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ICES Journal of Marine Science: Journal du Conseil 2006 63(2):355-364; doi:10.1016/j.icesjms.2005.10.013
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© 2005 International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

Effects of photoperiod and exercise on growth, liver size, and age at puberty in farmed Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.)

Ø. Karlsena,*, B. Norberga, O.S. Kjesbub and G.L. Tarangerb

a Institute of Marine Research N-5392 Storebø, Norway
b Institute of Marine Research PO Box 1870, N-5817 Bergen, Norway

*Correspondence to Ø. Karlsen: tel: +47 5523 8500; fax: +47 5618 2222. e-mail: Oerjan.Karlsen{at}imr.no.

Sexual maturation in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) results in loss of appetite and weight during spawning, leads to increased production time required to reach desired harvest size, and results in greater mortality and reduced food conversion efficiency. Thus, methods to stop or delay maturation are urgently needed. In the present study, the effect of continuous light (LL) treatment on maturation was tested in combination with different exercise levels in seawater tanks compared with controls under natural light. LL treatment in lightproof tanks arrested gonadal development for at least 8 months. Exercising Atlantic cod by forcing them to swim with 0, 0.5, or 1 body length per second from the summer solstice had no effect on incidence of maturation either under natural light or under LL. Growth was enhanced in the LL groups compared with the NL groups, mainly as a result of the weight loss of the NL groups during spawning.

Keywords: Atlantic cod, exercise, gonad development, light regime, sexual maturation

Received 13 June 2004; accepted 31 October 2005.


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