Application of enriched 137Ba tracer to mark juvenile Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus)
2017
Mirali, Hadis | Bani, Ali | Fasihi, Javad
The present study evaluates the variations of ¹³⁷Ba abundance in pectoral fin spine of 1-month-old juvenile Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus) upon marking using the stable isotope approach. The marking of the fish was achieved by incorporation of ¹³⁷Ba²⁺ in the calcified lattice of the pectoral fin spine through substitution with structural Ca²⁺. This process was carried out by rearing juveniles in treatment tanks containing elevated concentrations of ¹³⁷Ba for 1, 3 and 5 days. The marked fish were then retained in natural abundance fresh and brackish waters, to evaluate the trend of exchange of ¹³⁷Ba from the fin spines. The abundance of ¹³⁷Ba in fin spines during marking and post-marking experiments were detected by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The results showed that a significant isotope mark can be obtained with no mortality and 100% marking rate on the first day of exposure to the isotope. The marked juveniles maintained their isotopic signature for at least 25 days. Statistical analysis of the obtained ¹³⁸Ba/¹³⁷Ba ratios demonstrated that the successful incorporation of ¹³⁷Ba²⁺ in pectoral fin spines provides an effective marking method for Persian sturgeon restocking programs.
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