Reduction of mercury levels in cultured bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis, using feed with relatively low mercury levels

The purpose of this study was to determine whether feeding cultured bluefin tuna with feed fish containing low levels of mercury results in a concomitant reduction in the total mercury levels in tuna. The control group was fed spotted mackerel with average mercury concentrations of 0.052 ppm, and th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Aquaculture 2009-03, Vol.288 (3-4), p.226-232
Hauptverfasser:	Nakao, Masashi, Seoka, Manabu, Nakatani, Masahiro, Okada, Tokihiko, Miyashita, Shigeru, Tsukamasa, Yasuyuki, Kawasaki, Ken-ichi, Ando, Masashi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agnatha. Pisces Ammodytes Ammodytes personatus Animal aquaculture Animal productions Aquaculture bioaccumulation Biological and medical sciences Bluefin tuna body weight dose response feed composition feeds Fish culture fish feeding Fish hatcheries food contamination Food safety Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects heavy metals Horse mackerel mariculture Marine marine fish Mercury Muscle muscle tissues Scomber Scomber australasicus Thunnus Thunnus orientalis tissue distribution Trachurus Trachurus trachurus Tuna Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
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