JÉSSICA E.S.A. GOLZIO, and JÚLIA M. FALKENBERG, and RAYSSA C.G. PRAXEDES, and ANDERSON S. COUTINHO, and MYLENA K. LAURINDO, and ANDRÉ PESSANHA, and RUBENS R. MADI, and JOANA PATRÍCIO, and ANA L. VENDEL, and GEZA T.R. SOUZA, and CLÁUDIA M. MELO, and ANA CAROLINA F. LACERDA

ABSTRACT Parasites are important components of communities and constitute great part of the biological diversity found in ecosystems, providing valuable information about their hosts and the environment in which they live. However, despite its importance, parasitic diversity is still not well known in some regions of Brazil, especially with respect to fish parasites in the Northeast Region. The present study aims to perform the survey of gill parasites of fish from two tropical estuaries located...

Thangapandi Marudhupandi, and Thipramalai Thankappan Ajith Kumar

Objective: To evaluate the antimicrobial capacity of fucoidan from the brown seaweed Turbinaria ornata against the marine ornamental fish bacterial pathogens. Methods: Fucoidan was isolated by the ethanol extraction method and the functional groups were identified by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy analysis. Subsequently, structural characterization was done by 1H NMR analysis. In vitro antibacterial activity of fucoidan was performed by the agar plate diffusion method and Minimum I...

Moravec František, and Justine Jean-Lou

A new nematode species, Capillaria plectropomi n. sp. (Capillariidae), is described from the intestine of the leopard coral grouper Plectropomus leopardus (Lacepède) from coral reefs off New Caledonia. The new species, belonging to the subgenus Neocapillaria Moravec, 1987, differs from other congeneric species of this subgenus from marine fishes mainly in the length (168–186 μm), shape and structure of the spicule. It is characterized, in the male, by the presence of two well-developed dorsolate...

Fabíula T. de Lima, and David A. Reynalte-Tataje, and Evoy Zaniboni-Filho

ABSTRACT The construction of hydroelectric power plants has many social and environmental impacts. Among them, the impacts on fish communities, which habitats are drastically modified by dams, with consequences across the ecosystem. This study aimed to assess the influence of water level (WL) variations in the reservoirs of the Itá and Machadinho hydroelectric plants on the recruitment of fish species from the upper Uruguay River in southern Brazil. The data analyzed resulted from the WL variati...

C.B. Embling, and A.E.M. Walters, and S.J. Dolman

Citizen scientists provide a cost-effective means of carrying out broad scale, long-term monitoring of the environment while fostering earth stewardship. In this study we investigate how much effort is required by citizen scientists to detect trends in the occurrence of a protected population of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus). We analyse the WDC citizen science shore-based data collected over nine years (2005–2013) between April to October from within and in the vicinity of a Special A...

C. Di Biagio, and L. Doppler, and C. Gaimoz, and N. Grand, and G. Ancellet, and J.-C. Raut, and M. Beekmann, and A. Borbon, and K. Sartelet, and J.-L. Attié, and F. Ravetta, and P. Formenti

In this study we present airborne observations of aerosol and trace gases obtained over the sea in the western Mediterranean basin during the TRAQA (TRansport and Air QuAlity) and SAFMED (Secondary Aerosol Formation in the MEDiterranean) campaigns in summer 2012 and 2013. A total of 23 vertical profiles were measured up to 5000 m above sea level over an extended area (40–45° N and 2° W–12° E) including the Gulf of Genoa, southern France, the Gulf of Lion, and the Spanish coast. During TRAQA and ...

Sungkyun Lee, and Ji-Myoung You, and Hyun-Ho Lee, and Taegu Lim, and Shin Hyung Rhee, and Key-Pyo Rhee

One of the most critical issues in naval architecture these days is the operational safety. Among many factors to be considered for higher safety level requirements, the hull stability in intact and damaged conditions is the first to ensure for both commercial and military vessels. Unlike the intact stability cases, the assessment of the damaged ship stability is very complicated physical phenomena. Therefore it is widely acknowledged that computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods are one of mo...

Manjunath M. Hulikere, and Chandrashekhar G. Joshi, and D. Ananda, and Jagadeesh Poyya, and T. Nivya

Endophytic fungi from marine seaweeds are the less studied group of organisms with vast medical applications. The aim of the present study was to evaluate antioxidant, antiangiogenic as well as wound healing potential of the endophytic fungus isolated from the seaweed Sargassum wightii. The morphological characters and the rDNA internal transcribed spacer sequence analysis (BLAST search in Gen Bank database) was used for the identification of endophytic fungus. The antioxidant potential of the e...

Vladimir A. Fetisov, and Nikolay N. Maiorov

Modern passenger terminals are characterized by dynamic processes variability, diverse options consideration, taking into account the criteria of safety, reliability analysis and the continuous research of passenger processing. For any modern marine passenger terminal it is necessary to use the tool to simulate passenger flows. In this way it is possible to obtain the analytical information and use it for decision-making when solving the problem of the amount of personnel required for passenge...

F. Zhang, and F. Zhang, and F. Zhang, and F. Zhang, and F. Zhang, and Y. Chen, and Y. Chen, and Y. Chen, and Y. Chen, and C. Tian, and C. Tian, and D. Lou, and J. Li, and G. Zhang, and V. Matthias

Shipping emissions have significant influence on atmospheric environment as well as human health, especially in coastal areas and the harbour districts. However, the contribution of shipping emissions on the environment in China still need to be clarified especially based on measurement data, with the large number ownership of vessels and the rapid developments of ports, international trade and shipbuilding industry. Pollutants in the gaseous phase (carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitroge...

J. Sun

Natrium superionic conductor (NASICON) ceramics present interesting sensitive and selective properties against alkaline cations due to their structure. The powder of Li_1.4La_0.4Zr_1.6(PO₄)₃ has been synthesized by a solid phase reaction. The removal of sodium was studied in an extensive series of tests involving different ionic exchange process variables such as time and temperature. The results indicated that its exchange capacity is very hig...

Denise de Freitas Takeuti, and José Roberto Verani, and José Marcelo Rocha Aranha, and Márcia Santos de Menezes

Population structure features and condition factor of Pseudotothyris obtusa were compared between three coastal streams in southern Brazil. Fishes were monthly collected through electric fishing and measured in the total length. Fifteen fishes from each stream were dissected to identify their sex. The structure in size, sex ratio and young/adults ratio of populations were analysed and the length-weight relationship was obtained. The condition factor (K1) and the relative condition factor (Kn) we...

Estela Terumi Massuda, and Saul Barisnik Suslick, and Gabriel Alves da Costa Lima

A Participação Especial captura parte da renda extraordinária de campos petrolíferos com grande volume de produção, a exemplo do Pré-sal ou campos maduros da Bacia de Campos. Considerando a complexidade desta participação governamental, este artigo analisa seus determinantes e impactos em projetos de petróleo em diferentes cenários: produção isolada com um módulo e lavra com mais módulos. A metodologia inclui elaboração de fluxos de caixas dos projetos e estimativa do VPL, utilizando simulações ...

Wagner de S. Pereira, and Alphonse Kelecom, and Delcy de A. Py Júnior

A methodology was developed for converting the activity concentration of radionuclides (Bq kg-1) into absorbed dose rate (Gy y-1), aiming an approach to environmental radioprotection based on the concept of standard dose limit. The model considers only the internal absorbed dose rate. This methodology was applied to the cubera snapper fish (Lutjanus cyanopterus, Cuvier, 1828) caught off the coast of Ceará. The natural radionuclides considered were uranium-238, radium-226, lead-210, thorium-232 a...

Eduardo Araujo de Sousa, and Márcio Rodrigues Miranda, and Marília Hauser dos Santos, and Walkimar Aleixo Costa Júnior, and Leidiane Caroline Lauthartte, and Marília Higino Mussy, and Igor Bruno Barbosa de Holanda, and Wanderley Rodrigues Bastos

The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of fish meat in relation to inorganic contaminants (Zn, Pb, Cu, Cr, Ni and Hg), following the Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) standards in five Amazonian fish exposed to untreated urban sewage. Trace metal concentrations were evaluated in the muscle tissues of Schizodon fasciatus (herbivorous), Potamorhina latior (detritivorous), Triportheus angulatus (omnivorous), Plagioscion squamosissimus (carnivorous) and Rhaphiodon vulpinus (pi...

Abdel-Razeq H, and Abbasi S, and Saadi I, and Jaber R, and Abdulelah H

Hikmat Abdel-Razeq,1 Salah Abbasi,1 Iyad Saadi,1 Rana Jaber,2 Hazem Abdelelah1 1Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Pharmacy, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan Background: Anemia in patients with cancer who are undergoing active therapy is commonly encountered and may worsen quality of life in these patients. The effect of blood transfusion is often temporary and may be associated with serious adverse events. Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents are not effective in 30%–50...

Boix, D., and Sala, J.

This paper describes the presence of the nearctic water boatman <i>Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis</i> in southern Portugal. This species has been cited recently for the first time in Europe from individuals captured in southern Spain. This species, native to Atlantic coast of America, has also been cited from New Caledonia and South Africa, and has been found in the open sea. Two kinds of introduction are reported for this species: involuntary introduction with exotic fish, and passive dispe...

M. Rodriguez, and N. Chamot-Rooke, and H. Hébert, and M. Fournier, and P. Huchon

The recent discovery of voluminous submarine landslides along the Owen Ridge may represent a source of tsunami hazard for the nearby Oman coast. We assess the severity of this potential hazard by performing numerical simulations of tsunami generation and propagation from the biggest landslide (40 km³ in volume) observed along the Owen Ridge. A finite-difference model, assimilating the landslide to a visco-plastic flow, simulates tsunami generation. Computation results show that Salala...

P. H. S. Picapedra, and P. V. Sanches, and F. A. Lansac-Tôha

Abstract Most studies on mechanisms regulating fish larvae processes have focused on assessing the isolated effects of food distribution and feeding behavior. However, in natural ecosystems, fish larvae may strongly interact with zooplankton organisms in an array of complex, direct and indirect interdependencies. This study analyzed the spatial distribution, diet and feeding behavior of early stages of Hypophthalmus edentatus and Plagioscion squamosissimus, two fish species co-occurring in an is...

Lou Joseph Kenyi, and Taban Martin, and Godwin Ohisa, and Dila Mathew, and Stephen Macharia, and Lasu Joseph

Study setting: Juba Teaching Hospital, Juba city, Republic of South Sudan, 2010. Objective: To examine, knowledge, attitude and practices of tuberculosis (TB) patients enrolled on tuberculosis treatment, Juba, South Sudan. Design: Descriptive study Results: Knowledge in TB: Of the 102 patients interviewed; up to 80.4% were not knowledgeable on cause of TB, 52% did not know correct signs and symptoms of TB, 39.2% did not know overall treatment duration, 54.9% did not know the importan...

Y. Milker, and R. Rachmayani, and M. F. G. Weinkauf, and M. Prange, and M. Raitzsch, and M. Schulz, and M. Kučera

The Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 11 (424–374 ka) was characterized by a protracted deglaciation and an unusually long climatic optimum. It remains unclear to what degree the climate development during this interglacial reflects the unusually weak orbital forcing or greenhouse gas trends. Previously, arguments about the duration and timing of the MIS11 climatic optimum and about the pace of the deglacial warming were based on a small number of key records, which appear to show regional differences....

Venus Bantoto, and Anthony Ilano

The Snout Otter Clam, Lutraria philippinarum is a regularly harvested bivalve species for food and also as a source of income in the Philippines. For sustainable supply of this resource in the wild, efficient and effective management strategies are needed, and the evaluation of its reproductive biology and fishery are required. In this study, the reproductive biology and fishery of L. philippinarum in the Philippines were examined monthly from January to December 2010 in North Bais Bay, Manjuyod...

Gaytri Khatri, and Vikram K Mahajan, and Karaninder S Mehta, and Krishan Kumar Sharma, and Satya Bhushan, and Pushpinder S Chauhan

Ling ZHANG, and Ya-wei QU, and Tao TAN, and Min-li LIU, and Juan SHU, and Hai-feng LIU

Objective 　To summarize the image feature of normal colorectal mucosa and colorectal cancer tissues based on high-resolution microendoscopy (HRME), and evaluate the feasibility of HRME in the diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Methods 　Twelve colorectal cancer surgical specimens confirmed by pathology and 56 biopsy specimens from colorectal lesions by conventional endoscopy were selected for the study. The normal mucosa and colorectal cancer tissue were imaging-observed to establish the HRME-diagno...

M.A. Dulebenets

Increasing volumes of the international seaborne trade and new regulations on vessel emissions require liner shipping companies to enhance efficiency of their operations to remain competitive and in the meantime comply with the established restrictions on emissions that are produced by vessels. This paper presents a novel mixed integer nonlinear mathematical programming model for the green vessel scheduling problem with transit time requirements in a liner shipping route with “Emission Control A...

Lori eHaase, and Lori eHaase, and April C May, and Maryam eFalahpour, and Sara eIsakovic, and Alan N Simmons, and Alan N Simmons, and Steve eHickman, and Tom eLiu, and Martin P Paulus, and Martin P Paulus

The ability to pay close attention to the present moment can be a crucial factor for performing well in a competitive situation. Training mindfulness is one approach to potentially improve elite athletes’ ability to focus their attention on the present moment. However, virtually nothing is known about whether these types of interventions alter neural systems that are important for optimal performance. This pilot study examined whether an intervention aimed at improving mindfulness [Mindful Pe...

D. Wall-Palmer, and M. B. Hart, and C. W. Smart, and R. S. J. Sparks, and A. Le Friant, and G. Boudon, and C. Deplus, and J. C. Komorowski

The aragonite shell-bearing thecosome pteropods are an important component of the oceanic plankton. However, with increasing <i>p</i>CO₂ and the associated reduction in oceanic pH (ocean acidification), thecosome pteropods are thought to be particularly vulnerable to shell dissolution. The distribution and preservation of pteropods over the last 250 000 years have been investigated in marine sediment cores from the Caribbean Sea close to the island of Montserrat. Using the <i>Limacina...

J.-Y. Kim, and D.-J. Kang, and T. Lee, and K.-R. Kim

Anthropogenic carbon is responsible for both global warming and ocean acidification. Efforts are underway to understand the role of ocean in a high CO₂ world on a global context. However, marginal seas received little attention despite their significant contribution to biogeochemical cycles. Here we report the CO₂ increase and ocean acidification in the surface waters of the Ulleung Basin (UB) of the East/Japan Sea, and possible causes are discussed. Fourteen observations o...

M. Detjen, and E. Sterling, and A. Gómez

Sea turtles are migratory animals that travel long distances between their feeding and breeding grounds. Traditional methods for researching sea turtle migratory behavior have important disadvantages, and the development of alternatives would enhance our ability to monitor and manage these globally endangered species. Here we report on the isotope signatures in green sea-turtle (<i>Chelonia mydas</i>) barnacles (<i>Platylepas</i> sp.) and discuss their potential relevance as tools with which to ...

M. VACCHI, and M. MONTEFALCONE, and V. PARRAVICINI, and A. ROVERE, and P. VASSALLO, and M. FERRARI, and C. MORRI, and C. N. BIANCHI

Spatial modelling is an emerging approach to the management of coastal marine habitats, as it helps understanding and predicting the results of global change. This paper reviews critically two recent examples developed in Liguria, an administrative region of NW Italy. The first example, aiming at predicting habitat status depending on pressures, provides managers with the opportunity of envisaging different scenarios for the consequences of coastal development choices. The second example defines...

Jelka Pleadin, and Marinko Petrovic, and Greta Krešic, and Snježana Zrncic, and Dražen Oraic, and Natalija Džafic

The study determined chemical composition of sea brass (<em>Dicentrarchus labrax</em>) and sea bream (<em>Sparus</em> <em>aurata</em>) farmed in Adriatic Sea, together with variation caused by seasonal variations and farming location. Samples were collected from four different fish farms at three times: June 2012, October 2012 and January 2013. The presented results clearly show seasonal variations of moisture and fat content in the edible part of the fish, while the farming location was proven ...

Ana M.M. Sequeira, and Camille Mellin, and Hector M. Lozano-Montes, and Jessica J. Meeuwig, and Mathew A. Vanderklift, and Michael D.E. Haywood, and Russell C. Babcock, and M. Julian Caley

Reliable abundance estimates for species are fundamental in ecology, fisheries, and conservation. Consequently, predictive models able to provide reliable estimates for un- or poorly-surveyed locations would prove a valuable tool for management. Based on commonly used environmental and physical predictors, we developed predictive models of total fish abundance and of abundance by fish family for ten representative taxonomic families for the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) using multiple temporal scenar...

Kate R Sprogis, and Kenneth Hugh Pollock, and Kenneth Hugh Pollock, and Holly C Raudino, and Holly C Raudino, and Simon J Allen, and Anna M Kopps, and Anna M Kopps, and Oliver eManlik, and Julian A Tyne, and Lars eBejder

Inherent difficulties in determining the sex of free-ranging sexually monomorphic species often prevents a sex-specific focus on estimating abundance, movement patterns and survival rates. This study provides insights into sex-specific population parameters of Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops aduncus). Systematic, boat-based photo-identification surveys (n = 417) were conducted year-round from 2007-2013 in coastal and estuarine waters off Bunbury, Western Australia. Pollock’s Robust De...

T. J. Algeo, and P. A. Meyers, and R. S. Robinson, and H. Rowe, and G. Q. Jiang

Long-term secular variation in the isotopic composition of seawater fixed nitrogen (N) is poorly known. Here, we document variation in the N-isotopic composition of marine sediments (δ¹⁵N_sed) since 660 Ma (million years ago) in order to understand major changes in the marine N cycle through time and their relationship to first-order climate variation. During the Phanerozoic, greenhouse climate modes were characterized by low δ¹⁵N_sed (&sim;−2 to +2&perm...

Budi Tangendjaja, and I.A.K Bintang

Two feeding experiments have been conducted to test the different sources of soybean meal (local, India, USA) and the partial substitution with peanut meal (10%), rapeseed meal (5%) and fish meal (5%) in the diet for broiler. The first feeding experiment was carried out on broiler starter for 4 weeks in wire cages . Twelve rations in factorial design (3 x 4) were conducted using 6 birds/cage and replicated 6 times . Birds fed India soybean meal had significantly less body weight (1,000 g) than t...

Kotrasová Kamila, and Kormaníková Eva

Ground-supported tanks are used to store a variety of liquid. The fluid develops hydrodynamic pressure on walls and bottom of tank during an earthquake. This paper provides theoretical background for specification of impulsive and convective actions of fluid in rectangular endlessly long shopping channel container by using analytical methods. This article contains description of methods for solution of response of vertical containment with fluid on the soil, which is subject to horizontal seismi...

Carlson JM, and Leonard AB, and Hyde ER, and Petrosino JF, and Primm TP

Jeanette M Carlson,1 Annie B Leonard,1 Embriette R Hyde,2,3 Joseph F Petrosino,2,3 Todd P Primm1 1Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, 2Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research, 3Integrative Molecular and Biomedical Sciences Training Program, Department of Molecular Virology&nbsp;&amp; Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA Abstract: Antibiotics are a relatively common disturbance to the normal microbiota of humans and agri...

Emygdio L. A. Monteiro-Filho

<abstract language="eng">Along ten years of study of a common dolphin from the brazilian coast, Sotalia brasiliensis Van Beneden, 1874, I could see some occasions of feeding associations of this dolphin with five species of birds, Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783), Fregata magnificens Mathews, 1914, Sterna hirundinacea Lesson, 1831, Larus dominicanus Lichtenstein, 1823 and Phalacrocorax olivaceus Humboldt, 1895. The commonest association observed was between the dolphin and S. leucogaster, and i...

Angela M. Zanata, and Priscila Camelier

Characidium samurai, a species of the family Crenuchidae apparently endemic to rio das Almas and rio Vermelho basins, Bahia, Brazil, is described. The new species is readily distinguishable from its congeners, except C. lanei, by having a dark lateral band along the head and body that is particularly broad from the rear of the head to the end of the caudal peduncle (1.5 or 2 scales wide) and by the absence of dark bars or blotches on the ventral half of the body. Characidium samurai differs from...

Ali Yıldırım Korkut, and Aysun Kop, and Nida Demirtaş, and Aykut Cihaner

Tao Liu, and Hongwang Du

For the 3D point cloud data aquired by laser scanning measurement of ship block, an efficient denoising algorithm based on image and normal vector threshold judgement is proposed. Firstly, large scale noise points are eliminated using global threshold judgement based image, then Kuwahara filter algorithm is used for data smoothing and a denoising algorithm based on normal vector threshold judgement is proposed to eliminate noises point excluding ship manufacture sections. The experiment result d...

Ömer Öztürkoğlu, and Oyewale Lawal

Nigeria ranks high among the community of oil producers both in the world. It is, therefore, paradoxical that Nigeria, with such profile in Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) statistics finds it difficult to optimize its supply distribution while spending so much money on transportation and distribution. This paper thus reviews the petroleum product supply and distribution systems in the country. Thus, we develop a single period, single product deterministic mathematical model ...

Katie Lewis, and Jamie Foster, and Frank Hons, and Thomas Boutton

Soil organic C (SOC) storage results when organic matter inputs to soil exceed losses through decomposition, and is strongly influenced by organic matter effects on soil aggregation. We evaluated the initial effects of lipid-extracted algae (LEA), a byproduct of biofuel production, on soil aggregate formation and SOC storage. In situ field incubations were conducted by amending soil with (1) 1.5% LEA, (2) 3.0% LEA, (3) 1.5% LEA + 1.5% wheat straw (WS) and (4) soil plus inorganic N (140 kg ha<sup...

James R. White, and Mark G. Meekan, and Mark I. McCormick

Flexibility in behavior is advantageous for organisms that transition between stages of a complex life history. However, various constraints can set limits on plasticity, giving rise to the existence of personalities that have associated costs and benefits. Here, we document a field and laboratory experiment that examines the consistency of measures of boldness, activity, and aggressive behavior in the young of a tropical reef fish, Pomacentrus amboinensis (Pomacentridae) immediately following t...

E. Masana

The Catalan coastal ranges are situated far away from a plate margin and thus are characterised by low rates of deformation and low seismicity. Nevertheless, up to six morphological scarps in quaternary alluvial fans, large landslides and liquefaction features were detected in the southern half of these ranges and motivated a more detailed geomorphologic and palaeoseismologic study. In the Baix Ebre Fault zone, the morphological analysis of the mountain front and the fluvial network showed evide...

Berenice M. M. Fernandes, and Anna Kohn

Lepocreadium bimarinum and Vitellibaculum spinosa are referred for the first time in Stephanolepis hispidus and in Brazil, and Hirudinella ventricosa is reported from Scomberomorus cavalla. Measurements, figures and comments are given.<br>Lepocreadium bimarinum e Vitellibaculum spinosa são referidas pela primeira vez no Brasil e em um novo hospedeiro: Stephanolepis hispidus; Hirudinella ventricosa é assinalada em Scomberomorus cavalla. São apresentadas figuras originais e principais medidas.

Alewo Opuada AMEH, and Muhammed Tijani ISA, and Mariam AYINLA, and Samuel Okon BASSEY, and Blessing Mayowa OLATUNJI

The use of lactic acid was compared to hydrochloric acid for shrimp shell demineralization in chitosan synthesis. Five different acid concentrations were considered for the study: 1.5M, 3.0M, 4.5M, 6.0M and 7.5M. After demineralization, the shrimp shell were deproteinized and subsequently deacetylated to produce chitosan using sodium hydroxide solution. The synthesized chitosan samples were characterized using solubility, FTIR, SEM, XRD and viscosity. The SEM, FTIR and XRD analysis indicated tha...

R.-J. Huang, and U. R. Thorenz, and M. Kundel, and D. S. Venables, and D. Ceburnis, and K. F. Ho, and J. Chen, and A. L. Vogel, and F. C. Küpper, and P. P. A. Smyth, and U. Nitschke, and D. B. Stengel, and H. Berresheim, and C. D. O'Dowd, and T. Hoffmann

Based on the results of a pilot study in 2007, which found high mixing ratios of molecular iodine (I₂) above the intertidal macroalgae (seaweed) beds at Mweenish Bay (Ireland), we extended the study to nine different locations in the vicinity of Mace Head Atmospheric Research Station on the west coast of Ireland during a field campaign in 2009. The mean values of chem{I_2} mixing ratio found above the macroalgae beds at nine different locations ranged from 104 to 393 ppt, implying a h...

Sergio Rendón Rodríguez, and Emilio Macías Regalado, and José Antonio Calderón Pérez, and Arturo Núñez Pastén, and Rafael Solís Ibarra

We rated some reproductive characteristics of white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone, 1931) males using 46 farmed individuals (weighing 21.42±0.56 g) and 40 wild individuals (weighing 36.10±0.72 g). In farmed shrimps, spermatophore mean weight was 8.94±0.51 mg; total mean sperm count was 3.90±0.27 x 10(6) in each spermatophore; and mean percentage of normal sperm was 86.9±0.37 %. In wild individuals, the respective values were 30.68±2.32 mg; 6.22±1.09 x 10(6); and 62.1±3.56 %. In both groups, ...

Christiane S. Pereira, and Simone D. Amorim, and André F.M. Santos, and Salvatore Siciliano, and Ignácio M.B. Moreno, and Paulo H. Ott, and Dalia P. Rodrigues

Avaliou-se a incidência de Vibrio spp. a partir de lesões superficiais em mamíferos marinhos encalhados ou capturados em redes de pesca nas regiões litorâneas do Sudeste (Rio de Janeiro) e Sul (RS) do Brasil. Foram coletadas 198 amostras, pelas instituições de pesquisa DEENSP, GEMARS e Ceclimar, as quais foram enviadas ao Labent/IOC/FIOCruz, onde foram submetidas ao enriquecimento em Água Peptonada Alcalina (APA) adicionada de 1% e 3% de NaCl e in-cubadas a 37ºC por 18-24 horas. Em seqüência for...