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Developments in controlled green-water larval culture technologies for estuarine fishes in Queensland, Australia and elsewhere

Palmer, Paul J., Burke, Michael J., Palmer, Claire J., Burke, John B.·2007·Aquaculture

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Since 1989, researchers with the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) in Queensland, Australia, have successfully used controlled low-water exchange green-water cultures to rear the larvae of estuarine fishes and crustaceans through to metamorphosis. High survivals and excellent fry condition have been achieved for several commercially important endemic species produced for various projects. They include barramundi or sea bass, Lates calcarifer, Australian bass, Macquaria novemaculeata, dusky flathead, Platycephalus fuscus, sand whiting, Sillago ciliata, red sea bream or snapper, Pagrus auratus, banana prawn, Fenneropenaeus merguiensis, and others. The consistent success of our standardised and relatively simple approach at different localities has led to it being incorporated into general fingerling production practices at several establishments in Australia. Although post-metamorphosis rearing methods have differed for each species investigated, due to various biological and behavioural traits and project requirements, these larval rearing methods have been successful with few species-specific modifications. Initially modelled on the Taiwanese approach to rearing Penaeids in aerated low-water exchange cultures, the approach similarly appears to rely on a beneficial assemblage of micro-organisms. Conceptually, these micro-organisms may include a mixture of the air-borne primary invaders of pure phytoplankton cultures when exposed to outdoor conditions. Whilst this would vary with different sites, our experiences with these methods have consistently been favourable. Mass microalgal cultures with eco-physiological youth are used to regularly augment larval fish cultures so that rearing conditions simulate an exponential growth-phase microalgal bloom. Moderate to heavy aeration prevents settlement of particulate matter and encourages aerobic bacterial decomposition of wastes. The green-water larval rearing approach described herein has demonstrated high practical utility in research and commercial applications, and has greatly simplified marine finfish hatchery operations whilst generally lifting production capacities for metamorphosed fry in Australia. Its potential uses in areas of aquaculture other than larviculture are also discussed.

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Authors
Palmer, P. J., Burke, M. J., Palmer, C. J., & Burke, J. B.
Affiliations
Department of Primary Industries (AU)
Corresponding author
Palmer, Paul J.
Venue
Aquaculture
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2007-11
Volume
272
Issue
1-4
Pages
1-21
ISSN
0044-8486 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2051305754
Cited by
93
References
60
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Aquaculture (publishedVersion)
  • Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries archive of scientific and research publications (Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies
Keywords
larval rearing, estuarine fish, crustacean larvae, metamorphosis, fingerling production, microalgal culture, aeration, Lates calcarifer, Australian bass, red sea bream, banana prawn

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