Browsing by Department "Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures"
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Effects of hydrologic variation and water temperatures on early growth and survival of selected age-0 fishes in the Tallapoosa River, Alabama.
(2013-04-23)
Altered flow regimes resulting from the construction of hydropower dams can negatively affect aquatic organisms in a variety of ways. The effects of flow and temperature variation on early growth, survival, and hatching ...
Effects of hydrologic variation on dynamics of channel catfish and flathead catfish populations in regulated and unregulated rivers in the southeast USA
(2006-12-15)
Altered flow regimes resulting from dam construction can have negative impacts on growth and recruitment of fishes in regulated river systems. The effects of hydrologic variation on channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus and ...
Effects of pre- and probiotics on pond production, growth and disease susceptibility of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus and Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
(2013-12-04)
Disease outbreaks have become a major challenge to the profitable culture of fish and shellfish as aquaculture operations intensify. Globally, total annual losses from disease outbreaks have reached billions of United ...
The Effects of Salinity, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus on Survival and Weight Gain of Gracilaria sp.
(2014-07-29)
Gracilaria is a genus of red marine algae, it is also an economically significant species of macroalgae. The aim of this study is try to use algae itself to reduce organic and inorganic pollution in the aquatic environment ...
Effects of Spatial and Temporal Variability of Shoal Habitat on Stream Fish Assemblages in Chattahoochee Tributaries, Alabama
(2007-12-15)
Abiotic factors associated with habitat quality may have profound effects on fish assemblage structure. Variability in physical habitat parameters as well as temporal fluctuation in characteristics such as water depth and ...
Effects of Steroid and Prostaglandin Injections on Hybridization Success Between Female Channel Catfish and Male Blue Catfish
(2009-08-03)
Hybrid catfish produced from female channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, and male blue catfish, I. furcatus, exhibit superior traits for commercial aquaculture when compared to those of the channel catfish. However, one ...
Effects of striped bass stocking on largemouth bass and spotted bass in Lewis Smith Lake, Alabama
(2008-05-15)
Striped bass Morone saxatilis have been introduced into over 100 USA reservoirs over the last several decades to provide additional sport fishing opportunities and to control abundant shad, Dorosoma spp. populations. ...
The Effects of Strobe Light and Sound Behavioral Deterrent Systems on Impingement of Aquatic Organisms at PLant Barry, Alabama
(2008-12-15)
A hybrid and a sonic deterrent system were both evaluated for their effectiveness to repel fish from becoming impinged in a cooling water intake structure located at Plant Barry (Mobile River, Mobile County, Alabama). The ...
Effects of Tagging and Translocation on Paddlefish in the Alabama River
(2020-07-30)
Dams directly impede fish movement. Different passage structures have been incorporated into the design of dams in attempt to restore connectivity, however, passage is limited to particular fish species. Lock-and-dam ...
The Effects of the Masou Salmon Delta5-Desaturase Transgene on N-3 Fatty Acid Production in F1 Transgenic Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) and Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
(2017-04-21)
The objectives of this study were determine the effectiveness of the Masou salmon delta5-desaturase transgene driven by a beta-actin promoter for improving n-3 fatty acid production in F1 transgenic common carp, Cyprinus ...
Effects of Thermal Stress on Unionid Glochidia and Rising Salinity on Adult Unionid Mussels
(2019-07-15)
Unionid mussels are considered keystone species however, they are the most imperiled group of organisms in North America. Implications from changing thermal and salinity regimes are of particular interest due to potential ...
The effects of tournament fishing on dispersal, population characteristics, and mortaltiy of black bass in Lake Martin, Alabama
(2006-05-15)
A great deal of black bass Micropterus spp. tournament activity occurs at Wind Creek State Park (WCSP), located at the north end of Lake Martin, Alabama. Because of the popularity of this location as a tournament processing ...
Effects of Traveling Screen Operation on Impingement and the Survivability and Latent Health of Impinged Catfish at Barry Steam Generation Plant
(2010-08-04)
Two studies were conducted concurrently at cooling water intake structures at a coal fired power plant on the lower Mobile River basin. The first study observed the effects of varying operation times of traveling screen ...
Effects of Water Flow, Distance, and Male Density on the Fertilization Success of Freshwater Mussels
(2012-07-23)
Previous studies suggest that fertilization of female freshwater mussels is dependent on
the distance between mates and may fail at low mussel density. This has critical implications for conservation of sparse populations. ...
Effects on Water Quality of Additional Mechanical Aeration in the Waste-Treatment Cells in Split-Pond Aquaculture Systems for Hybrid Catfish Production
(2017-04-20)
Split-pond aquaculture is a new, innovative system for intensification of pond aquaculture in the southeastern USA. Split ponds have a fish cell and a waste cell, approximately 20% water surface area and 80% water surface ...
Efficacy of Purified Amino Acids in Practical Diets for Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
(2018-07-18)
Shrimp growth and nitrogen loading is influenced by the quantity and quality of protein supplied to the diet. Protein is also the main cost component of the diet, and, therefore, feed formulations need to be cost effective. ...
The Efficiency of Modified Canola Oil as a Replacement of Menhaden Fish Oil in Practical Diet for Pacific White Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei
(2019-04-17)
Lipids are an essential component of the diet serving as source of energy and components of cell structures. Marine species require a certain level of specific fatty acids in their diet as they have limited ability to ...
Effluent Water Characterization of Intensive Tilapia Culture Units and its Application in an Integrated Lettuce Aquaponic Production Facility
(2010-10-29)
In an intensive aquaculture project, effluent water characterization from three systems were evaluated (biofloc, polygyser and opposing flows). There were no differences in the mineral additions to the water per unit of ...
Effluents from an Aquaculture Research Station and Stream Water Quality
(2010-01-07)
Lower Station of the E. W. Shell Fisheries Center discharges into Saugahatchee Creek. Ponds of the Fish Genetics Research Unit and the Aquaculture Production Research Unit are the main sources of anthropogenic pollution ...
Equilibrium Concentrations of Major Cations and Total Alkalinity in Laboratory Soil-Water Systems
(2010-11-05)
Three kinds of soils and four kinds of water were used to prepare laboratory soil-water mesocosms. Soil-water mesocosms were prepared containing 5-cm deep layers of soil and 21 L of water from each of the four sources. ...