Inducing relaxation in the queen conch Strombus gigas (L.) for cultured pearl production

Aquaculture

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-77

  Acosta Salmón, Héctor ^a   Davis, Megan ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conch; Magnesium chloride; Relaxation

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC; AQUACULTURE METHOD; AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; GASTROPOD; HARVESTING; ISOPRENOID; MAGNESIUM;

STROMBUS GIGAS;

EID: 33846331172     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.09.032     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Acosta-Salmón H., Martínez-Fernández E., and Southgate P.C. A new approach to pearl oyster broodstock selection: can saibo donors be used as future broodstock?. Aquaculture 231 (2004) 205-214
2. Acosta-Salmón H., Martínez-Fernández E., and Southgate P.C. Use of relaxants to obtain saibo tissue from the blacklip pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera and the Akoya pearl oyster Pinctada fucata. Aquaculture 246 (2005) 167-172
3. Aquilina B., and Roberts R. A method for inducing muscle relaxation in the abalone, Haliotis iris. Aquaculture 190 (2000) 403-408
4. Creswell L., and Davis M. Queen conch, the well-bred queen of the Caribbean. World Aquac. 22 1 (1991) 28-40
5. Culloty S.C., and Mulcahy M.F. An evaluation of anaesthetics for Ostrea edulis (L.). Aquaculture 107 (1992) 249-252
6. Davis M. Queen conch (Strombus gigas) culture techniques for research, stock enhancement and growout markets. In: Fingerman M., and Nagabhushanam R. (Eds). Recent Advances in Marine Biotechnology, Vol. 4: Aquaculture, Part A: Seaweeds and Invertebrates (2000), Science Publishers Inc., New Hampshire, USA 127-159 pp.
7. Davis M., and Shawl A.L. A guide for culturing queen conch. Am. Fish. Soc. Symp. 46 (2005) 125-142
8. Fritsch E., and Misiorowski E.B. The history and gemology of queen conch 'pearls'. Gems. Gemol. 23 3 (1987) 208-221
9. Gillary H.L. Electrical potentials from the regenerating eye of Strombus. J. Exp. Biol. 107 (1983) 293-310
10. Hagen N.T. KCl induced paralysis facilitates detachment of hatchery reared juvenile green sea urchins, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis. Aquaculture 216 (2003) 155-164
11. Heasman M.P., O'Connor W.A., and Fraser A.W.J. Induction of anaesthesia in the commercial scallop, Pecten fumatus Reeve. Aquaculture 131 (1995) 231-238
12. Norton J.H., Dashorst M., Lansky T.M., and Mayer R.J. An evaluation of some relaxants for use with pearl oysters. Aquaculture 144 (1996) 39-52
13. Norton J.H., Lucas J.S., Turner I., Mayer R.J., and Newnham R. Approaches to improve cultured pearl formation in Pinctada margaritifera through use of relaxation, antiseptic application and incision closure during bead insertion. Aquaculture 184 (2000) 1-17
14. Ross L.G., and Ross B. Anaesthetic and Sedative Techniques for Aquatic Animals (1999), Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK 176 pp.
15. Runham N.W., Isarankura K., and Smith B.J. Methods for narcotizing and anaesthetizing gastropods. Malacologia 2 2 (1965) 231-238
16. Shawl A.L., and Davis M. Captive breeding behavior of four Strombidae conch. J. Shellfish Res. 23 1 (2004) 157-164
17. Svärdh L. Tissue sampling from live blue mussels, Mytilus edulis. A field study from the Swedish west coast. J. Sea Res. 49 3 (2003) 221-225
18. White H.I., Hecht T., and Potgieter B. The effect of four anaesthetics on Haliotis midae and their suitability for application in commercial abalone culture. Aquaculture 140 (1996) 145-151