Abstract

The effects of water level reduction in rearing tank and fish transference during fish selection process on the stress response (hematological factors, cortisol, glucose, lactic acid and osmolality) of tank-reared olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus of large (FL), small (FS) and Japanese croaker, Nibea japonica (JC) were examined in running seawater culture system. The water level of rearing unit was lowered from 33 cm to 8 cm in the course of 2 minutes in the water level reduction experiment. The fish were removed from rearing tank (12 ton) to 450 L tank in 30 seconds after capture in the fish transference experiment, In water level reduction, the hematocrit of FL was significantly increased from $14.6\%$ at beginning to $23.5\%$ after 10 hours, However, it decreased to the value of beginning after 46 hours. Plasma cortisol concentration of FL was the highest concentration (13.7 ng/mL) after 22 hours, but it decreased to 4.0 ng/mL at the end of experiment. Cortisol concentration of FS did not show any significant difference during the experiment. The cortisol concentration of JC were significantly higher at 4 hours (282.3 ng/mL) and 22 hours (350.5 ng/mL), Glucose concentration of JC was the highest (138.0 mg/dL) at 22 hours. Lactic acid concentration was not different between experimental groups. In the fish transference experiment, red blood cell of FL was increased from $1.9\times10^6\;cell/{\mu}\;L\;to\;4.2\times10^6\;cell/{\mu}L$ in 24 hours. Blood hemoglobin of JC were significantly elevated in 24 hours. At 1 hour after transference, plasma cortisol concentrations in both fish species were increased to 95.3 ng/mL in FL and 175.5 ng/mL in JC. Glucose concentration of JC was increased to 132.5 mg/dL at 1 hour, 129.5 mg/dL at 3 hours after transference.

양식현장에서 선별작업시 처리되는 사육수조의 수심감소와 어류이송에 따른 넙치 (대, 소)와 큰민어의 스트레스 반응을 알아보기 위하여 스트레스 지표로 알려져 있는 혈액학적 요인, 코티졸, 글루코스, 젖산 및 삼투질 농도를 조사하였다. 수심감소에서 넙치대의 Ht는 실험전 $14.6\%$였던 것이 10시간째까지 계속 높아져 $23.5\%$를 보였으나, 실험종료시 (46시간째) $14.4\%$로 회복되었다. 넙치대의 코티졸 농도는 실험개시시에 1.9ng/mL였던 것이 22시간째에 13.7 ng/mL로 높아졌고, 46시간째에는 4.0ng/mL로서 개시시의 수준으로 회복되었다. 큰민어는 4시간째 282.3ng/mL, 22시간째 350.5ng/mL로 높아졌으나, 실험종료시에는 16.0ng/mL로 낮아졌다. 큰민어의 글루코스는 실험개시시 57.0mg/dL로부터 22시간째에는 138.0mg/dL조 유의하게 높아졌다 젖산은 모든 어종에서 유의차가 인정되지 않았다. 어류이송에 따른 넙치대의 RBC는 실험개시시의 $1.9\times10^6 cell/{\mu}L$로부터 실험종료시의 $4.2\times10^6 cell/{\mu}L$로 높아졌다. 큰민어의 Hb는 실험개시시의 9.8g/dL로부터 실험종료시에 20.4g/dL로 개시시 보다 유의하게 높았다. 넙치대의 코티졸 농도는 실험개시시의 1.2ng/mL로부터 이동 1시간째에 95.3ng/mL로 높아졌고, 큰민어도 실험개시시의 5.5ng/mL로부터 1시간째에 175.5ng/mL로 높아졌다. 큰민어의 글루코스는 1, 3시간째 각각 132.5 mg/dL, 129.5 mg/dL로 실험개시시 46.5 mg/dL 보다 높은 수준을 보였다.

Keywords

• Paralichthys olivaceus;
• Nibea japonica;
• Stress;
• Cortisol;
• Water level reduction;
• Fish transference