Improved Growth, Swimming Performance, and Muscular Development in Exercise-Conditioned Young-of-the-Year Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)

1993 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 703-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paciencia S. Young ◽  
Joseph J. Cech Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Striped Bass ◽  
White Muscle ◽  
Swimming Performance ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Morone Saxatilis ◽  
Wild Fish ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cultured Fish ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Young Of The Year

Exercise conditioning at 1.2–2.4 body lengths∙s−1 for 60 d significantly improved final weights, specific growth rates (SGR), 2-min critical swimming velocities, red muscle cross-sectional areas at 80% standard length (SL), and red:white muscle ratio at 80% SL in both cultured and wild young-of-the-year striped bass (Morone saxatilis). Moreover, wild fish had final weights and SGR greater than cultured fish in both exercised and unexercised groups. Exercise conditioning also increased white muscle cross-sectional areas at all sections (50, 65, and 80% SL) in the cultured but not in the wild fish, although white muscle areas of exercised wild fish were significantly greater than in the unexercised cultured fish. It is suggested that exercise-conditioned striped bass used for stocking purposes might show increased survival rates in the wild.

Optimum Exercise Conditioning Velocity for Growth, Muscular Development, and Swimming Performance in Young-of-the-Year Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)

1994 ◽  
Vol 51 (7) ◽  
pp. 1519-1527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paciencia S. Young ◽  
Joseph J. Cech Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Striped Bass ◽  
White Muscle ◽  
Swimming Performance ◽  
Morone Saxatilis ◽  
Swimming Velocity ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Muscular Development ◽  
Conditioning Period ◽  
Young Of The Year

Young-of-the-year striped bass (Morone saxatilis) were exercise conditioned for 60 d at four different water velocities: <0.02 (control), 0.5–1.2 (slow), 1.5–2.4 (moderate), and 2.4–3.6 body lengths∙s−1 (fast). Sampling for growth (body weight change), muscular development (red and white muscle cross-sectional areas), and swimming performance (critical swimming velocity) was done at 50 and 60 d of the exercise conditioning period and at 14, 28, 42, and 56 d post-conditioning. Optimum conditioning velocities for growth and swimming performance were the moderate and fast velocities, respectively, with both effects persisting 56 d post-conditioning. Fish exercised at the moderate and fast velocities showed significant increases in red muscle areas (at 0 and 14 d post-conditioning, respectively) and in white muscle areas (at 0–28 and 14–28 d post-conditioning, respectively). Exercise-conditioned fish at any velocity showed a significant increase in the red to white muscle ratio at the end of 60 d of conditioning. Our data suggest that exercise-conditioned young-of-the-year striped bass would have size and swimming advantages consistent with higher survival than unexercised fish when stocked in natural ecosystems.

scholarly journals Overwinter Changes in the Lipid Profile of Young-of-the-Year Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis) in Freshwater Ponds

Biomolecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1678
Author(s):  
Kare A. Tonning ◽  
Suzanne M. Budge ◽  
Peter Tyedmers
Keyword(s):  
Striped Bass ◽  
Muscle Tissue ◽  
White Muscle ◽  
Morone Saxatilis ◽  
Lipid Classes ◽  
Late Winter ◽  
Thermal Change ◽  
Freshwater Ponds ◽  
Body Tissues ◽  
Young Of The Year

Young-of-the-year (YOY) striped bass (Morone saxatilis) suffer significant mortality during their first winter. While causes of this mortality are unclear, lipids may play role in adapting to winter stresses, including thermal change and food scarcity. To address this, YOY striped bass were placed in mesh cages in freshwater ponds in the fall (November) and were held until the end of winter, in March. Liver and white muscle tissue were sampled at the beginning and end of the study to compare concentrations of specific lipid classes and fatty acid composition. Muscle-tissue total lipid and triacylglycerol (TAG) was higher in March (late winter) samples. Additionally, concentrations of phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) were higher in the white muscle of striped bass sampled in March; this was accompanied by a decrease in proportions of 18:0 and 22:6n-3 in PE (from ~11 to 7% and 36 to 28%, respectively) and 18:1n-9 and 22:6n-3 in phosphatidylcholine (from ~15 to 10% and 24 to 18%, respectively). This suggests that these fish were not utilizing energy reserves in previously described ways and appear to rely more on other lipid classes or body tissues for overwinter survival than those analyzed in this study.

Effects of Exercise Conditioning on Stress Responses and Recovery in Cultured and Wild Young-of-the-Year Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis

1993 ◽  
Vol 50 (10) ◽  
pp. 2094-2099 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paciencia S. Young ◽  
Joseph J. Cech Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Striped Bass ◽  
Stress Responses ◽  
Plasma Cortisol ◽  
Enhanced Recovery ◽  
Physiological Responses ◽  
Morone Saxatilis ◽  
Wild Fish ◽  
Plasma Lactate ◽  
Handling Stress ◽  
Young Of The Year

Exercise conditioning at 1.2–2.4 body lengths∙s−1 for 60 d significantly improved physiological responses to and decreased recovery time from capture, net confinement, and crowding (collectively, "handling") stress in cultured and wild young-of-the-year striped bass, Morone saxatilis. Plasma cortisol increased dramatically 0.5 h after acute handling in all treatments. However, cortisol returned to prestress levels 4 h after handling in exercise-conditioned cultured and wild fish but not in the respective unexercised fish. Handling stress in all groups of fish also resulted in hyperlacticemia. Faster clearance of plasma lactate following handling stress was shown in exercise-conditioned cultured and wild striped bass compared with unexercised fish. Handling stress resulted in a rapid hemoconcentration as indicated by increases in osmolality and hematocrit levels. Osmotic imbalance was less severe in exercise-conditioned cultured and wild fish than in unexercised fish. These improved stress responses and enhanced recovery in young-of-the-year striped bass should result in increased survival of both cultured and wild fish after transport and stocking into the natural environment.

Activity-related constraints on overwintering young-of-the-year striped bass (Morone saxatilis)

2001 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas P Hurst ◽  
David O Conover
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Striped Bass ◽  
Morone Saxatilis ◽  
Metabolic Cost ◽  
Hudson River ◽  
Energetic Cost ◽  
Energy Budgets ◽  
Swimming Velocity ◽  
Thermal Dependence ◽  
Young Of The Year

The importance of activity to overwintering fishes has received little attention. Activity imposes two constraints: maximum swimming speed limits habitats that can be occupied for short periods of time, while the metabolic cost of swimming limits the habitats that are suitable for long-term residence. We measured the energetic consequences of activity and maximum swimming speeds of young-of-the-year striped bass (Morone saxatilis), a species that overwinters in tidal estuaries. The energetic cost of swimming was determined from energy changes in unfed fish forced to swim at various speeds, while energy changes in fed fish provided a measure of their ability to offset swimming costs through feeding. In high-velocity treatments, mortality was size-dependent and appeared to be related to fatigue rather than to depletion of energy reserves. The energetic cost of swimming increased with swimming velocity, but fish increased food consumption and thereby met their metabolic needs. In a second experiment the thermal dependence of swimming capacity in winter-acclimated striped bass was measured. Swimming speeds increased with temperature, from 2.7 body lengths (BL)/s at 2°C to 4.8 BL/s at 8 and 11°C, but were considerably below observed flow velocities in the Hudson River, suggesting a need for behavioral or physical refuge from tidal currents. These results indicate the flexibility of energy budgets of overwintering fishes, allowing energetic stress to be minimized by reducing activity or elevating food-consumption rates when sufficient prey are available.

Effects of temperature and salinity on survival of young-of-the-year Hudson River striped bass (Morone saxatilis): implications for optimal overwintering habitats

2002 ◽  
Vol 59 (5) ◽  
pp. 787-795 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas P Hurst ◽  
David O Conover
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Striped Bass ◽  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Morone Saxatilis ◽  
Hudson River ◽  
Temperature Tolerance ◽  
Low Temperature Tolerance ◽  
Energetic State ◽  
Young Of The Year

We examined the role of salinity, body size, and energetic state in determining low temperature tolerance of young-of-the-year (YOY) striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and used this information to map optimal overwintering habitat in the Hudson River estuary. A long-term experiment compared survival at 15 ppt and 30 ppt. In additional experiments, winter-acclimated fish were exposed to temperature declines (2.3°C·day–1 to 1°C·week–1) at salinities from 0 ppt to 35 ppt. Highest survival at low temperatures was consistently observed at intermediate salinities. These results suggest that the observed distribution of overwintering striped bass is related to physiological constraints on osmo regulatory ability at low temperatures. Low temperature tolerance appeared unrelated to body size and energetic state. Salinity profiles were used to describe the location and extent of optimal wintering habitats under various hydrographic regimes. The location of optimal habitats was displaced by over 27 km along the river axis because of variation in salinity regime. Changes in the availability of optimal habitat may be responsible for variation in recruitment to the Hudson River population. These results demonstrate the need to consider a holistic approach encompassing all seasons of the year in assessing habitat requirements of fishes.

Winter mortality of young-of-the-year Hudson River striped bass (Morone saxatilis): size-dependent patterns and effects on recruitment

1998 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 1122-1130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas P Hurst ◽  
David O Conover
Keyword(s):  
Striped Bass ◽  
Morone Saxatilis ◽  
Hudson River ◽  
Progressive Increase ◽  
Winter Mortality ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Catch Per Unit Effort ◽  
Size Dependent ◽  
Class Strength ◽  
Young Of The Year

Winter mortality plays a significant role in the dynamics of some temperate fish populations and has been shown to be size-dependent for some species, but not for others. Our objective was to determine how winter mortality affects the recruitment dynamics of Hudson River striped bass (Morone saxatilis). We used catch-per-unit-effort data from three separate surveys targeting young-of-the-year (YOY), overwintering, and age 1 striped bass. Age 1 abundance was negatively correlated with the severity of winter. In contrast, the abundance of age 0 fish was not correlated with age 1 abundance, suggesting that winter mortality greatly modifies year-class strength. A progressive increase in the mean length of YOY fish, coupled with a decrease in the coefficient of variation in length, occurred during some winters. Laboratory experiments showed that growth in length requires temperatures in excess of 10°C; hence, these changes likely result from selective mortality of smaller fish. Direct evidence of size-dependent mortality was obtained from a laboratory experiment that exposed fish to ambient conditions throughout the winter. Accounting for interannual differences in the severity and size dependency of winter mortality may improve our ability to evaluate striped bass year-class strength in the Hudson River.

Effects of predation on telemetry-based survival estimates: insights from a study on endangered Atlantic salmon smolts

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (5) ◽  
pp. 728-741 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Jamie F. Gibson ◽  
Edmund A. Halfyard ◽  
Rod G. Bradford ◽  
Michael J.W. Stokesbury ◽  
Anna M. Redden
Keyword(s):  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Striped Bass ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Morone Saxatilis ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Fish Predation ◽  
Bay Of Fundy ◽  
Migration Patterns ◽  
Predation Effects

Telemetry is increasingly being used to estimate population-level survival rates. However, these estimates may be affected by the detectability of telemetry tags and are reliant on the assumption that telemetry data represent the movements of the tagged fish. Predation on tagged fish has the potential to bias survival estimates, and unlike the issue of detectability, methods to correct for the resulting bias (termed “predation bias”) are not yet developed. In an acoustic telemetry study on inner Bay of Fundy Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts during 2008 and 2011, unusual tag detection patterns were indicative that some data may have been representative of the movements of predators rather than smolts. To incorporate predation effects into the resulting survival estimates, a suite of 11 summary migration metrics were compared between Atlantic salmon smolts and striped bass (Morone saxatilis). Cluster analyses revealed that 2.4% to 13.6% of tags implanted in smolts exhibited migration patterns more similar to striped bass than to other smolts, which was interpreted here as evidence of predation. Reassigning the fate of these tags as “depredated–died” reduced estimated survival from 43.5% to 41.1% in 2008 and from 32.6% to 19.0% in 2011 relative to a traditional mark–recapture model, illustrating the effect of predation bias in this case study.

scholarly journals KARAKTER GENOTIPE TIGA POPULASI IKAN RAINBOW AJAMARU (Melanotaenia ajamaruensis) DARI ALAM DAN BUDIDAYA MENGGUNAKAN RAPD

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 105
Author(s):  
Erma Primanita Hayuningtyas ◽  
Shofihar Sinansari ◽  
Melta Rini Fahmi ◽  
Eni Kusrini ◽  
Bastiar Nur
Keyword(s):  
Dna Polymorphism ◽  
Genetic Variance ◽  
Genetic Change ◽  
Wild Fish ◽  
Fish Culture ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Randomly Amplified Polymorphic Dna ◽  
Cultured Fish ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
High Genetic Distance

Ikan rainbow Ajamaru (Melanotaenia ajamarunensis) yang dinyatakan punah pada tahun 1996 merupakan ikan endemik dari Danau Ajamaru, Papua. Namun ikan ini berhasil ditemukan kembali pada tahun 2007 di Sungai Kaliwensi, Sorong, Papua. Domestikasi ex-situ ikan rainbow Ajamaru sedang dilakukan di Balai Riset Budidaya ikan Hias, Depok-Jawa Barat. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengevaluasi perbedaan genotipe ikan rainbow Ajamaru di alam dan budidaya melalui analisis keragaman genetik untuk melihat adanya perubahan genetik, migrasi maupun mutasi gen. Metode yang digunakan adalah Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) dengan 3 jenis primer (OPA 03, OPB 6, dan OPZ 5). Setiap populasi baik, dari alam (Papua) maupun budidaya (Depok dan Papua) masing-masing diambil secara acak sebanyak 10 sampel ikan uji. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan nilai keragaman genetik pada ikan di alam lebih rendah (62,5%) dibanding ikan budidaya di Papua (70,31%) dan tertinggi pada ikan budidaya di Depok (73,43%). Heterozigositas pada ikan di alam lebih rendah (0,172) dibanding ikan budidaya di Papua (0,241) dan di Depok (0,270). Jarak genetik terjauh ditunjukkan antara populasi ikan alam dan populasi ikan budidaya Papua, sedangkan jarak genetik terdekat antara populasi ikan budidaya di Papua dengan di Depok. Karakter genotipe yang dihasilkan pada tiga populasi ikan rainbow Ajamaru adalah memiliki corak DNA yang berbeda nyata (P<0,05). Perbedaan yang dihasilkan dari karakter genotipe karena respon genotip dari tiap individu dan daya adaptasi ikan berbeda-beda pada habitat yang berbeda.Ajamaru rainbow, an endemic fish from Lake Ajamaru, Papua, once declared extinct in 1996. However, it was rediscovered in 2007, in Kaliwensi River, Sorong, Papua. Currently, the Ajamaru rainbow fish is being domesticated ex-situ at the Research Center for Ornamental Fish Culture, Depok, West Java. The aim of the research was to determine the genotype characteristics of wild and cultured Ajamaru rainbow including genetic change, drift, migration, and mutation using genetic variance analysis. The genetic analysis applied was Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) using OPA-03, OPB-6, and OPZ-5 primers. Ten samples were used for each population. The results showed that the three populations of Ajamaru rainbow fish have significantly different (P<0.05) of DNA polymorphism. The lowest value of genetic variance was found in the wild fish (62.5%) followed by the cultured fish located in Papua (70.31%), and the highest was observed in the cultured fish located in Depok (73.43%). Heterozygosity of the wild fish was lower (0.172) than that of the cultured fish in Papua (0.241) and in Depok (0.270). The high genetic distance was found between the wild and cultured fish from Papua. The closest relationship was between the fish culture in Papua and Depok. The genotype character produced in the three Ajamaru rainbow fish populations was have significantly different (P<0.05) of DNA polymorphism. The differences that result form genotype characters because of the genotypic response of each individual and the adaptability of fish vary in different habitats. 

scholarly journals Philometra rubra (Nematoda: Philometridae) — first description of the male from striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and implications for re-introduction of an extirpated population

2017 ◽  
Vol 95 (5) ◽  
pp. 345-352
Author(s):  
L.N. Measures ◽  
F. Moravec ◽  
S. Douglas ◽  
S. Lair
Keyword(s):  
Striped Bass ◽  
Parasitic Nematode ◽  
Morone Saxatilis ◽  
Body Cavity ◽  
The Body ◽  
Tissue Response ◽  
Swim Bladder ◽  
Lawrence Estuary ◽  
Young Of The Year ◽  
St Lawrence Estuary

Philometra rubra (Leidy, 1856) is a pathogenic parasitic nematode infecting striped bass (Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792)) in eastern North America. Identification of philometrids is difficult, male P. rubra have never been found, and transmission is poorly understood. To re-establish the “Extirpated” striped bass population in the St. Lawrence Estuary (SLE), Quebec, young-of-the-year (YOY) striped bass from the Miramichi River, New Brunswick, were collected and released into the SLE. The present study was undertaken to find Philometra in striped bass from the Miramichi River, for identification, description, and examine transmission and lesions. Philometra rubra was identified in 100% of 32 YOY (intensity = 26–125) and 100% of nine 1-year-old (intensity = 4–25 in five striped bass) striped bass collected in summer 2011. The swim bladder and body cavity were sites of infection in YOY with no tissue response observed histopathologically. Gravid P. rubra females occurred in the body cavity and swim bladder, with males predominately in the latter site. Males were short-lived, being absent in 1-year-old bass. Adult male and adult female P. rubra are described. Males of P. rubra can be distinguished from other described species based on spicule, gubernaculum, and body-length measurements. This parasite may have implications for the re-introduction program and conservation of striped bass in the SLE and in other populations.

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