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Molecular Characterization of Economically Important Penaeid Population in South East Coast of India

Genetic variation of wild Penaeid populations of South East Coast region in India, using Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis as DNA marker has been examined. Important penaeid species like Fenneropenaeus indicus, Penaeus semisulcatus, Penaeus monodon were collected atdifferen... (03 Jul., 2013)

Comparative Ultrastructural and Biochemical Studies of Four Demosponges from Gulf of Mannar, India

Marine sponge explorations at Gulf of Mannar (GoM), India in the past few years (2003-2009) revealed around forty sponge species that lead to various comprehensive studies on chemicobiological molecules including collagens and their applications. Basing on the preliminary evaluations on collagen ... (22 Jul., 2013)

Distribution, Extracellular Virulence Factors and Drug Resistance of Motile Aeromonads in Fresh Water Ornamental Fishes and Associated Carriage Water

During last decades there has been a continuous growth of aquaculture industries all over the world and taking into consideration the spurt in freshwater ornamental fish aquaculture and trade in Kerala, the present study was aimed to assess the prevalence of various motile Aeromonas spp. in ... (20 Jun., 2013)

Effect of Different Feed Ingredients on Growth and Level of Intestinal Enzyme Secretions in Juvenile Labeo rohita, Catla catla, Cirrhinus mrigala and Hypophthalmicthys molitrix

Feed ingredients are the basic units in feed formulation. Behavior of individual ingredient dictates the overall performance of feed. Therefore, current studies were conducted to investigate the biological value of each ingredient in both Chinese and Indian major carps before their merger into fe... (18 Jun., 2013)

The Physico-chemical Parameters of River Ogun (Abeokuta, Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria) in Comparison with National and International Standards

This study assessed the physico-chemical quality of River Ogun, Abeokuta, Ogun state, Southwestern Nigeria. Four locations were chosen spatially along the water course to reflect a consideration of all possible human activities that are capable of changing the quality of river water. The water sa... (15 Jun., 2013)

Tracking the Response of Phytoplankton following Gyttja Disturbance: a Mesocosm Field Study in Myall Lakes, New South Wales, Australia

This study determined whether artificially mixing gyttja, an organic sediment that contains high levels of NH4, with its overlying waters, affected phytoplankton abundance and species composition in Myall Lake (NSW, Australia). A series of mesocosms was employed, with three mesocosms being design... (04 Sep., 2013)

A Stable Isotope Study of the Relationship between Coral Tissues and Zooxanthellae in a Seasonal Tropical Environment of East Kalimantan, Indonesia

This study assessed variations in the relationship between zooxanthellae and their coral hosts seasonally and spatially. Carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes ( d 13 C and d 15 N) were used to analyze the patterns of nutritional transport between coral and zooxanthellae. Studies of tempo... (02 Jul., 2013)

Representation of Coastal Upwelling and Environmental Interactions in the Southern Benguela in Satellite Era Reanalysis

The ability of ocean and atmosphere reanalysis products to represent coastal upwelling in the southern Benguela (28°-36°S, 14°-20°E) is studied in the period 1980-2008. Mean maps, depth sections and seasonal cycle are analyzed for ocean color, sea surface temperature (SST), vertic... (12 Jul., 2013)

Geochemical Fractionation of Copper (Cu), Lead (Pb), and Zinc (Zn) in Sediment and their Correlations with Concentrations in Bivalve Mollusc Anadara indica from Coastal Area of Banten Province, Indonesia

Surface sediments collected from four sampling stations, each from the coastal area of Tanjung Pasir, Tangerang, and coastal areas of Panimbang, Pandeglang, Banten Province have been geochemically [easily, freely, leachable or exchangeable (EFLE), acid-reducible/Fe-Mn Oxides, oxidisable-organic a... (07 Jun., 2013)

Caspian Rapid Sea Level Changing Impact on Estuaries Morphodynamic Deformation

In this paper, the evaluation of sedimentary-morphodynamic deformation of main estuaries of rivers in the southern coasts of the Caspian Sea is main target. With selecting, eight main rivers and by sampling of sediments on them in the beach zones, geometry of surrounded beach structure, morphodyn... (02 Jul., 2013)

Correlation Between Mangrove and Aquaculture Production: Case Study in Sinjai District, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Mangrove ecosystem generally accepted as nursery ground of variety if ahrimp and fish fries. The study has three objectives, namely to analyze the correlation (1) between mangrove percent ratio and primary product aquaculture, (2) between mangrove percent ratio and secondary product aquaculture, ... (15 Jun., 2013)

Performance Assessment of Lokoja Confluence Beach as a Tourist Site in Kogi State, Nigeria

Beach tourism is a global phenomenon mainly in coastal areas of countries with unique and favorable shorelines. However, certain inland waterways serve same purpose of beach tourism. This research (as its objectives) exposes the condition of amenities, identifies associated socio-economic benefit... (02 Jul., 2013)

Mass Mortality of Porites Corals on Northern Persian Gulf Reefs due to Sediment-Microbial Interactions

Little information is available on coral diseases in the Persian Gulf; however, in the recent years, reports of coral diseases increased in particular from Iranian side of the Persian Gulf. In this paper we report a White Mat Disease resulting in mass mortality of Porites colonies at Hormuz Isl... (22 Jul., 2013)

Criteria for Incorporating the Guidelines of the Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in Territorial Land Use Planning: Study Case for the Colombian Pacific Coastal Area

In Colombia, Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) has been implemented through the “National Environmental Policy of the Oceanic Spaces and Coastal and Insular Areas of Colombia-PNAOCI” (Acronyms in Spanish), whose guidelines have considered the need to include marine and coastal... (02 Jun., 2013)

Toxicity Evaluation of Wastewater Treatment Plant of Textile Effluent Using Fish: Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the acute toxicity level of effluents from inlet and outlet of the biological lagoons of Hawassa Textile waste treatment plant using Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus as test organism. Data for 24hrs, 48hrs, 72hrs and 96hrs were recorded, and were anal... (08 May, 2013)

Ganado-hepato-somatic Index of Oreochromis niloticus Sub Adults Exposed to Some Herbicides

Due to importance of Oreochromis niloticus in Aquaculture in Nigeria and the importance of the liver and the gonads in fish, the gonadosomatic and hepatosomatic indexes were measured after exposing the fish to different concentrations of Gramoxone, Glyphosate, Butachlor and Atrazine for fourtee... (22 May, 2013)

Fish Distribution in Fauna Data in Lagoon oFish Distribution in Fauna Data in Lagoon of Aveiro (North Portugal): a Comparative Analysis between 1758 and the Present—An Interdisciplinary Case Study

The present study aims to identify fish species mentioned in the Parish Descriptions of 1758 to the lagoon of Aveiro, comparing them with those existing at present. By crossing and interpretation of the resulting data of these two analyses (1758 and timeliness), we can identify which species that... (02 Jun., 2013)

Levels of Organochlorines Contaminants on Fish Species from Coastal Area in the Southeastern Brazil

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Dibenzo-p-Dioxins (PCDDs), Dibenzofurans (PCDFs) are highly lipophilic persistent organochlorines contaminants competent to resist degradation and with the ability to bioaccumulate through the food chain. Concentrations were determined in four species of edible f... (20 May, 2013)

State of Art for Larval Rearing of Grouper

Groupers belonging to the family of Serranidae, are widely distributed throughout sub-tropical and tropic water area. With increasing marketing demands and reduced natural resource, groupers have been considered have high aquaculture potential in tropical and subtropical waters. However, since... (30 May, 2013)

Study on Comparative Assessment of Aquaculture Technology Adoption by the Carp, Golda and Bagda Fishers in the Sidre Affected Area of Bangladesh

The study was carried out in November 2102 to assess the comparative assessment of aquaculture technology adoption by the Carp, Golda and Bagda fishers in the Sidre affected area of Bangladesh. The study was done under the Emergency 2007 Cyclone Recovery and Restoration (ECRRP) Project (Component... (06 May, 2013)