Recent Articles
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June 09, 2014 Review ArticleAbstract The purpose of this paper is to review the performance of fisheries sector in Bangladesh and the challenges it is facing. Data and information were sourced from the publication of the Department of Fisheries (DoF) and related non-published grey lite.....
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April 14, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract Among other Sparidae species, the gilthead seabream Sparus aurata is the most important fish species in the Mediterranean aquaculture, achieving good growth performances and progressive increased production. However, health management remains as one .....
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August 26, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract Nurocombi is used as an insecticide in large-scale commercial agricultural applications as well as in consumer products for domestic purposes. The present research purposed to evaluate the effect of sub lethal concentration of nurocombi in hematologi.....
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August 24, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract Germ cell transplantation, a powerful assisted reproductive technology, is widely used to study the functional characterization of stem cells. The technology is also used for conservation and propagation of elite germlines. In teleost fish model, the.....
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March 21, 2018 Review ArticleAbstract Among different ecosystems, mangroves are very exclusive that they are marginal ecosystems and distinctively well-defined by marked boundaries with high and low tide levels. A better understanding of the interaction between ichthyoplankton and its nu.....
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January 02, 2018 Review ArticleAbstract The important economical traits like body growth, resistance to diseases, meat quality, etc. highly influence the profitability of the food animals including fishes. The main target of every selective breeding programme is to produce improve offspr.....
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December 13, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract There is growing interest in engineered nanoparticle (NP) based micronutrient delivery systems in aquaculture. However, a comprehensive understanding of the interactions of NPs with its surroundings is required in order to apply these NPs as micronut.....
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October 07, 2017 Short CommunicationAbstract The yellowfoot limpet Cellana sandwicensis, ‘opihi ‘alinalina, is a significant cultural resource and seafood for Hawaiians. With wild stocks greatly depleted and under significant commercial pressures, research efforts are focused on understandi.....
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September 09, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract As an apex predator in many marine ecosystems, Killer whales (KWs) are an important candidate for population dynamics studies. Anthropogenic activities like discharge of toxic chemicals, mechanical disturbances created by ships, coastal urbanizatio.....
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August 31, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract A detailed study on the structure of appendages of two species Panulirus ornatus (rock lobster) belonging to the family Palinuridae and Thenus orientalis (sand lobster) of the family Scyllaridae has been carried out. Pigment variation in the append.....
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August 26, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract The present study was made to test the effect of probiotics and prebiotics on disease resistance. Three treatments were designed including a control, probiotics (Enterococcus faecalis) and prebiotics (Rice bran) incorporated in the fish feed which wa.....
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August 16, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract This work studies the effect of feeding juvenile Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) a diet based in Tenebrio molitor larvae meal (TM). Three different diets were tested: C diet (control, 100% fish meal, FM) and diets I and II, with 25% and 50% of.....
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July 17, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract Among the freshwater air-breathing edible catfishes, the stinging catfish Heteropneustes fossilis commonly called singhi is very popular and high priced and preferred by consumers in South and South – East Asia. Catfish farmers are unable to practi.....
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July 06, 2017 Short CommunicationAbstract To elucidate the origin of the Greek common carp inhabiting the Lakes Amvrakia, Ozeros, Lysimacheia and Trichonida located in Western Greece, representative partial D-loop sequences 573 bp, in length, sequences from European, Asian and Japanese domes.....
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May 23, 2017 Short CommunicationAbstract Seaweeds are floating and submerged plants of shallow marine meadows. Marine macro algae are important ecologically and commercially to many regions of the world, especially in Asian countries. Seaweeds are potential source of bioactive metabolites f.....
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May 16, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract A 96 hour bioassay was conducted to determine the toxicity of cassava effluents to Clarias gariepinus juveniles and its effects on the gills and liver as well as on some blood parameters such as packed cell volume (PCV), Red blood cells (RBC), White .....
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April 06, 2017 Short CommunicationAbstract In the artificial pearl industry, the epithelial cell of mantle grafting proliferates to form the pearl sac and secret organic matrix to guide pearl biomineralization. This article summarized the process of pearl formation, the involvement of matrix .....
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March 15, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract Aquaculture has been the fastest growing food production sector in the world among other sectors over the past 30 years. However, in some cases the rapid growth of the aquaculture sector has out stripped planning and regulation environmental impact a.....
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March 15, 2017 Research ArticleAbstract This study assessed the stimulatory role of supplementation of low viscous sodium alginate extracted from Turbinaria decurrens (Phaeophyta) on the immune response of the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. The total haemocytes count, phenoloxidase act.....
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January 01, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract The contribution of aquaculture to world food production has increased significantly over the last few decades, and this sector now supplies nearly half of the total fish and shellfish used for human consumption. Considering its importance in the wor.....
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January 01, 2017 Review ArticleAbstract Changing climate and increasing anthropogenic impact affect the diversity of marine invertebrates, particularly mollusks. This diversity originated mostly from the historical migration and formation of adapted populations in the previous periods of c.....
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December 06, 2016 Research ArticleAbstract Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) grown in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) can acquire “earthy” and “musty” taints due to bioaccumulation of geosmin and 2-methyisoborneol (MIB), respectively, in the fish flesh and will result in an .....
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November 17, 2016 Short CommunicationAbstract The radiation induced bystander effect describes the response of non-irradiated cells to transmissible signals emitted from irradiated cells. This has been shown in vivo in more than one species of irradiated fish swimming with non-irradiated bystand.....
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October 21, 2016 Research ArticleAbstract Copper is among the most studied marine metallotoxins. It is both heavily utilized in commercial applications (e.g. industrial discharges and antifouling hull coatings) and readily bioavailable in the water column. In bivalve mollusks, common respo.....
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October 21, 2016 Review ArticleAbstract Wise utilization of known food resources could be one major tool to keep parity with the increasing population and nutriment demand. In many parts of India not unlike many other regions of the world consumption of globe snails is widespread. Although.....
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October 21, 2016 Research ArticleAbstract In fishes, body shape, is a complex trait involving several genetic and environmental factors. Understanding the genetic basis of phenotypic variation in body form could lead to breeding strategies aimed at adapting body shape to captive environments.....
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October 18, 2016 Short CommunicationAbstract The present study examined the influence of leucine metabolite ?-hydroxy-?-methylbutyrate (HMB) on the nonspecific cellular and humoral defence mechanisms in european catfish (Silurus glanis). The fish were fed a commercial feed with 50 mg or 100 mg .....
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October 08, 2016 Short CommunicationAbstract Results from selective breeding of aquatic species is very encouraging. Estimates of genetic gain per generation for key traits like growth rate is in the order of 13%, implying that it can be doubled in 6 generations. Results are also promising for .....
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October 04, 2016 Review ArticleAbstract Aquaculture, a fastest growing food production sector in the world including India, is facing an array of challenges as the intensification of culture activities spreads infectious diseases at all stages of production. In addition, zoonosis, non-comm.....
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September 30, 2016 Short CommunicationAbstract This work deals the systematic study of the decapods from Pirabas formation (Lower Miocene) at Pará state. Herein are present the first records of the species Piloslambrus guerini [1], Portunus (Portunus) oblongus Rathbun, [2] and Palaeopinnixa poro.....
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September 02, 2016 Research ArticleAbstract Fish fauna is considered as a good indicator of water quality. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of environmental factors on the fish distribution and conservation status in Pulicat Lagoon. Bimonthly surveys were conducted from Septem.....
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August 29, 2016 Short CommunicationAbstract Biomphalaria pfeifferi and B. camerunensis are Schistosoma mansoni intermediate hosts. The knowledge of their mating system and mating behaviour is of high interest in mastering the transmission and evolution of a potential resistant gene introduced .....
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August 28, 2016 Short CommunicationAbstract This study presents the species of bivalves and gastropods of commercial interest and potential use recorded in 33 sampling stations in the Gulf of Tehuantepec, southern Mexican Pacific. The collections were performed with a trawling net on board of .....
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August 27, 2016 Review ArticleAbstract Water resources especially lotic ecosystems drain diverse landscapes with their peculiar climatic regime, making them extremely diverse in terms of establishment of complex network of biotic communities, one such component are benthic macroinvertebra.....
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August 25, 2017 Short CommunicationAbstract Static bioassay was conducted to determine the 96h median lethal level (LC50) of 2-[(Phosphonomethyl) amino] acetic acid on Heterobranchus biborsalis juveniles (4.90 ± 0.13 g and length of 5.02 ± 1.0 cm respectively) and to describe the histologi.....
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June 10, 2016 Short CommunicationAbstract The freshwater snail Biomphalaria glabrata has been studied by many features. The life cycle and reproduction are well described, besides research in the development of molluscicides, maintenance of schistosomiasis cycle and most currently as enviro.....
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May 26, 2016 Short CommunicationAbstract Zebra fish is preferred as a model organism because of the ease with which zebrafish development is followed from the transparent egg stage onwards; it is possible to scrutinize the defects in different developmental stages by xenobiotic onslaughts. .....
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October 04, 2015 Short CommunicationAbstract Current practice in commercial, freshwater rainbow trout operations in the USA is to feed until the day prior to harvest. However, from what is known about fish growth and metabolism during periods of starvation, this may not be the best economic pr.....
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May 11, 2015 Short CommunicationAbstract The relevance of macrophyte and commercial fertilizer used as a culture medium for microalgae Ankistrodesmus gracilis and Haematococcus pluvialisis provided. Medium based on commercial fertilizer and macrophyte (E. crassipes) media produced a new med.....
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May 04, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract Montmorillonite–illlite/muscovite mixed layer clay minerals with or without addition of Chlorella vulgaris microalgae powder were applied as a feed additive in white leg shrimp early stage PL 1 postlarvae (12 days post hatch), 2x Litopenaeus vannam.....
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March 23, 2015 Review ArticleAbstract A considerable effort has been made to identify microalgae suitable for the development of new bio products. However, diatoms have been underexplored despite their adaptability, high versatility and high productivity. This review focuses on the poten.....
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January 31, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract A 2x3 factorial study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary lipid level on growth, feed utilization and mitochondrial enzyme activities in juvenile all-female rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Isonitrogenous diets with 400 g kg-1 crude .....
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December 28, 2014 PerspectiveAbstract As the human population has exceeded 7 billion, consumption of animal products is at an all time high. Most of our commercial fish stocks are overexploited, recovering, or depleted, so we have turned to aquaculture to produce fish and other seafood f.....
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November 27, 2014 Research ArticleAbstract External morphological changes along lake sturgeon postembryonic development from hatching to year-0 juvenile were described. We also provided data for the growth of the olfactory bulb and telencephalon during the period based on micrographs of confo.....
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June 09, 2014 Short CommunicationAbstract Substantial published evidence supports the notion that besides the O2/CO2 exchange, gill is also a dominant site of ammonia excretion of fish. Therefore, fish gill plays lung-kidney dual functions of human beings. Comparison of traditional Chinese m.....
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June 09, 2014 Research ArticleAbstract Length-Weight Relationships (LWR) is presented for females of the half-smooth tongue sole Cynoglossus semilaevis, a fish species in Shandong peninsula, China. A simple method for distinguishing males from females was introduced.
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June 09, 2014 Review ArticleAbstract The purpose of this paper is to review the performance of fisheries sector in Bangladesh and the challenges it is facing. Data and information were sourced from the publication of the Department of Fisheries (DoF) and related non-published grey liter.....
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November 17, 2016 Short CommunicationAbstract The radiation induced bystander effect describes the response of non-irradiated cells to transmissible signals emitted from irradiated cells. This has been shown in vivo in more than one species of irradiated fish swimming with non-irradiated bystand.....
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July 18, 2015 Research ArticleAbstract The telencephalic organization in actinopterygians differs from that in other vertebrates, the former of which is built from eversion and the latter from inversion. Through studying the brain development of a basal actinopterygian species lake sturge.....