Seasonal variation in biochemical composition and gonadal development of ark shell, Scapharca broughtonii (Bivalvia: Arcidae) from Gamag bay of Southern coast, Korea

Seasonal changes in biochemical composition of muscle, gonad-viceral, mass and whole body of the cultured ark shell, Scapharca broughtonii in the Gamag bay of Yeosu city were studied from December 2008 to November 2009 in relation to environmental condition and reproductive cycles. Average monthly water temperature in the winter was in the range of $7-12^{\circ}C$ and $20-25^{\circ}C$ in the summer, while the salinity fluctuated in the range of 30.1%-33.8‰ on the average. Seasonal fluctuation of the concentration of nutrient salt was the highest in September ($13.04{\mu}g/L$) with average annual concentration of $4.6{\mu}g/L$. The main spawning season of the ark shell was during the months of July and August, and the gonads were in inactive stage during the winter. The gonad-visceral mass contained lower amounts of proteins than the other body parts. The most marked changes in body composition were lipids and carbohydrates within the gonad-visceral mass, and protein for each of the organs was relatively consistent throughout the year. All the parts in the visceral sac displayed the highest changes during the gametogenic cycle while the contents of moisture and lipid within the visceral act displayed somewhat inverse relations with each other. Moisture content was the lowest during the inactive stage during which the lipid content is the highest. The lipid content was the lowest immediately following spawning with increase in the moisture content as the lipid is being consumed. Protein mass within the visceral sac was low in comparison to the muscle mass. It is deemed that carbohydrates, lipids and proteins in the visceral sac play the major role as the source of energy during the development process of the gonads, and used for maintenance of base metabolism when available food is scarce.

가막만 피조개 Scapharca broughtonii의 생식소 발달과 체성분의 계절적 변화

전남 여수시 가막만에서 양식되고 있는 피조개를 대상으로 2008년 12월부터 2009년 11월 동안 근육, 내장낭 및 몸체의 생화학적 체성분의 변동과 생식주기간의 관계를 계절적인 변동과 관련하여 조사하였다. 피조개 양식장의 월별 평균 수온은 겨울에 $7-12^{\circ}C$, 여름에 $20-25^{\circ}C$였으며, 염분은 평균 30.1-33.8‰에서 변화하였다. 영양염의 계절적 변화는 9월에 최대 ($13.04{\mu}g/L$) 를 보였으며, 연 평균농도는 $4.6{\mu}g/L$였다. 피조개의 주산란기는 7-8월이었으며, 겨울동안 생식소는 불활성기를 나타내었다. 단백질함량은 내장낭에서 낮았다. 체성분 가운데 가장 큰 변화는 내장낭내 지질과 탄수화물이었으며, 기관별 단백질은 연중 비교적 일정하였다. 내장낭은 생식주기 동안 가장 큰 변화를 보였으며, 내장낭내 수분과 지방의 함량은 다소 역관계를 보였다. 지방함량의 최대시기인 불활성기에 수분이 최소였으며, 산란 직후 지방함항은 가장 낮았으며, 지방이 소모되면서 수분함량이 증가하였다. 내장낭내 단백질 량은 근육에 비해 낮았다. 내장낭의 탄수화물, 지방 단백질은 생식소 발달과정동안 에너지원으로서 주요한 역할을 하며, 먹이가 부족한 시기에 기초대사유지를 위해 이용될 것으로 여겨진다.