THE INFLUENCE OF TRIPLOIDY AND HEAT AND HYDROSTATIC-PRESSURE SHOCKS ON THE GROWTH AND REPRODUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT OF JUVENILE YELLOW PERCH (PERCA-FLAVESCENS)
Ja. Malison et al., THE INFLUENCE OF TRIPLOIDY AND HEAT AND HYDROSTATIC-PRESSURE SHOCKS ON THE GROWTH AND REPRODUCTIVE DEVELOPMENT OF JUVENILE YELLOW PERCH (PERCA-FLAVESCENS), Aquaculture, 116(2-3), 1993, pp. 121-133
We evaluated triploidy induction as a means to sterilize yellow perch
(Perca flavescens) and reduce the diminution of growth associated with
the onset of sexual maturation. Treatment of perch eggs with heat sho
cks (28-30-degrees-C, for durations of 10-25 min, beginning at 2-5 min
post-fertilization) or hydrostatic pressure shocks (9000 or 11 000 ps
i, for durations of 8 or 12 min, beginning at 5 min post-fertilization
) resulted in triploidy induction rates of 30-70%. In one experiment,
juvenile heat-shocked triploid perch grew faster than heat-shocked dip
loids. In a second experiment, heat-shocked triploid perch grew slower
than unshocked diploids up to 25 g, but subsequent growth of fish fro
m the two groups was not different. In a third experiment, unshocked d
iploids grew faster than fish subjected to either heat or pressure sho
cks, and among shocked fish, triploids outgrew diploids. Histological
inspections revealed that gonadal development of juvenile triploid per
ch of both sexes was retarded compared to that of diploids. These find
ings show that heat and pressure shocks exert a negative influence on
growth that is independent of changes in ploidy, and that triploid per
ch may have the potential to outgrow diploids if the negative effects
of such shocks can be avoided.