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[Reproductive effort, fattening index and yield of Arca zebra (Filibranchia: Arcidae) by length and its association with environmental variables, Sucre, Venezuela].

Authors: Lista Alfonzo, María Eugenia; Velásquez, Carlos José; Prieto Arcas, Antulio; Longart Rojas, Yelipza;

[Reproductive effort, fattening index and yield of Arca zebra (Filibranchia: Arcidae) by length and its association with environmental variables, Sucre, Venezuela].

Abstract

Arca zebra, es un molusco de importancia comercial, cuya pesquería tiene un alto impacto socioeconómico en la región nororiental de Venezuela. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo evaluar el esfuerzo reproductivo (ER), índice de engorde (IE) y el rendimiento (R) en A. zebra por grupos de longitud (LT) en el morro de Chacopata, península de Araya, Venezuela entre junio 2008 y junio 2009. Los organismos fueron distribuidos en tres grupos de longitud: I (30.1 a 50.0 mm), II (50.1 a 70.0 mm) y III (>70.0 mm). Mensualmente se determinó el ER, IE y R basados en las variaciones del volumen de la carne fresca (VCF), volumen intervalvar (VIV), biomasa seca de la gónada (PSg), biomasa seca del organismo sin gónada (PSs), biomasa fresca de la carne (BCF) y biomasa total del organismo incluyendo la concha (BTIC). Las variables ambientales temperatura, salinidad, oxígeno disuelto, seston total, orgánico e inorgánico y la clorofila a se midieron mensualmente. Existe gran variación en el PSg entre los grupos de longitud, siendo relevante en el II y III, con un aumento desde junio hasta finales de septiembre 2008 y una disminución notable en octubre 2008, para luego recuperarse en los meses siguientes y descender en enero 2009, con un ligero incremento hasta mayo 2009 que se asoció a las variaciones de la temperatura del mar. El peso de la gónada (PSg) influyó sobre el ER, IE y R, ya que estos alcanzaron sus máximos valores en los meses donde hubo mayor producción gonádica, indicando la influencia que ejerce la temperatura en la reproducción de A. zebra. 

Arca zebra is a mollusk of commercial value and a major socioeconomic fishery in Northeastern Venezuela. The present study aimed to evaluate the reproductive effort (RE), fattening index (FI) and yield (Y) in different size groups of A. zebra from the morro Chacopata, Venezuela. For this, monthly samplings from June 2008 and June 2009, were undertaken, and the bivalves obtained were distributed in three length groups: I (30.1 to 50.0 mm), II (50.1 to 70.0 mm) and III (> 70.0 mm). Monthly RE, FI and Y were determined based on bivalve changes in volume of fresh meat (VFM), intervalvar volume (IV), dry gonad biomass (DW), dry biomass of the organism without gonad (DWs), fresh biomass of meat (FBM) and total biomass including shell (TBIS). Besides, environmental variables such as temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, total organic and inorganic seston and chlorophyll a were measured monthly. There was great variation in the DW between length groups (relevant for II and III): increased from June until late September 2008, was followed by a marked decrease in October 2008, recovered in the following months, and decreased in January 2009, with a slight increase until May 2009; these changes were associated with variations in sea temperature. The weight of the gonad (DW) influenced the RE, FI and Y, as these reached their peaks in the months where there was higher gonadal production, indicating the influence of temperature on A. zebra reproduction

Keywords

Reproduction, Temperature, Arca zebra., Aquaculture, Environment, yield, Venezuela, Weight Gain, fattening index, índice de engorde, esfuerzo reproductivo, Animals, reproductive effort, Seasons, Arcidae, rendimiento

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