 2019 to March 2020. The Principal Components Analysis (PCA) and regression were conducted to select the most representing benthic macroinvertebrates family. Based on the score value (variance coefficient) of each benthic macroinvertebrates family, the cumulative score value of each sampling site was calculated (i.e., 18=6 sampling sites x 3 replicates). The nine benthic macroinvertebrate families (Baetidae, Libellulidae, Protoneuridae Chironomidae, Curbicullidae Hydropchysidae, Tubificidae, Lumbriculiade, and Naididae) were identified using PCA and regression. The cluster analysis and mean confidence intervals were used to classify water quality classes precisely. Finally, three different value scales were produced to represent the level of contamination (i.e., <0.69 as organically polluted, 0.69-0.87 as slightly organic polluted, and >0.87 as clean status). The newly developed model was validated. The results produced after validation were better than the water quality status from other studies based on the BMWP/BMWPThai score. This study concludes that the developed model can evaluate river organic contamination successfully. model can evaluate river organic contamination successfully.","PeriodicalId":23978,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47692569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. George, Grigoras Daniel, Năstase Aurel, Păunescu Cătălin, Galatchi Madalina
{"title":"Assessing of Pontic Shad (Alosa immaculata, Bennett 1835) Stock Status from Romanian Black Sea Coast","authors":"T. George, Grigoras Daniel, Năstase Aurel, Păunescu Cătălin, Galatchi Madalina","doi":"10.4194/trjfas23217","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4194/trjfas23217","url":null,"abstract":"With the growth of the human population, the need for food resources increases, so the pressure on living marine resources also increases. In addition to this aspect, the Black Sea ecosystem during recent decades suffered changes that determined the deterioration of all components of the marine ecosystem, which had direct impact on decreasing the biological diversity and productivity, affecting the quality of life and ecological balance.\u0000The species Alosa immaculata (Bennet, 1835) - Pontic shad is of high commercial value and with an important role in the livelihoods of many local communities across the Black Sea coast. However, the status of Pontic shad fisheries is unknown, mainly because is a status of data-poor fish stocks. Thus, growth parameters were determined in a total of 783 individuals with a biomass of 194.5 kg from 9 fishing points of the Romanian Black Sea Coast. For the estimated parameters of length-weight relation the combined data and sexes have been used, coefficient of determination (r²) was 0.794 and b value 2.879. A negative allometric growth has been observed for the species where b<3. The virtual population analysis (VPA) by lengths was performed using the FISAT II software. Catch data previously determined were used to apply the model: length class frequency set, coefficients a=0.0134 (2021) and b=2.879 (2021) of the length-weight relationship, natural mortality M=1.12/year, L∞=37.8, k=0.87/year. The main aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the current status and trends of this valuable resource.","PeriodicalId":23978,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45340822","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Inferring Stock Status of Painted Spiny Lobster (Panulirus versicolor) in Aru Islands Waters, Indonesia","authors":"D. Kembaren, A. Suman","doi":"10.4194/trjfas21543","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4194/trjfas21543","url":null,"abstract":"Three of six commercial spiny lobster species in Indonesian waters was found in Aru Islands waters which exploited continuously using drift gillnet and the catch was dominated by painted spiny lobster (Panulirus versicolor). To ensure the sustainability of the lobster stock, fisheries should be managed properly based on the best available science. In data-limited fisheries, length composition data are most common form information available for researchers and managers since its relatively cheap and simple to collect. In this study, we evaluate the stock status of P. versicolor in Aru Islands waters using three length-based methods: 1) length-converted catch curve (LCCC), 2) length-based spawning potential ratio (LB-SPR) and 3) length-based Bayesian biomass (LBB). The result showed that the mean length at catch of P. versicolor was 80.9 mm in carapace length. Furthermore, the three methods agree that the current status of painted spiny lobster stock seems to be fully exploited where the exploitation rate, the spawning potential ratio, and relative stock size (B/BMSY) were 54%, 35%, and 85%, respectively. Thus, for sustainability of this stock, it is highly recommended to catch P. versicolor at size greater than 80 mm in carapace length.","PeriodicalId":23978,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45483045","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Savas Kilic, S. Ozturk, Suleyman Sarigoz, S. Erkan, M. Kanyılmaz, E. Tıraşın, M. Vasconcellos, S. Lelli, N. Demirel
{"title":"Stock Assessment of Red Mullet, Mullus barbatus Linnaeus, 1758 by Length-based and Catch-based Models in the Northeastern Mediterranean","authors":"Savas Kilic, S. Ozturk, Suleyman Sarigoz, S. Erkan, M. Kanyılmaz, E. Tıraşın, M. Vasconcellos, S. Lelli, N. Demirel","doi":"10.4194/trjfas22719","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4194/trjfas22719","url":null,"abstract":"Stock assessment for Mullus barbatus using catch-based (CMSY) and length based (LBB, LBSPR and LIME) data limited models were performed by using official catch statistics and commercial length frequency data from northeastern Mediterranean. The CMSY model results showed that the catch amount did not exceed MSY, and the fisheries reference points (B/BMSY and F/FMSY) indicated a healthy stock status in 2020. The LBB model results indicated that the biomass ratio was above safe biological limits (B<0.5 BMSY) but fishing mortality was slightly higher than natural mortality. Likewise, LBSPR results showed that SL50 for red mullet was higher than its Lm50, while the estimated median SPR was above the limit of 20% set as the biological reference point. The LIME results were more optimistic than those from the LBB and LBSPR and the estimated SPR was found above 40% which is the target reference point for a sustainable stock. According to the results of different assessment models, the red mullet stock was deemed sustainable in terms of biomass but observation of fishing pressure is required.","PeriodicalId":23978,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43232886","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kenneth Gabriel Mota, Jussara Oliveira Vaini, F. V. Velho, M. Sardinha, A. Hilsdorf
{"title":"Twenty Polymorphic Microsatellite Markers for Trachurus trecae Cadenat, 1950 (Perciformes: Carangidae): An Important Fishing Genetic Resource Along the West African Atlantic Coast","authors":"Kenneth Gabriel Mota, Jussara Oliveira Vaini, F. V. Velho, M. Sardinha, A. Hilsdorf","doi":"10.4194/trjfas20982","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4194/trjfas20982","url":null,"abstract":"This study provides the first set of 20 species-specific microsatellite loci for genetic population studies of Trachurus trecae, an important marine fishing resource for the African Atlantic coast. Twenty microsatellite loci were developed by next generation sequencing and tested by genotyping 48 animals collected along the Angolan Atlantic coast. The number of alleles per locus varied from 6 to 19, while the expected and observed heterozygosities varied from 0.73 to 0.94 and 0.16 to 0.86, respectively. These microsatellites are a valuable tool for further genetics monitoring of this species.","PeriodicalId":23978,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42600950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Minaz, A. Er, K. Ak, Ikbal Demet Nane, Z. Ipek, R. Aslankoç
{"title":"Bisphenol A Used in Plastic Industry Negatively Affects Wild Vimba Bream (Vimba vimba)","authors":"M. Minaz, A. Er, K. Ak, Ikbal Demet Nane, Z. Ipek, R. Aslankoç","doi":"10.4194/trjfas22598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4194/trjfas22598","url":null,"abstract":"Used as a component of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins in the modern industrial world, bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the highest volume produced industrial chemicals worldwide. BPA causes important environmental problems including endocrine disrupting effect on the organisms in aquatic environments. This study focused on the histopathological, oxidative and hematological effects of long-term BPA exposure on wild vimba bream (Vimba vimba) for the first time. Twenty-five fish stocked in each aquarium and exposed to 1000 μg/L BPA for four weeks. Hematological parameters of fish did not differ significantly compared to control group. The antioxidant activity of liver and gill tissues created a significant partial difference between the groups. According to the histopathological studies, intense hyperplasia and necrosis were detected in the gill tissues of the fish exposed BPA. In addition, hypertrophy and epithelial lifting symptom were partly observed. Vocalization and hypertrophic cells was determined in the liver tissues. In conclusions, this study revealed that BPA had an oxidative and especially histopathologically adverse effects on V. vimba, even though it did not have a hematological effect on the treated fish. Although BPA has adverse effects on the health of aquatic organisms, future studies should focus on the residue in fish meat and risk assessment on human health.","PeriodicalId":23978,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45100046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of Toxicity Induced by Engineered CuO Nanoparticles in Freshwater Fish, Labeo rohita","authors":"S. Aziz, S. Abdullah","doi":"10.4194/trjfas18762","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4194/trjfas18762","url":null,"abstract":"With the fast development of industries relevant to nanotechnology, the inappropriate disposal of nanoproducts may initiate a new source of pollution in aquatic ecosystems, thus posing a possible danger to aquatic life. This study evaluated the eco-toxicological effects of waterborne copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO-NPs) having a 32.84nm size and rod shape on a freshwater fish, Labeo rohita. 96-h LC50 of CuO-NPs was 353.98mg/L. Two sub-lethal concentrations equivalent to 1/3rd and 1/5th LC50/96h (70.79 and 117.99 mg/L) of CuO-NPs were selected for 15, 30, and 45-day exposure tests. Bioaccumulation for the 1/3rd 96h LC50 was significantly higher compared to 1/5th of 96-h LC50 of CuO-NPs. There was a sharp decrease in the CAT activity and this decline ultimately increased the TBARS contents. The highest percentage of damaged nuclei and genetic damage index in fish erythrocytes was recorded at the highest concentration and after 45 days of treatment. The adverse effects of CuO-NPs were examined to be dose and duration dependent with increasing extent during all studied time intervals. Summarizing, exposure to sublethal concentrations of CuO-NPs is sufficient to cause alterations in ecotoxicological endpoints such as metal overload, oxidative stress and genotoxicity after chronic exposure.","PeriodicalId":23978,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47304971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chromosome Complement of Pomatoschistus marmoratus and Karyotype Evolution in Sand Gobies (Gobiidae: Gobionellinae)","authors":"D. V. Prazdnikov","doi":"10.4194/trjfas20729","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4194/trjfas20729","url":null,"abstract":"The family Gobiidae constitutes one of the most diverse groups among teleost fish; some of its species are objects of aquaculture and fisheries. Despite many years of cytogenetic studies, the chromosome complements of many species of gobies remain unknown, and the trends of karyotypic evolution are poorly understood. Here I describe a previously unstudied karyotype of a widespread species from the group of sand gobies (Pomatoschistus marmoratus) and analyze the trends of karyotypic evolution of this group in comparison with other taxonomic groups of gobies from the Atlantic-Mediterranean and Ponto-Caspian regions. For P. marmoratus, the diploid number is 2n=46; it consists of 11 pairs of submetacentric chromosomes, 12 pairs of subtelocentric and telocentric chromosomes (NF=68). A comparative karyological analysis showed that the main trend in the karyotypic evolution of sand gobies differs from that of other groups of gobies and is associated with an increase in the number of chromosomal arms as a result of chromosomal rearrangements leading to a change in the centromere position. The results obtained contribute to understanding the role of chromosomal rearrangements in the evolution of Gobiidae and are of interest for further cytogenetic studies of this large family of fish.","PeriodicalId":23978,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42318865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Elevation in Rearing Temperature within Optimum Range Mitigate Immunosuppressive and Metabolic Stress Effect of High or Low Dietary Protein Level in Labeo Rohita Fingerlings","authors":"Shivendra Kumar, N. P. Sahu, S. Gupta","doi":"10.4194/trjfas19872","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4194/trjfas19872","url":null,"abstract":"In the present study, Labeo rohita fingerlings were maintained either at ambient water temperature (26ºC) for five weeks or exposed to 32ºC for one week then later maintained at 26ºC for four weeks. Fingerlings reared under different temperature regimes were fed with any of the four experimental diets containing 20, 30, 40 or 45% protein. Serum cortisol level was higher at 26ºC compared to 32ºC, and decrease with the increase in dietary protein level up to 40%. Fingerlings fed 30% and 40% protein recorded similar WBCS count and respiratory burst activity which was lower and higher respectively compared to 20% and 45% protein fed fingerlings. Correspondingly, lower WBCS count and higher NBT were recorded following exposure to higher temperature (32ºC) for one week compared to 26ºC exposure group. Significantly lower survival was recorded in groups fed with lowest (20%) and highest (45%) dietary protein level whereas fingerlings exposed to 32ºC for one week exhibited higher survival (%) compare to 26ºC. Present results indicate that both lower and higher level of dietary protein may cause metabolic stress to fingerlings, as might consequently lead to the depressed immunity and exposure of elevated temperature (32ºC) for one week mitigates this immunosuppressive effect.","PeriodicalId":23978,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43345385","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Differential Gene Expression Analysis of Neopyropia yezoensis (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) Mutant with High-growth and Development of SSR Marker Using RNA-seq","authors":"SeoHwa Park, Jong-il Choi","doi":"10.4194/trjfas21732","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4194/trjfas21732","url":null,"abstract":"Neopyropia yezoensis is a type of red macroalgae that is becoming economically important owing to increasing demand. A high-growth-rate mutant, NyEMS, was recently developed using ethyl methanesulfonate to meet this demand. However, the high-growth-rate mechanisms of NyEMS have not yet been identified because of the poor understanding of N. yezoensis biomolecules. In this study, NyEMS was subjected to comparative transcriptome analysis using RNA-seq. As a result, total of 7,933 differentially expressed unigenes were identified. From the transcriptome analysis, it was demonstrated that increased proteasome expression and repressed 1- aminocyclopropane-l-carboxylate (ACC) production could be responsible for the enhanced growth rate of the mutant. Additionally, genes involved in vitamin B6 biosynthesis were up-regulated, while those related to phycobilisomes were downregulated in the mutant, which could be responsible for its characteristic features. Moreover, 1,281 SNPs and 12,963 cSSRs were identified from assembled data. To determine possible biomarkers, primer pairs were designed from the identified cDNAderived simple sequence repeats. This study expands our understanding of the genetic mechanisms of N. yezoensis for future research and will be helpful in the development of N. yezoensis biomarkers.","PeriodicalId":23978,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2023-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46735338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}