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Total organic carbon budget of integrated aquaculture system of sea cucumber A postichopus japonicus , jellyfish R hopilema esculenta and shrimp F enneropenaeus chinensis
Author(s) -
Li Junwei,
Dong Shuanglin,
Gao Qinfeng,
Wang Fang,
Tian Xiangli,
Zhang Shusen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
aquaculture research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2109
pISSN - 1355-557X
DOI - 10.1111/are.12131
Subject(s) - apostichopus japonicus , sea cucumber , shrimp , biology , jellyfish , aquaculture , fishery , total organic carbon , ecology , fish <actinopterygii>
The total organic carbon ( TOC ) budget of the integrated aquaculture system of sea cucumber A postichopus japonicus , jellyfish R hopilema esculenta and shrimp F enneropenaeus chinensis was investigated in a cofferdam (1.202 km 2 ) for 13‐month field study. The results showed that the total input of TOC to the system was 498 300 kg year −1 , of which photosynthesis accounted for 26.8% of input TOC . The TOC production of the sea cucumber was 3668 kg year −1 , and that of the jellyfish and the shrimp was 714 kg year −1 . The TOC utilization rate of the input TOC by sea cucumber production was 7.4‰, and that of the integrated system increased by 18.9% than that of sea cucumber monoculture model through integration with jellyfish and shrimp. The outflow TOC from the system was 336 600 kg year −1 , which account for 92.7% of the inflow TOC . The integrated aquaculture system not only produce aquatic products, but also eliminate 7.3% of the inflow TOC , therefore, this system was not only a production system of aquatic products, but also an organic matter purification system for the coastal environment. The TOC utilization rate of the system can be probably improved by means of increasing stocking density of the sea cucumber and/or the shrimp.