Culturing the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) in extensive shrimp ponds and cages
Abstract The aim of the present study was to develop low‐cost techniques for culturing seahorses in extensive shrimp ponds to foster a legal and more sustainable production chain to meet market demand for traditional Chinese medicine. In the present article, the results of two‐year experiments of se...
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| description | Abstract The aim of the present study was to develop low‐cost techniques for culturing seahorses in extensive shrimp ponds to foster a legal and more sustainable production chain to meet market demand for traditional Chinese medicine. In the present article, the results of two‐year experiments of seahorse culture in cages and extensive shrimp ponds are reported. We found that juveniles of the lined seahorse survived in cages and ponds very well, and the juvenile survival generally was >70% during the experimental periods. The survival and growth of the juveniles were similar to or even better than that reported in indoor tank culture. Additionally, the lined seahorse survived well (>60%) at temperatures up to 34.6°C which is the highest recorded temperature for the species in the field. For large ponds of >5 ha, cage culture may be a better way. For small ponds of <0.3 ha, culturing the seahorse in a pond is recommended. A 1000 m2 pond could support around 7000 of the juveniles of the lined seahorse. In conclusion, culturing the lined seahorse in an extensive shrimp pond is technically feasible. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-23d18b0631794626bc4e6da06d6051d12023-12-07T07:31:43ZengWileyJournal of the World Aquaculture Society0893-88491749-73452023-12-015461677168610.1111/jwas.12988Culturing the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) in extensive shrimp ponds and cagesDong Zhang0Xin Liu1Tingting Lin2Siping Li3Fengyuan Shen4Yong Wang5East China Sea Fisheries Research Institution Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences Shanghai People's Republic of ChinaEast China Sea Fisheries Research Institution Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences Shanghai People's Republic of ChinaEast China Sea Fisheries Research Institution Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences Shanghai People's Republic of ChinaEast China Sea Fisheries Research Institution Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences Shanghai People's Republic of ChinaEast China Sea Fisheries Research Institution Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences Shanghai People's Republic of ChinaBeihai Marine Industry Zone Binzhou People's Republic of ChinaAbstract The aim of the present study was to develop low‐cost techniques for culturing seahorses in extensive shrimp ponds to foster a legal and more sustainable production chain to meet market demand for traditional Chinese medicine. In the present article, the results of two‐year experiments of seahorse culture in cages and extensive shrimp ponds are reported. We found that juveniles of the lined seahorse survived in cages and ponds very well, and the juvenile survival generally was >70% during the experimental periods. The survival and growth of the juveniles were similar to or even better than that reported in indoor tank culture. Additionally, the lined seahorse survived well (>60%) at temperatures up to 34.6°C which is the highest recorded temperature for the species in the field. For large ponds of >5 ha, cage culture may be a better way. For small ponds of <0.3 ha, culturing the seahorse in a pond is recommended. A 1000 m2 pond could support around 7000 of the juveniles of the lined seahorse. In conclusion, culturing the lined seahorse in an extensive shrimp pond is technically feasible.https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12988cage cultureHippocampus erectuspond cultureseahorsesurvival |
| spellingShingle | Dong Zhang Xin Liu Tingting Lin Siping Li Fengyuan Shen Yong Wang Culturing the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) in extensive shrimp ponds and cages Journal of the World Aquaculture Society cage culture Hippocampus erectus pond culture seahorse survival |
| title | Culturing the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) in extensive shrimp ponds and cages |
| title_full | Culturing the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) in extensive shrimp ponds and cages |
| title_fullStr | Culturing the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) in extensive shrimp ponds and cages |
| title_full_unstemmed | Culturing the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) in extensive shrimp ponds and cages |
| title_short | Culturing the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) in extensive shrimp ponds and cages |
| title_sort | culturing the lined seahorse hippocampus erectus in extensive shrimp ponds and cages |
| topic | cage culture Hippocampus erectus pond culture seahorse survival |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12988 |
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