Abstract
Biofouling is an important factor that affects the bivalve farming industry. Fouling organisms may reduce growth and survival rate of the cultured species. Fouler are often filter feeders, so they are potential competitors for food resource with the cultured species. The present study was conducted to measure the impact of fouling on food uptake and nutrient release in April and June, 2006 in Daya Bay near Guangzhou, China. Results showed that fouling organisms had significant effect on food uptake and nutrient release. The chlorophyll a uptake rate of fouled scallops was 7.53Lh−1±1.416Lh−1 and 11.94Lh−1±2.497Lh−1 in April and June, respectively, significantly higher than those of cleaned scallops, i.e., 4.23Lh−1±2.744Lh−1 and 2.57Lh−1±1.832Lh−1 respectively. The consumption of total particulate matter by fouled scallops in April and June was 5.52Lh−1±0.818Lh−1 and 3.07Lh−1±0.971Lh−1, respectively; the corresponding results for cleaned scallops are 2.49Lh−1±0.614Lh−1 and 2.37±1.214Lh−1, respectively. Fouling increased ammonia release significantly. The ammonia release rate of fouled scallops was 33.81Lh−1±7.699Lh−1 and 76.39Lh−1±9.251Lh−1 in April and June, while cleaned scallops released 2.46Lh−1±0.511Lh−1 and 7.23Lh−1±1.026Lh−1 ammonia, respectively. Phosphate release of fouled scallops was 22.72Lh−1±9.978Lh−1 in June and cleaned scallops released phosphate 6.01Lh−1±0.876Lh−1 in April. Therefore, fouling contributed much to food reduction and concentration increase of ammonia and phosphate in water.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Arakawa, K. Y., 1990. Competitors and fouling organisms in the hanging culture of the pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg). Mar. Behav. Physiol., 17(2): 67–94.
Baxter, J. M., 1984. The incidence of Polydora ciliata and Cliona celata boring the shell of Patella vulgata in Orknay. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. UK, 64: 728–729.
Bergman, K. M., R. W. Elner, and M. J. Risk, 1982. The influence of Polydora websteri borings on the strength of the shell of the sea scallop Placopecten magelllanicus. Can. J. Zool., 60: 2551–2556.
Beristain, M. A., and R. E. Malouf, 1988. The effect of epibionts on the growth of Mytilus edulis cultured in Long Island Sound. J. Shellfish Res., 7: 149.
Blake, J. M., and J. W. Evans, 1972. Polydora and other related genera as borers in mollusc shells and other calcerous substrats. Veliger, 15: 235–249.
Caceres-Martinez, J., P. M. M. De Oca, and R. Vasquez-Yeomans, 1998. Polydora sp. infestation and health of the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas cultured in Baja California, NW Mexico. J. Shellfish Res., 17(1): 259–264.
Claereboudt, M. R., D. Bureau, J. Cǒté, and J. H. Himmelman, 1994. Fouling development and its effect on the growth of juvenile giant scallops (Placopecten magellanicus) in suspended culture. Aquaculture, 121: 327–342.
GB 12763.4-1991, 1991. The Specification for Oceanographic Survey Observations of Chemical Parameters in Sea Water. Chinese Standard Publications, Beijing, 13–20.
GB 12763.6-1991, 1991. The Specification for Oceanographic Survey Observations of Marine Biological Survey. Chinese Standard Publications, Beijing, 5–6.
LeBlanc, A. R., T. Landry, and G. Miron, 2003. Fouling organisms of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis: their effect on nutrient uptake and release. J. Shellfish Res., 22(3): 633–638.
Lesser, M. P., S. E. Shumway, T. Cucci, and J. Smith, 1992. Impact of fouling organisms on mussel rope culture: interspecific competition for food among suspension feeding invertebrates. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol., 165(1): 91–102.
Lin, Y. G., and J. X. Hu, 1991. The effect of fouling on growth and survival of scallop Chlamys nobilis (reeve). Res. Expl. Nanhai, 3: 6–12.
Lodeiros, C. J. M., and J. H. Himmelman, 1996. Influence of fouling on the growth and survival of the tropical scallop, Euvola (Pencten) ziczac (L. 1758) in suspended culture. Aquacult. Res., 27(10): 749–756.
Mohammad, M. B. M., 1976. Relationship between biofouling and growth of the pearl oyster, Pinctada fucafu (Gould) in Kuwait, Arabian Gulf. Hydrobiologica, 51: 129–138.
Ross, K. A., J. P. Thorpe, and A. R. Brand, 2004. Biological control of fouling in suspended scallop cultivation. Aquaculture, 229: 99–116.
Schleyer, M. H., 1991. Shell-borers in the oyster, Striostrea magaritacea: pest or symbionts? Symbiosis, 10: 135–144.
Taylor J. J., P. C. Southgate, and R. A. Rose, 1997. Fouling animals and their effect on the growth of silver-lip pearl oysters, Pinctada maxima (Jameson) in suspended culture. Aquaculture, 153: 31–40.
Wargo, R. N., and S. E. Ford, 1993. The effect of shell infestation by Polydora sp. and infection by Haplosporidium nelsoni (MSX) on the tissue condition oysters Crassostrea gigas. Estuaries, 16: 229–234.
Zheng, C. X., Z. G. Huang, C. Y. Li, S. Lin, J. J. Wang, S. K. Yan, et al., 1991. Fouling organisms on mariculture farming in DAYA Bay, China. Chin. J. Appl. Ecol., 2(2): 146–152.
Zheng, D. Q., and Z. G. Huang, 1990. Fouling organisms on mariculture cages in Daya Bay, China. J. Fish. Chin., 14(1): 15–24.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Su, Z., Xiao, H., Yan, Y. et al. Effect of fouling organisms on food uptake and nutrient release of scallop (Chlamys nobilis, Reeve) cultured in Daya Bay. J. Ocean Univ. China 7, 93–96 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-008-0093-2
Received:
Accepted:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11802-008-0093-2