Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Productivity Improvement of Lysmata seticaudata (Risso, 1816) Larval Rearing Protocol Through Modelling

ORCID

0000-0001-6597-0268

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Aquaculture

ISSN

0044-8486

Publication Date

12-11-2006

Keywords

Lysmata seticaudata, Ornamental shrimp, Larval culture, Modelling, Productivity

Abstract

The Monaco shrimp Lysmata seticaudata (Risso, 1816) is a marine ornamental species whose ecology and biology, as well as its larval culture has previously been addressed. The objective of the study was to predict and improve productivity of this species rearing protocol through modelling. The models developed intend to help aquaculturists to maximize survival to postlarva, decrease larval duration and increase synchronism of metamorphosis and newly metamorphosed postlarvae size by manipulating temperature, diet, first feeding period and stocking density.

The models developed allow us to conclude that the L. seticaudata rearing protocol productivity can be improved by raising larvae at a density of 40 larvae L− 1 and fed newly hatched Artemia nauplii since hatching to zoea V, and with Algamac 2000™ enriched Artemia metanauplii from zoea V to metamorphosis to postlarvae.

By providing more productive protocols to aquaculturists, destructive practices and wild collection may be reduced.

DOI

10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.09.003

Volume

261

Issue

4

First Page

1249

Last Page

1258

Comments

©2006 Elsevier B.V.

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