- Title
- The optimisation of transportation methods for abalone (Haliotis midae Linnaeus, 1758 (Mollusca: Gastropoda)) larvae
- Creator
- Bajaba, Sharone
- Subject
- Abalone fisheries
- Subject
- Haliotis midae
- Subject
- Abalone culture
- Date
- 2021-02
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/20561
- Identifier
- vital:46124
- Description
- Sea ranching has been identified as a viable method for enhancing the natural stock of overexploited abalone (Haliotis midae). Currently, this process involves transporting live juvenile H. midae to the seeding site where they are released onto the reef however this is both costly and logistically problematic. Transportation of abalone larvae is another cost-effective option, as they are cheaper to produce and can be transported at high densities. A suitable larval transport method is required to minimise larval mortalities and stresses that might compromise settlement. A series of simulated experiments were conducted to optimise transportation systems of abalone (Haliotis midae) larvae. First, two potential transportation modes (Wet (W) and Dry (D) transportation) conducted at a cooler (14˚C) and average ambient (18˚C) temperatures with six replicates of each were compared with control treatments (six replicates) that were not subjected to transport, kept in water at 18˚C. Eighty hours post-initial settlement, the 14W treatment had significantly lower settlement (p=0.03) than the other three treatments (14D, 18W, 18D) and the Control. The Dry method was the prefered method to transport larvae as it is logistically simpler to employ. The second experiment investigated the effect of different stocking densities (200, 400 and 800 larvae cm-2) for the Dry method 18˚C over two transit periods (six and twelve hours) on post-transport settlement and post-settlement survival of H. midae larvae. Compared to the control, there was no difference in the number of settled larvae (p=0.368) and larvae still swimming (p=0.835) across all treatments. This suggested that H. midae larvae can be transported for twelve hours at 800 larvae cm-2 without compromising post-transport settlement or survival. This study’s results and recommendations can be used by abalone farms when there is a need to move abalone H. midae larvae between farms or to seeding sites for sea ranching. Furthermore, other researchers can use these results as a benchmark for larval transportation studies of H. midae and other abalone species.
- Description
- Thesis (MSc) (Zoology) -- University of Fort Hare, 2021
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (66 pages)
- Format
- Publisher
- University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Science and Agriculture
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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