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The effects of using crab zoeae (Maja brachydactyla) on growth and biochemical composition of Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier 1797) paralarvae

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Octopus vulgaris farming at large scale can only be attained using live prey during the paralarvae stage. Presently, only Artemia complies with this requirement. Nevertheless, its sole use delivers poor paralarvae growth and survival. Some species of marine zooplankton are better prey for marine fish larvae compared to Artemia, since its composition is richer in several important nutritional components. Among these are phospholipids and specific fatty acids, namely docosahexaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid and arachidonic acid. During the present experiment, octopus paralarvae were fed a co-feeding scheme of spider crab (Maja brachydactyla) zoeae and Artemia (1:2, Artemia/Crab zoeae). The use of spider crab zoeae was justified by their availability in commercial facilities, where adult spider crabs are maintained to be sold to the public. There, fecund and spawning females are present in large numbers, and zoeae availability is often high and implies no production or zoeae collection costs. O. vulgaris paralarvae fed on Artemia and crab zoeae grew larger (3.00 ± 0.56 mg dw−1) after 30 days, compared to previous published papers. Also, the paralarvae lipid content was substantially enhanced in highly unsaturated fatty acids and phospholipids. However, survival after 30 days was still very low (1.75 % after 30 days) and needs to be greatly improved.

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This study was funded by the projects OCTOPPHYS-MICIN and NUTRIPULPO by the national Plan JACUMAR from the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture.

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  1. Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Subida a Radio Faro 50, 36390, Vigo, Spain

    J. Iglesias, F. J. Sánchez, J. J. Otero, P. Domingues & M. J. Lago

  2. Centro de Investigacións Mariñas, Vilanova de Arousa, Consellería do Medio Rural e do Mar, Xunta de Galicia Pedras de Corón, s/n., 36620, Vilanova de Arousa, Spain

    G. Pazos & F. Linares

  3. Remagro, S.A. Ctra. La Lanzada-San Vicente, no 27, O Grove., 36980, Pontevedra, Spain

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Iglesias, J., Pazos, G., Fernández, J. et al. The effects of using crab zoeae (Maja brachydactyla) on growth and biochemical composition of Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier 1797) paralarvae. Aquacult Int 22, 1041–1051 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-013-9725-7

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