Culture of some marine fishes in ponds receiving heated discharge water from a power plant.

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dc.acquisition-srcDr. David R. Aldrichen_US
dc.call-noTD427.H4 L8 1973 GBAYen_US
dc.contract-noen_US
dc.contributor.authorLuebke, Richard W.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:59:24Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:59:24Z
dc.date.issued1973en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description213 pagesen_US
dc.description-otheren_US
dc.description.abstractFlorida pompano (Trachinotus carolinus), Atlantic croaker (Micropogon undulatus), black drum (Pogonias cromis), red drum (Sciaenops ocellata), and striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) were cultured during 1972 in a series of 0.1 ha ponds receiving a constant supply of heated discharge water from Houston Lighting and Power Company's Cedar Bayou Electric Power Station near Baytown, Texas to test the quality of water passing through the power plant and to investigate the potential benefits associated with thermal effluents in relation to mariculture. These species were periodically sampled to determine survival, growth, and condition. Several saltmarsh fishes were also cultured to determine whether water quality was sufficient to permit reproduction. Hydrological data was taken daily in the ponds. Most saltmarsh species reproduced in the ponds. Survival was good for black drum and striped mullet (69 and 78%, respectively). Florida pompano suffered complete mortality when water temperatures dropped below 15 C. Atlantic croaker and red drum suffered heavy mortality when an undetermined toxic substance passed through the power plant. Throughout the study, Florida pompano, Atlantic croaker, black drum, red drum and striped mullet gained an average of 0.66, 0.51, 1.48, 2.24 and 0.69 g and 1.13, 0.50, 0.81, 0.57 and 0.62 mm per day, respectively. Mean Ksl values for these species ranged from 2.80 to 3.74, 1.93 to 2.63, 2.55 to 2.91, 1.66 to 1.94 and 2.07 and 2.48, respectively. Food conversion ranges for Atlantic croaker, black drum, red drum and striped mullet were 0.21 to 3.82, -7.09 to 0.76, 2.70 to 6.61 and -182.08 to 0.31, respectively. Length-weight relationships were determined for all species; standard length-total length converstion equations were calculated for all species except Florida pompano.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeCedar Bayouen_US
dc.geo-codeBaytownen_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/20739
dc.latitudeen_US
dc.locationGBIC Collectionen_US
dc.longitudeen_US
dc.notesSubmitted by TAMU, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences and Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Project 1869 to the Houston Lighting and Power Companyen_US
dc.placeCollege Station, Texasen_US
dc.publisherTexas A&M Universityen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries2932en_US
dc.relation.urien_US
dc.scaleen_US
dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectFlorida pompanoen_US
dc.subjectTrachinotus carolinusen_US
dc.subjectAtlantic croakeren_US
dc.subjectMicropogon undulatusen_US
dc.subjectblack drumen_US
dc.subjectPogonias cromisen_US
dc.subjectred drumen_US
dc.subjectSciaenops ocellataen_US
dc.subjectstriped mulleten_US
dc.subjectMugil cephalusen_US
dc.subjectmarine fishen_US
dc.subjectpower plantsen_US
dc.subjectpower plantsen_US
dc.subjectwater qualityen_US
dc.subjectmortalityen_US
dc.subjectsurvivalen_US
dc.subjectgrowthen_US
dc.subjectthermal pollutionen_US
dc.titleCulture of some marine fishes in ponds receiving heated discharge water from a power plant.en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.universityen_US
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