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Effectiveness of the Food-Safe Anaesthetic Isobutanol in the Live Transport of Tropical Spiny Lobster Species. FISHES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/fishes7010040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The strong demand for live spiny lobsters in Asian markets is being met by long-distance airfreight. Holding lobsters out of water during transportation often results in mortalities due to the accumulation of metabolites, especially ammonia. This study examined the potential to improve the survival of tropical lobster species exported from India through the use of the food-safe aquatic anaesthetic isobutanol, both with and without cold stunning, typically used prior to live lobster transportation. The results of the study indicate that treatment with 50 ppm isobutanol in ambient seawater temperature (i.e., 28 °C) prior to simulated live transport for 22 h significantly reduces ammonia levels in the haemolymph in all four lobster species (Panulirus homarus, P. ornatus, P. versicolor and P. polyphagus) compared to lobsters treated with cold stunning (i.e., 16.5 °C) with and without 10 ppm isobutanol. Cold stunning at 16.5 °C combined with 10 ppm isobutanol reduced ammonia levels compared to cold stunning alone only in P. ornatus. All experimental lobsters were returned to ambient seawater after simulated transport and were alive after 48 h. These results indicate that isobutanol has the potential to be used to suppress metabolism during the live transport of tropical lobsters and to reduce mortalities during live transport.
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Boco SR, Pitt KA, Melvin SD. Ocean acidification impairs the physiology of symbiotic phyllosoma larvae of the lobster Thenus australiensis and their ability to detect cues from jellyfish. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 793:148679. [PMID: 34328968 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ocean acidification (OA) can alter the behaviour and physiology of marine fauna and impair their ability to interact with other species, including those in symbiotic and predatory relationships. Phyllosoma larvae of lobsters are symbionts to many invertebrates and often ride and feed on jellyfish, however OA may threaten interactions between phyllosomas and jellyfish. Here, we tested whether OA predicted for surface mid-shelf waters of Great Barrier Reef, Australia, under ∆ pH = -0.1 (pH ~7.9) and ∆pH = -0.3 (pH ~7.7) relative to the present pH (~8.0) (P) impaired the survival, moulting, respiration, and metabolite profiles of phyllosoma larvae of the slipper lobster Thenus australiensis, and the ability of phyllosomas to detect chemical cues of fresh jellyfish tissue. We discovered that OA was detrimental to survival of phyllosomas with only 20% survival under ∆pH = -0.3 compared to 49.2% and 45.3% in the P and ∆pH = -0.1 treatments, respectively. The numbers of phyllosomas that moulted in the P and ∆pH = -0.1 treatments were 40% and 34% higher, respectively, than those in the ∆pH = -0.3 treatment. Respiration rates varied between pH treatments, but were not consistent through time. Respiration rates in the ∆pH = -0.3 and ∆pH = -0.1 treatments were initially 40% and 22% higher, respectively, than in the P treatment on Day 2 and then rates varied to become 26% lower (∆pH = -0.3) and 17% (∆pH = -0.1) higher towards the end of the experiment. Larvae were attracted to jellyfish tissue in treatments P and ∆pH = -0.1 but avoided jellyfish at ∆pH = -0.3. Moreover, OA conditions under ∆pH = -0.1 and ∆pH = -0.3 levels reduced the relative abundances of 22 of the 34 metabolites detected in phyllosomas via Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Our study demonstrates that the physiology and ability to detect jellyfish tissue by phyllosomas of the lobster T. australiensis may be impaired under ∆pH = -0.3 relative to the present conditions, with potential negative consequences for adult populations of this commercially important species.
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- Sheldon Rey Boco
- Australian Rivers Institute, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland 4215, Australia.
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- Australian Rivers Institute, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland 4215, Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland 4215, Australia
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Small DP, Calosi P, Rastrick SPS, Turner LM, Widdicombe S, Spicer JI. The effects of elevated temperature and PCO2 on the energetics and haemolymph pH homeostasis of juveniles of the European lobster, Homarus gammarus. J Exp Biol 2020; 223:223/8/jeb209221. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.209221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Regulation of extracellular acid–base balance, while maintaining energy metabolism, is recognised as an important aspect when defining an organism's sensitivity to environmental changes. This study investigated the haemolymph buffering capacity and energy metabolism (oxygen consumption, haemolymph [l-lactate] and [protein]) in early benthic juveniles (carapace length <40 mm) of the European lobster, Homarus gammarus, exposed to elevated temperature and PCO2. At 13°C, H. gammarus juveniles were able to fully compensate for acid–base disturbances caused by the exposure to elevated seawater PCO2 at levels associated with ocean acidification and carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) leakage scenarios, via haemolymph [HCO3−] regulation. However, metabolic rate remained constant and food consumption decreased under elevated PCO2, indicating reduced energy availability. Juveniles at 17°C showed no ability to actively compensate haemolymph pH, resulting in decreased haemolymph pH particularly under CCS conditions. Early benthic juvenile lobsters at 17°C were not able to increase energy intake to offset increased energy demand and therefore appear to be unable to respond to acid–base disturbances due to increased PCO2 at elevated temperature. Analysis of haemolymph metabolites suggests that, even under control conditions, juveniles were energetically limited. They exhibited high haemolymph [l-lactate], indicating recourse to anaerobic metabolism. Low haemolymph [protein] was linked to minimal non-bicarbonate buffering and reduced oxygen transport capacity. We discuss these results in the context of potential impacts of ongoing ocean change and CCS leakage scenarios on the development of juvenile H. gammarus and future lobster populations and stocks.
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- Daniel P. Small
- Département de Biologie, Chimie et Géographie, Université du Québec à Rimouski, 300 Allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, QC, G5L 3A1, Canada
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA, UK
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- Département de Biologie, Chimie et Géographie, Université du Québec à Rimouski, 300 Allée des Ursulines, Rimouski, QC, G5L 3A1, Canada
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA, UK
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- Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA, UK
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- Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, West Hoe, Plymouth, Devon PL1 3DH, UK
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- Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, School of Biological and Marine Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon PL4 8AA, UK
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Bao J, Li X, Xing Y, Feng C, Jiang H. Respiratory Metabolism and Antioxidant Response in Chinese Mitten Crab Eriocheir sinensis During Air Exposure and Subsequent Reimmersion. Front Physiol 2019; 10:907. [PMID: 31379609 PMCID: PMC6652117 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis, often suffers from severe air exposure stress during transportation and culture; high mortality occurs due to desiccation. In this study, the effects of air exposure stress (0, 2, 4, 8, and 16 h) and reimmersion (2, 6, 12 h) on respiratory metabolism and antioxidant responses in Chinese mitten crabs were studied under laboratory conditions. The results showed that air exposure and reimmersion had a significant impact on the oxygen consumption rate (OCR), ammonia excretion rate (AER), oxygen to nitrogen ratio (O:N), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Significant interaction between air exposure and reimmersion was observed for OCR, AER, O:N, SOD, CAT, SDH, and LDH in Chinese mitten crab. During the air exposure stage, SOD, CAT, and LDH activities in the gills and hepatopancreas first increased and then decreased as air exposure time increased. All of these parameters were significantly higher in the 4-h air exposure group than those in the control group. All the parameters were significantly lower in the 16-h air exposure group than those in the control group, except LDH in the hepatopancreas. However, SDH activity gradually decreased with increased air exposure time, and all the air exposure groups were markedly lower than those in the control group in the gills. During the reimmersion stage, OCR, AER, and O:N restored to normal levels after 12-h reimmersion, except in the 16-h air exposure group, where OCR and O:N were significantly higher than those in the control group and AER was significantly lower than that in the control group. The LDH activity in all groups restored to normal levels after 12-h reimmersion. The SDH, SOD, and CAT activities of the 2- and 4-h air-exposed groups returned to normal levels after 12-h reimmersion; however, these three parameters were still significantly higher in the 16-h air-exposed group than in the control group in the gills and hepatopancreas. Overall, Chinese mitten crabs reduce aerobic respiration and increase anaerobic respiration capacity during desiccation. Under air exposure stress, Chinese mitten crabs change their energy utilization mode to meet their energy demands and adjust their respiratory metabolism and antioxidant enzymes activities to adapt to adverse environments.
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- Jie Bao
- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Department of Aquaculture, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Department of Aquaculture, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Department of Aquaculture, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Department of Aquaculture, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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- Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of Zoonosis, Department of Aquaculture, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, China
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Cancer pagurus (Linnaeus, 1758) physiological responses to simulated live transport: Influence of temperature, air exposure and AQUI-S®. J Therm Biol 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2010.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cheng SY, Lee WC, Chen JC. An increase of uricogenesis in the Kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus under nitrite stress. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY. PART A, COMPARATIVE EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 2005; 303:308-18. [PMID: 15776415 DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Kuruma shrimp Marsupenaeus japonicus Bate, under the stress of 0.36 and 1.39 mM nitrite at 30 per thousand (parts per thousand, g kg(-1)) for 48 h, were examined for nucleotide-related compounds, specific activities of xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH), xanthine oxidase (XOD), and uricase. The levels of total nucleotide-related compounds, including xanthine and hypoxanthine, in the gill increased directly with ambient nitrite, whereas the levels of total nucleotide-related compounds, including xanthine and hypoxanthine, in the hepatopancreas were inversely related to ambient nitrite. Specific activity of XOD in the hepatopancreas increased directly with ambient nitrite, whereas no significant difference in uricase activity in the hepatopancreas was observed among three treatments. In another experiment, M. japonicus, following 48 h exposure to 0.36 and 1.39 mM nitrite, were examined for ammonia, urea, and urate levels in tissues. Hemolymph urea and exoskeleton urate levels increased directly with ambient nitrite, whereas hemolymph urate and exoskeleton urea levels were inversely related to ambient nitrite. It is concluded that M. japonicus exhibited uricogenesis and uricolysis, and an increase of uricogenesis occurred for the shrimp under nitrite stress. Urate produced in the hepatopancreas was transported and accumulated in the epidermis, and removed along with the exoskeleton at the time of molting.
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- Sha-Yen Cheng
- Life and Resource Sciences, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, Taiwan, 202, ROC
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Durand F, Devillers N, Lallier FH, Regnault M. Nitrogen excretion and changes in blood components during emersion of the subtidal spider crab Maia squinado (L.). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2000; 127:259-71. [PMID: 11118936 DOI: 10.1016/s1095-6433(00)00253-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Survival ability of Maia squinado to emersion and subsequent reimmersion was determined in winter and summer conditions. Male spider crabs were less tolerant of emersion than females. Emersion (up to 24 h in summer and to 48 h in winter) induced a marked reduction of nitrogen excretion, especially ammonia excretion. Increase in blood ammonia content was rapid and very high in summer (1750 micromol l(-1)), but non-lethal levels. Estimation of the body ammonia overload showed that only 30% of unexcreted ammonia accumulated in blood. The ammonia release at reimmersion indicated that ammonia also accumulated in other body compartments. Increase in blood urate content, which indirectly reduces ammonia production, was similar at both seasons. Emersed M. squinado was rapidly resorting to anaerobic metabolism, especially in summer when its blood haemocyanin content is low. A strong hyperglycemia was developed in the first 12 h of emersion at both seasons. Mortality occurring beyond 24 h of reimmersion, when the body ammonia overload is cancelled and the recovery of most of blood components is achieved, remains unexplained.
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- F Durand
- Equipe Ecophysiologie, Observatoire Océanologique de Roscoff (CNRS, UPMC, INSU), Station Biologique, BP 74, F-29682 Cedex, Roscoff, France.
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Crear BJ, Forteath GN. The effect of extrinsic and intrinsic factors on oxygen consumption by the southern rock lobster, Jasus edwardsii. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY 2000; 252:129-147. [PMID: 10962070 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-0981(00)00243-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The oxygen consumption rate of the southern rock lobster, Jasus edwardsii, was evaluated in response to body weight, temperature, activity, handling, diurnal rhythm, feeding and oxygen saturation level. There was a positive relationship between standard oxygen consumption (M(O(2))) and both body weight and water temperature. The relationship between total oxygen consumption and wet whole body weight was described by the equation: LogM(O(2))=0.595log W-0.396 (r(2)=0.83). The relationship between weight-specific oxygen consumption and temperature was described by the equation: LogM(O(2))=0.047T-2.25 (r(2)=0.94). Activity had a significant influence on the oxygen consumption rate, causing a three-fold increase above the standard rate at the temperature of acclimation (13 degrees C). However, at temperatures approaching the upper and lower extremes, lobsters had a decreased ability to increase their oxygen consumption rates during activity. Lobsters took 4.5-5 h to return to standard oxygen consumption rates after a period of emersion and handling. A strong diurnal rhythm to oxygen consumption was recorded. J. edwardsii displayed a classic postprandial increase in oxygen consumption. A peak (1.72 times standard M(O(2))) occurred 10-13 h after feeding with an increase above standard M(O(2)) being maintained for 42 h. In its rested state J. edwardsii was an oxygen regulator down to a critical oxygen tension of 58 Torr, whilst activity resulted in the critical oxygen tension increasing to 93 Torr.
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- BJ Crear
- School of Aquaculture, Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, University of Tasmania, PO Box 1214, Launceston 7250, Tasmania, Australia
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Morris S, Oliver S. Respiratory gas transport, haemocyanin function and acid–base balance in Jasus edwardsii during emersion and chilling: simulation studies of commercial shipping methods. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s1095-6433(99)00004-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Morris S, Oliver S. Circulatory, respiratory and metabolic response to emersion and low temperature of Jasus edwardsii: simulation studies of commercial shipping methods. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s1095-6433(99)00003-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Chen JC, Chen JS. Acid–base balance, ammonia and lactate levels in the haemolymph of Penaeus japonicus during aerial exposure. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 1998. [DOI: 10.1016/s1095-6433(98)10126-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Regnault M. Effect of air exposure on ammonia excretion and ammonia content of branchial water of the crabCancer pagurus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1994. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.1402680305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Paterson B. The rise in inosine monophosphate and l-lactate concentrations in muscle of live penaeid prawns (Penaeus japonicus, Penaeus monodon) stressed by storage out of water. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(93)90319-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Whiteley NM, AL‐Wassia AH, Taylor EW. The effect of temperature, aerial exposure and disturbance on oxygen consumption in the lobster,Homarus gammarus(L.). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1990. [DOI: 10.1080/10236249009378772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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