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Impact of previous aquaculture (yellowtail), as persistent phosphorus, remains for decades in deeper sediments

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Feeds based on small (trash) fish contain much persistent phosphorus (P), such as Ca bound (Ca-P) and refractory P (Ref-P), which accumulates in high concentrations in the bottom sediments immediately below fish farms using this type of feed. This study designated three sampling locations based on their history concerning yellowtail fish farming (current, formerly or never) to investigate the sediment vertical distribution of phosphorus fractions and to test for detection of P impact on the bottom sediment. The aquaculture-free site was relatively low in Ca-P and Ref-P compared with continuous and previous aquaculture sites. The latter had high Ca-P and Ref-P content only in the depth range 17–29 cm, coinciding with the period during which aquaculture was conducted (1960–1998). The techniques used are expected to be useful to indicate bottom condition improvements and as a tracer of the effects of previous aquaculture farming.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Mr. Koji Kishimoto of the Aji Marine Station, Seto Inland Sea Regional Research Center, Kagawa University, for facilitating our field observations. Our gratitude is extended to all members of the Laboratory of Marine Sciences, Kagawa University. We thank Dr. Masahiro Suzumura and Dr. Ayumi Tsukasaki, Research Institute for Environmental Management Technology, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), for their useful suggestions on measurement of five different geochemical phosphorous forms.

Funding

We acknowledge support from the Kagawa University Research Promotion Program 2022 [Grant Number 22K1B002]. A part of this study was supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT) to a project on Joint Usage/Research Center– Leading Academia in Marine and Environmental Pollution Research (LaMer).

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  1. Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Miki, Kagawa, 761-0795, Japan

    Masatoshi Nakakuni, Toshinari Obo, Hitomi Yamaguchi, Kazuhiko Ichimi & Kuninao Tada

  2. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mahidol University, 999 Phuttamonthon 4 RoadSalaya, Nakhon Pathom, 73170, Thailand

    Jidapa Koomklang

  3. Aji Marine Station, Seto Inland Sea Regional Research Center, Kagawa University, Kagawa, 761-0130, Japan

    Kazuhiko Ichimi & Kuninao Tada

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Conceptualization: K.T., K.I.; Methodology: T.O., J.K.; Formal analysis and investigation: M.N., T.O., J.K., H.Y., K.I., K.T.; Writing ‐ original draft preparation: M.N., T.O.; Funding acquisition: K.T.; Supervision: H.Y., K.I., K.T.

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Nakakuni, M., Obo, T., Koomklang, J. et al. Impact of previous aquaculture (yellowtail), as persistent phosphorus, remains for decades in deeper sediments. Aquacult Int 32, 1735–1747 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-023-01239-9

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