Metazoan gill parasites of wild albacore Thunnus alalunga (Bonaterre, 1788) from the Balearic Sea (western Mediterranean) and their use as biological tags

Mele, Salvatore; Merella, Paolo; Macías, David; Gómez, María José; Garippa, Giovanni; Alemany, F.

doi:10.1016/j.fishres.2010.01.002

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“…Most of the gill parasites of K. pelamis from the Alboran Sea are didymozoids, with Didymozoon longicolle as dominant species. A clear dominance of didymozoids was also observed in Thunnus alalunga (Jones 1991, Mele et al 2010a, T. albacares (Lardeaux 1982) and T. thynnus (Rodríguez-Marín et al 2008), suggesting that tunas are among the preferred hosts for didymozoids (Nikolaeva 1985). The parasite assemblage from the Alboran Sea seems to be more similar to that of the Caribbean Sea than those of other Atlantic areas, but the results may be somewhat biased by the fact that the number of samples from the tropical areas has been small (particularly from the Caribbean Sea and central-eastern Atlantic Ocean).…”

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“…Didymocystis reniformis has been found only in T. thynnus from the Mediterranean Sea (Culurgioni et al 2007) and in Thunnus alalunga from the Gulf of Biscay (Dollfus 1952); K. pelamis is a new host for this parasite. Didymozoon longicolle has been reported in several scombrids from the Pacific Ocean (Ishii 1935), but in the Atlantic area it has been collected only in T. thynnus and T. alalunga from the Mediterranean Sea (Mladineo et al 2008, Mele et al 2010a, and in Thunnus albacares from the Gulf of Mexico (Nikolaeva & Parukhin 1968). This study is the first contribution to knowledge of the gill metazoan parasites of Katsuwonus pelamis from the Mediterranean Sea; this is also the first time that Atalostrophion cf.…”

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“…Lester et al 1985, Oliva et al 2008, Mele et al 2010a, Mladineo et al 2010. In fact, these parasites can remain recognizable in host tissues for a long time (permanent to semipermanent parasites, sensu Lester et al 1985).…”

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“…Location of the parasites was recorded according to Mele et al (2010a; Fig. 1): holobranchs were numbered from 1 to 4 (from the anteriorexternal to the posterior-internal), and their surfaces labelled from A to D. All parasites were counted and stored in 70% ethanol.…”

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“…Watertor (1973) found variations in the distribution of H. ventricosa in skipjack tuna from Brazil, Florida and West Africa. The gill parasites of tunas are often used as biological tags, because gills are not affected by handling, can be easily dissected during evisceration and do not have any commercial value (Rodríguez-Marín et al 2008, Mele et al 2010a). The parasite assemblage of the gill of Katsuwonus pelamis varies between the Indo-Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans (Lester et al 1985, Alves & Luque 2006, and is dominated by didymozoids (Skrjabin 1955, Lester et al 1985, but also includes monogeneans and copepods (Bussiéras & Baudin-Laurencin 1973, Cressey & Cressey 1980, Alves & Luque 2006.…”

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Metazoan parasites on the gills of the skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis (Osteichthyes: Scombridae) from the Alboran Sea (western Mediterranean Sea)

Mele¹,

Macías²,

Gómez-Vives³

et al. 2012

Dis. Aquat. Org.

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The gills of 31 skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis (L.) caught in the Alboran Sea (western Mediterranean Sea) were examined for metazoan parasites, and the gills of 4 specimens from the Balearic Sea (also western Mediterranean Sea) were analysed for comparative purposes. Nine species of parasites were found, including 8 didymozoid trematodes (Atalostrophion cf. biovarium, Didymocylindrus filiformis, Didymocylindrus simplex, Didymocystis reniformis, Didymoproblema fusiforme, Didymozoon longicolle, Koellikeria sp. and Lobatozoum multisacculatum) and 1 caligid copepod (Caligus bonito). Koellikeria sp. and L. multisacculatum were not recorded in the Balearic Sea. Most of the parasites (79.2% of all specimens) were didymozoids. Didymozoon longicolle was the dominant species; A. cf. biovarium, D. simplex, D. fusiforme and L. multisacculatum are reported from the Mediterranean Sea for the first time. No correlation was found between the intensity of infection of any parasite species and host size or sex. Most of the parasites, particularly didymozoids, showed a high site-specificity. Significant differences were found between the parasite assemblages of K. pelamis from the Alboran Sea and from the Atlantic Ocean. D. fusiforme, D. longicolle and L. multisacculatum are suggested as potential tags to follow skipjack tuna migrations between the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

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Metazoan parasites on the gills of the skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis (Osteichthyes: Scombridae) from the Alboran Sea (western Mediterranean Sea)

Mele¹,

Macías²,

Gómez-Vives³

et al. 2012

Dis. Aquat. Org.

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Interaction of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Production of Marine Resources: Advances and Perspectives in Mexico

Pérez‐Castañeda

Sánchez‐Martínez

Aguirre‐Guzmán

et al. 2014

Environmental Management and Governance

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Marine capture fi sheries in Mexico are dominated by sardine, shrimp, and tuna, representing as a whole 60 % of the total catch. However, shrimp and tuna are the most important fi shery resources in terms of economic value. Capture shrimp fi shery in Mexico has exhibited stagnating catches (around 65 thousand tonnes) since the last two decades, and shrimp stocks have been clearly depleted in some parts of the country. Conversely, shrimp ( Litopenaeus vannamei ) aquaculture has shown an exponential growth in the number of farms and shrimp production since mid-1980s. As a result, currently, shrimp aquaculture production has almost doubled the total production of the capture shrimp fi shery. On the other hand, total catch of tuna by Mexican tuna fl eet has fl uctuated around 130 thousand tonnes during the last 5 years (2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011). Contribution of farmed tuna ( Thunnus orientalis ) has been negligible in terms of volume; however, the price of 1 tonne of farmed tuna is about 7-13 times that of tuna caught by the fi shing fl eet, making it an attractive alternative as source of employment and income. The case studies presented here are indicative of the potential value of aquaculture as a complementary productive activity to meet the growing human demand for food from the sea. This is especially relevant in terms of global fi sheries production because the maximum fi sheries catch potential from the oceans around the world has apparently been reached. However, there are still concerns associated with aquaculture impacts on the environment that must be addressed.

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Parasites of skipjack, Katsuwonus pelamis, from Madeira, Eastern Atlantic

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Metazoan gill parasites of wild albacore Thunnus alalunga (Bonaterre, 1788) from the Balearic Sea (western Mediterranean) and their use as biological tags

Cited by 20 publications

References 36 publications

Metazoan parasites on the gills of the skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis (Osteichthyes: Scombridae) from the Alboran Sea (western Mediterranean Sea)

Metazoan parasites on the gills of the skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis (Osteichthyes: Scombridae) from the Alboran Sea (western Mediterranean Sea)

Interaction of Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Production of Marine Resources: Advances and Perspectives in Mexico

Parasites of skipjack, Katsuwonus pelamis, from Madeira, Eastern Atlantic

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