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DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.111070
关键词
Anxiety; Behaviour; Boldness; Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch); Photoperiod; Recirculating aquaculture systems; Salinity
资金
- NSERC [04843]
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada [STPGP 462933-14]
The study found that rearing coho salmon under continuous light (24:0) resulted in negligible behavioral alterations compared to rearing under normal light-dark conditions (12:12) at different salinities. This suggests that continuous light may not significantly impact the behavior of fish in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) compared to normal light-dark conditions.
There is increased interest in rearing salmon in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS), where environmental conditions can be tightly controlled to optimize growth. Photoperiod and salinity are two important parameters that can be manipulated in RAS. A longer photoperiod permits more time for feeding, while intermediate salinities may reduce the energetic costs of ionoregulation, both of which may enhance growth. However, little is known about how rearing at different photoperiods and salinity affect behaviour, an understudied but important research topic for intensive fish rearing. To address this, we examined the behavioural effects of two salinities and two photoperiod regimes in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) post-smolts reared continuously for 120 days in a RAS. Fish were reared on a photoperiod of either 12 h light:12 h dark (12:12), or 24 h light (24:0) at salinities of 2.5 and 10 ppt. To investigate behavioural differences associated with these treatments, we quantified: i) movement in an open-field test, ii) exploratory behaviour/boldness using a novel object approach test, and iii) anxiety-like behaviour with a light/dark test. The 24:0 groups displayed no differences in boldness/anxiety-like behaviour and locomotion relative to the 12:12 groups at their respective salinities. Taken together, fish reared under continuous light (24:0) show negligible behavioural alterations compared to fish reared under normal light dark conditions (12:12).
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