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Effect of temperature and salinity on hatching and larval survival of yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares

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Effects of temperature and salinity on hatching rate and normal larval rate at hatching, and survival of fasting larvae after hatching (survival activity index; SAI) were investigated using spontaneously spawned eggs of captive yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares, YFT). Within the range of experimental temperatures, 23–35 °C, at 32 psu salinity, hatching and normal larval rates and SAI were highest at 23 and 26 °C. In the experiment exploring the most suitable salinity within the range 23–38 psu, 35 and 38 psu gave the highest hatching rate and normal larval rate; however, SAI was highest at 26 psu. The results of multi-factor experiments in each temperature (23, 26, and 29 °C) with each salinity (32, 35, and 38 psu) indicated interactive effects of temperature and salinity on the three indices and within the experimental ranges gave an optimal combination of 23 °C and 38 psu for YFT hatching and survival.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the staff of the Achotines Laboratory of the IATTC and the staff of the Japan International Cooperation Agency Panama Office for their cordial support throughout the experiment. This study was supported by the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) program of the Japan Science and Technology Agency and the Japan International Cooperation Agency.

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  1. Oshima Branch, Fisheries Laboratories, Kinki University, Oshima, Kushimoto, Wakayama, 649-3633, Japan

    Yang-Su Kim & Yoshifumi Sawada

  2. Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama, Bella Vista, Panama City, Republic of Panama

    Darys Isabel Delgado

  3. Aquatic Resources Authority of Panama, Achotines Laboratory, Las Tablas, Los Santos Province, Republic of Panama

    Ing. Amado Cano

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Kim, YS., Delgado, D.I., Cano, I.A. et al. Effect of temperature and salinity on hatching and larval survival of yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares . Fish Sci 81, 891–897 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-015-0901-8

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