tailieunhanh - Can AQUI-S help as an aneasthetic in long distance live transportation of spiny lobsters (Panulirus ornatus and P. Homarus)

In Southern Central Vietnam, there are approximately 40,000 spiny lobster cages producing 1,500- 2,000 metric tonnes of product annually, worth around US$70 million. The major international markets for commercial-size lobsters are main-land China, Hongkong and study includes three successive experiments including suitable AQUI-S dosage determining, dry transport and wet transport | Journal of Fisheries science and Technology No. 4 - 2018 CAN AQUI-S HELP AS AN ANEASTHETIC IN LONG-DISTANCE LIVE TRANSPORTATION OF SPINY LOBSTERS (PANULIRUS ORNATUS AND P. HOMARUS)? Le Anh Tuan¹, Tran Bao Chan² Received: ; Revised: ; Accepted: ABSTRACT In Southern Central Vietnam, there are approximately 40,000 spiny lobster cages producing 1,5002,000 metric tonnes of product annually, worth around US$70 million. The major international markets for commercial-size lobsters are main-land China, Hongkong and study includes three successive experiments including suitable AQUI-S dosage determining, dry transport and wet suitable AQUI-S dosage withdrawn from dosage trial was 50 mg/L which was suitable for local transport and handling procedures in 15 minutes. What we can see from the wet transport trial with AQUI-S were as follows: the (day 7) survival rate was 100% for both species P. ornatus and P. homarus. The health status of the survived lobster was normal. The possible transport density for P. ornatus and P. homarus was 200-400 individuals per cubic metre, the dry transport method with AQUI-S, the survival rate of the ornate and homarus lobster at day 1 for 30 hr and 40 hr transport was 100% and 92%, and 91 and 73%respectively. The survival rate at day 7 for 30 hr and 40 hr transport of the ornate and homarus lobster was 88% and 79%, and 91 and 64%, respectively. The health status of the survived lobster of both species was normal, except for the homarus spawners (~50%) in 40 hr treatment. The possible transport density for P. ornatus and P. homarus was 530 and 720 individuals per cubic metre, respectively. Keywords: Spiny lobster, Panulirus ornatus, Panulirus homarus, Live transportation, AQUI-S. I. INTRODUCTION In Vietnam, cagemariculture of spiny lobsters, primarilythe ornate spiny lobster (Panulirus ornatus) and scalloped spiny lobster (P. homarus), started in 1992. The industry .