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http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/KFAS.2019.0474

Chronic Effects of Nitrate Nitrogen on Juvenile Blackhead Seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii in a Recirculating Aquaculture System  

Seo, Seok (Department of Fisheries Biology, Pukyong National University)
Choi, Tae Gun (Department of Fisheries Biology, Pukyong National University)
Park, Jeonghwan (Department of Fisheries Biology, Pukyong National University)
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Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences / v.52, no.5, 2019 , pp. 474-481 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study evaluated the chronic effects of $NO_3-N$ on juvenile blackhead seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii. The experiment used six identically configured recirculating aquaculture systems (435 L), with three tanks (70 L) each. The $NO_3-N$ concentrations studied were 0 (control), 62.5, 125, 250, 500, and 1,000 mg/L $NO_3-N/L$. Thirty juvenile blackhead seabream ($18.8{\pm}2.2g$) were stocked in each tank. Growth and hematological changes were evaluated after 120 days. At the end of the experiment, the growth, survival, and cortisol levels indicated that blackhead seabream were healthy in 500 mg $NO_3-N/L$. However, insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1) and the IGF-1 receptor were significantly lower at 250, 500, and 1,000 mg $NO_3-N/L$ than in controls (62.5 and 125 mg $NO_3-N/L$). Juveniles were likely affected at a much lower $NO_3-N$ concentration than 250 mg/L $NO_3-N/L$ in terms of IGF-1 and the IGF-1 receptor. Therefore, for the sake of long-term fish welfare, the $NO_3-N$ should be maintained at lower than 250 mg/L for blackhead seabream in recirculating aquaculture systems.
Keywords
Recirculating aquaculture system (RAS); Blackhead seabream; Nitrate nitrogen; Chronic toxicity;
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