Spawning and rearing Atlantic menhaden

Journal Article · Tue Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1981 · Prog. Fish-Cult.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1981)43[80:SARAM]2.0.CO;2· OSTI ID:6504269

Hettler, W F

Two-year-old Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) held in the laboratory at ambient temperatures and salinities for more than 1 year, were induced to spawn by injecting first human chorionic gonadotropin and then carp pituitary powder. Spawning took place at temperatures of 16 to 20/sup 0/C in a 2100-L indoor tank modified to recover the buoyant fertilized eggs. Larvae were reared to the juvenile stage on a diet of cultured rotifers (Brachionus plicatilus), sieved wild zooplankton (64 to 500 ..mu..m), brine shrimp (Artemia salina) nauplii, and powdered trout food.

• Research Organization: National Marine Fisheries Service, Beaufort, NC
• OSTI ID: 6504269
• Journal Information: Prog. Fish-Cult.; (United States), Journal Name: Prog. Fish-Cult.; (United States) Vol. 43:2; ISSN PFCUA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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