Small-scale capture, transport and tank adaptation of live, medium-sized Scombrids using “Tuna Tubes”

Ido Bar; Luke Dutney; Peter Lee; Ryosuke Yazawa; Goro Yoshizaki; Yutaka Takeuchi; Scott F Cummins; Abigail Elizur

doi:10.1186/s40064-015-1391-y

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Small-scale capture, transport and tank adaptation of live, medium-sized Scombrids using “Tuna Tubes”

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Small-scale capture, transport and tank adaptation of live, medium-sized Scombrids using “Tuna Tubes”

Ido Bar, Luke Dutney, Peter Lee, Ryosuke Yazawa, Goro Yoshizaki, Yutaka Takeuchi, Scott F Cummins and Abigail Elizur

SpringerPlus, Vol.4(604)

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40064-015-1391-y

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Abstract

aquaculture

broodstock

euthynnus affinis

live fish transport

pelagic fish

scombridae

tuna tubes

The transport of live fish is a crucial step to establish fish culture in captivity, and is especially challenging for species that have not been commonly cultured before, therefore transport and handling methods need to be optimized and tailored. This study describes the use of tuna tubes for small-scale transport of medium-sized pelagic fish from the Scombridae family. Tuna tubes are an array of vertical tubes that hold the fish, while fresh seawater is pumped up the tubes and through the fish mouth and gills, providing oxygen and removing wastes. In this study, 19 fish were captured using rod and line and 42 % of the captured fish were transported alive in the custom-designed tuna tubes to an on-shore holding tank: five mackerel tuna (Euthynnus affinis) and three leaping bonito (Cybiosarda elegans). Out of these, just three (15.8 % of total fish) acclimatized to the tank's condition. Based on these results, we discuss an improved design of the tuna tubes that has the potential to increase survival rates and enable a simple and low cost method of transporting of live pelagic fish.

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Title: Small-scale capture, transport and tank adaptation of live, medium-sized Scombrids using “Tuna Tubes”
Authors: Ido Bar (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Luke Dutney (Author) - QDAFF, Bribie Island Research Centre
Peter Lee (Author) - Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan
Ryosuke Yazawa (Author) - Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan
Goro Yoshizaki (Author) - Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan
Yutaka Takeuchi (Author) - Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan
Scott F Cummins (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Abigail Elizur (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: SpringerPlus, Vol.4(604); 12
Publisher: SpringerOpen
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1186/s40064-015-1391-y
ISSN: 2193-1801
Copyright note: Copyright © 2015 Bar et al. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.
Organisation Unit: School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; School of Education - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Centre for Bioinnovation
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449590602621
Output Type: Journal article

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