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- Title
Out-of-season spawning of largemouth bass in a controllable recirculating system.
- Authors
Chen-Hao Hu; Han-Qing Bie; Zi-Yi Lu; Yang Ding; He-He Guan; Long-Hui Geng; Shuai Ma; Yuan-Xiang Hu; Qi-Xue Fan; Zhi-Gang Shen
- Abstract
Largemouth bass (LMB) production exceeded 0.7 million tons in 2021 and has become one of the most important freshwater aquaculture species in China. The stable and fixed culture cycle led to regular and drastic price fluctuation during the past decade. Strong price fluctuation provides opportunities and challenges for the LMB industry, and out-of-season spawning (OSS) and culture will provide technical support for the opportunities. To induce OSS at a low cost, we established a controllable recirculating system that allows precise thermophotoperiod manipulation. In the system, four experimental groups were assigned, 18NP (18°C overwintering water temperature, natural photoperiod), 18CP (18°C overwintering water temperature, controlled photoperiod), 16CP (16°C overwintering water temperature, controlled photoperiod), and NTNP (natural water temperature and natural photoperiod), to determine the effects of chilling temperature and photoperiod on spawning performance. OSS was observed in all the experimental groups without significant differences, except NTNP. The manipulated broodstock can re-spawn 3 months later in the next spring in advance. Further analysis of the volume percentage of different stages of oocytes provides a base for excellent regression between the volume percentage of the primary growth stage, cortical alveoli stage, vitellogenesis/maturation stage, and gonadal development/maturation. The results suggest that the volume percentage of oocytes is a better indicator of gonadal development and maturation than the gonadosomatic index. We also found that LMB prefers palm fiber as a spawning nest over gravel. The findings of this work provide important technique guidance for practical OSS of the LMB aquaculture industry and standardization of ovary development and maturation in fish with asynchronous developmental oocytes.
- Subjects
CHINA; LARGEMOUTH bass; WATER temperature; PRICE fluctuations; AQUACULTURE industry; FISH development
- Publication
Frontiers in Physiology, 2023, p1
- ISSN
1664-042X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3389/fphys.2023.1175075