Coastal fish farms are settlement sites for juvenile fish

Fernandez‐Jover, Damian; Sánchez-Jérez, Pablo; Bayle-Sempere, Just T.; Arechavala-López, Pablo; Martínez-Rubio, Laura; Jiménez, J.; López, F. Javier

doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2009.04.006

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“…In Apulia we found O. melanura in the Juneearly July period, and M. surmuletus in May. Juveniles of O. melanura and M. surmuletus were recorded in June and the June-July period, respectively, in the Tyrrhenian Sea , while in Spanish waters and the Ligurian Sea they are reported in July-August (Garcia-Rubies & Macpherson 1995;Tunesi et al 1997;Deudero 2002;Fernandez-Jover et al 2009). Dicentrarchus labrax is reported to settle during spring in the Ligurian and Tyrrhenian Seas (Tunesi et al 1997;Biagi et al 1998), while juveniles of this fish were found some months later (early summer) in SE Apulia.…”

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Timing and habitat preferences for settlement of juvenile fishes in the Marine Protected Area of Torre Guaceto (south-eastern Italy, Adriatic Sea)

Bussotti

Guidetti

2011

Italian Journal of Zoology

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Timing and habitat preferences for settlement of juvenile fishes were investigated at the Marine Protected Area (MPA) of Torre Guaceto (SE Adriatic Sea) from April 2005 to March 2006. Data were obtained by visual census (on a fortnightly basis) in 10 habitat types identified within the depth range 0-6 m. A total of 22 taxa of juvenile fish was recorded: juveniles of 14 taxa were analysed for settlement timing and habitat preferences, whereas the other 8 taxa were only occasionally observed. Diplodus vulgaris and Sarpa salpa showed two settlement peaks, while the other 12 species displayed a single annual peak. Most species (10 out of 14) settled between late spring and early autumn. Juvenile labrids and Oblada melanura were mostly associated with exposed shallow rocks, while Diplodus sargus, D. vulgaris, D. puntazzo and S. salpa chiefly settled in shallow sheltered coves. Juveniles of Chromis chromis were found in sublittoral rocks and Posidonia oceanica beds. Spondilyosoma cantharus, Diplodus annularis and Dicentrarchus labrax mostly associated to P. oceanica and small-sized seagrasses for settlement, while Mullus surmuletus chiefly used sublittoral sands. This study provides evidence of clear coherence during settlement of many fishes in terms of habitat for settlement, while some discrepancy was found in terms of timing across the year. In addition, this study provided suggestive evidence of the potential of the MPA, relative to the habitats included within its borders, in hosting juvenile fish stages and thus contributing to sustain local diversity of the coastal fish fauna. Similar data would deserve to be properly considered to design MPAs and refine conservation targets.

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“…Juveniles of D. vulgaris were reported between November and February-March in the NW Mediterranean, with the general indication that there were two pulses (Vigliola et al 1998;Fernandez-Jover et al 2009; see also Lo Bianco 1908). Near Marseille, juveniles of this species were found from early March to June (Harmelin-Vivien et al 1995).…”

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Timing and habitat preferences for settlement of juvenile fishes in the Marine Protected Area of Torre Guaceto (south-eastern Italy, Adriatic Sea)

Bussotti

Guidetti

2011

Italian Journal of Zoology

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“…If fish farms act as settlement sites for wild juvenile fish, including grey mullet (Fernandez-Jover et al 2009), and if farm activity increases wild fish biomass and fish condition (Arechavala-Lopez et al in press), the movement of farm-associated mullet to local fishing areas might be beneficial for local fisheries. In this case, the farms might actually represent small-scale marine protected areas that 'export biomass' of exploited species .…”

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Movements of grey mullet Liza aurata and Chelon labrosus associated with coastal fish farms in the western Mediterranean Sea

Arechavala-López¹,

Uglem²,

Sánchez-Jérez³

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Aquacult. Environ. Interact.

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“…(2008) estimated that at some southwestern Mediterranean farms of sea bream ( Sparus aurata ) and sea bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax ) wild fish consumed up to 10% of feed pellets used. Twenty different juvenile fish species were found to settle these fish farms, where food pellets from the farm appeared to affect the food chain, modifying the fatty acid profiles of farm‐associated zooplankton and juveniles of Liza aurata and Oblada melanura (Fernandez‐Jover et al. 2009).…”

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Open‐water integrated multi‐trophic aquaculture: environmental biomitigation and economic diversification of fed aquaculture by extractive aquaculture

Chopin

Cooper

Reid

et al. 2012

Reviews in Aquaculture

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Integrated multi‐trophic aquaculture (IMTA) seeks to biodiversify fed aquaculture (e.g. finfish or shrimps) with extractive aquaculture, recapturing the inorganic (e.g. seaweeds) and organic (e.g. suspension‐ and deposit‐feeders) nutrients from fed aquaculture for their growth. The combination fed/extractive aquaculture aims to engineer food production systems providing both biomitigative services to the ecosystem and improved economic farm output through the co‐cultivation of complementary species. Major rethinking is needed regarding the definition of an ‘aquaculture farm’ and how it works within an ecosystem. The economic values of the environmental/societal services of extractive species should be recognized and accounted for in the evaluation of the full value of these IMTA components. Seaweeds and invertebrates produced in IMTA systems should be considered as candidates for nutrient/carbon trading credits. While organic loading from aquaculture has been associated with localized benthic impacts, there have also been occurrences of increased biodiversity and abundance of wild species in response to moderate nutrient enrichment and the use of infrastructures as substrates. To develop efficient food production systems, it will be important to understand and use the duality of nutrients (essential when limiting/polluting when in excess) to engineer systems producing them in moderation so that they can be partially recaptured while maintaining their concentrations optimal for healthy and productive ecosystems. Measures of species diversity, colonization rates, abundance, growth and ecosystem functions with respect to nutrient partitioning and recycling, species interactions and control of diseases could represent valid indicators for the development of robust performance metrics.

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Coastal fish farms are settlement sites for juvenile fish

Cited by 54 publications

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Timing and habitat preferences for settlement of juvenile fishes in the Marine Protected Area of Torre Guaceto (south-eastern Italy, Adriatic Sea)

Timing and habitat preferences for settlement of juvenile fishes in the Marine Protected Area of Torre Guaceto (south-eastern Italy, Adriatic Sea)

Movements of grey mullet Liza aurata and Chelon labrosus associated with coastal fish farms in the western Mediterranean Sea

Open‐water integrated multi‐trophic aquaculture: environmental biomitigation and economic diversification of fed aquaculture by extractive aquaculture

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