Aquaculture Research Volume 34 Pages 1-1488 Bl,ackwe ll Publishing Published by Blackwell Publishing Editorial Offices: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 101 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 3ES, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd, 550 Swanston Street, Carlton South, Victoria 3053, Australia Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 10 rue Casimir Delavigne, 75006 Paris, France Blackwell Verlag, Kurfiirstendamm 57, D-10707 Berlin (Charlottenburg), Germany Blackwell Publishing KK, Healthcare Division, NK Building, 3F, 2-8-12 Iwamotocho, Chiyodaku, Tokyo, 101-0032, Japan Blackwell Publishing Inc., 350 Main Street, Malden, MA02148, USA © 2003 Blackwell Publishing Ltd All rights reserved. With the exception of fair dealing for the purpose of research or private study, or criticism or review, no part of this Publication may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any from or by any means without the prior permission in writing from the copyright holder. Authorization to photocopy items for internal and personal use is granted by the copyright holder for libraries and other users of the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), 222 Rosewood Drive. Danvers, MA 01923, USA copying, such as copying for general distribution for advertising or promotional purposes, for creating new collective works or for resale. ISSN 1355-557X Typeset by Macmillan India Ltd, Bangalore, India. Printed in Singapore. Aquaculture Research, 2003, 34 Contents Volume 34, Number 1, 5 January 2003 Effect of the slaughter method on the quality of raw and smoked eels (Anguilla anguilla L.) M Morzel and H van de Vis Ontogeny of immune system organs in northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis, Temminck and Schlegel 1844) M Watts. K Kato. B L Munday and C M Burke Potential of meat meal to replace fish meal in extruded dry diets for barramundi, Lates calcarifer (Bloch). |. Growth performance K C Williams, C G Barlow, L J Rodgers and | Ruscoe Potential of meat meal to replace fish meal in extruded dry diets for barramundi, Lates calcarifer (Bloch). ll. Organoleptic characteristics and fatty acid composition K C Williams, B D Paterson, C G Barlow, A Ford and R Roberts Quantitative and qualitative studies on bacterial flora of hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus x O. aureus) cultured in earthen ponds in Saudi Arabia A H Al-Harbi and N Uddin A test of two methods for marking larvae and postiarvae of the giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii J H Brown, S McCauley, B Ross, A Taylor and F Huntingford Effect of sustained exercise on white muscle structure and flesh quality in farmed cod (Gadus morhua L.) M Bjomevik, O Karisen, | A Johnston and A Kiessling Sex reversal in Nie tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus) by androgen immersion G J Wassermann and L O Bertolla Afonso Growth in adult gilthear sea bream (Sparus aurata L) as a result of interference in sexual maturation by different photoperiod regimes R Ginés, J M Afonso, A Arguello, M J Zamorano and J L Lopez 85 Ingestion and utilzation of periphyton grown on artificial substrates by Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus L. M E Azim. M C J Verdegem, | Mantingh, A A van Dam and M C M Beveridge Short communication 93 Inhibition of digestive enzymes in rohu, Labeo rohita (Hamilton), fingerlings by tannin: an in vitro study S Maitra and A K Ray Volume 34, Number 2, 31 January 2003 Carbohydrate utilization by juvenile silver perch, Bidyanus bidyanus (Mitchell). |. Uptake and clearance of monosaccharides following intraperitoneal injection D AJ Stone, G L Allan and A J Anderson Carbohydrate utilization by juvenile silver perch, Bidyanus bidyanus (Mitchell). Il. Digestibility and utilization of starch and its breakdown products D AJ Stone, G L Allan and A J Anderson Carbohydrate utilization by juvenile silver perch, Bidyanus bidyanus (Mitchell). Ill. The protein-sparing effect of wheat starch-based carbohydrates D AJ Stone, G L Allan and A J Anderson Carbohydrate utilization by juvenile silver perch, Bidyanus bidyanus (Mitchell). |V. Can dietary enzymes increase digestible energy from wheat siarch, wheat and dehulled lupin? DA J Stone, G L Allan and A J Anderson Effects of adding the small fish punti (Puntius sophore Hamilton) and/or mola (Amblypharyngodon mola Hamilton) to a polyculture of large carp M A Wahab, M A Alim and A Milstein Aquaculture Research, 2003, 34 165 Improved performance of an intensive rotifer culture system by using a nitrifying inoculum (ABIL) G Rombaut, R Grommen, Q Zizhong, V Vanhoof, G Suantika, P Dhert, P Sorgeloos and W Verstraete 175 Temperature and salinity tolerances of yellowfin sea bream, Acanthopagrus /atus, at different salinity and temperature levels C-Y Jian, S-Y Cheng and J-C Chen Effect of salinity on growth, survival and oxygen consumption of juvenile brown shrimp, Farfantepenaeus californiensis (Holmes) H Villarreal, A Hemandez-Llamas and R Hewitt Volume 34, Number 3, 26 February 2003 Replacement of fishmeal in diets for Australian silver perch Bidyanus bidyanus (Mitchell). ll. Effects of cooking on digestibility of a practical diet containing different starch products DA J Stone, G L Allan, S Parkinson and J Frances Paternal variation in juvenile survival and growth of the triploid hybrid between female rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum) and male brown trout (Sa/mo trutta L.) J M Blanc Is humane slaughter of fish possible for industry? H van de Vis, S Kestin, D Robb, J Oehlenschlager, B Lambooij, W Munkner, H Kuhlmann, K Kloosterboer, M Tejada, A Huidobro, H Ottera, B Roth, N K Sorensen, L Akse, H Byrne and P Nesvadba Allozyme genetic; analysis in hatchery strains and wild blue shrimp, Penaeus (Litopenaeus) stylirostris (Stimpson), from the Gulf of California J Ramos-Paredes and J M Grijalva-Chon Metabolic function of hepatic hexokinase in perch, Perca fluviatilis B Borrebaek, B Christophersen and A Sundby Low-temperature tolerance of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus: effects of environmental and dietary factors H L Atwood, J R Tomasso, K Webb and D M Gatiin, Ill Modelling the growth of cultured greenlip abalone (Haliotis laevigata Leach): practical modes of measurement R Reabum and S Edwards Short communications 261 Triploid induction in the tropical abalone, Haliotis asinina (Linne), with 6-dimethylaminopurine B J Norris and N P Preston 265 Preliminary information on temporal changes in the blood chemistry of farmed southern bluefin tuna, Thunnus maccoyii (Castelnau), after feeding and repeated sampling disturbance P M Thomas, C G Carter, J F Carragher and B D Glencross Book review Volume 34, Number 4, 25 March 2003 Macronutrient self-selection in European sea bass in response to dietary protein or fat restriction M Vivas, F J Sanchez-Vazquez, B Garcia Garcia and J A Madrid Weaning of juvenile pikeperch, Stizostedion lucioperca L., and perch, Perca fluviatilis L., to formulated feed L Ljunggren, F Staffan, S Falk, B Lindén and J Mendes Effects of bottom substrate and presence of shelter in experimental tanks on growth and survival of signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana) juveniles R Savolainen, K Ruohonen and J Tulonen Evaluation of microalgae and industrial cheese whey as diets for Tapes decussatus (L) seed: effects on water quality, growth, survival, condition and filtration rate P Enes and M-T Borges Aquaculture Research, 2003, 34 311 Fat distribution in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. in relation to body size and feeding regime M Jobling and S J S Johansen 317 Lipostatic regulation of feed intake in Atlantic salmon Saimo salar L. defending adiposity at the expense of growth? S J S Johansen, H Sveier and M Jobling Effects of lining and drying on the chemical composition of sediments and influence of organic carbon on carp growth in aquaculture ponds J Kassila Effect of salinity on natural community and production of Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone), within experimental zero-water exchange culture systems O Decamp, J Cody, L Conquest, G Delanoy and A G J Tacon Erratum 357 Long-term evaluation of extruded diets compared with raw fish moist diet for growing Korean rockfish, Sebastes schlegeli (Hilgendorf) K-W Kirn, X Wang, S-M Choi, S C Bai, Y-H Choi and S-H Choi Volume 34, Number 5,18 April 2003 Zooplankton and epibenthic fauna in shrimp ponds: factors influencing assemblage dynamics F E Coman, R M Connolly and N P Preston Shrimp pond zooplankton dynamics and the efficiency of sampling effort N P Preston, F E Coman and V M Fry Pharmacological and histological assessment of gut muscle movement in blacklip abalone, Haliotis rubra (Leach) S Edwards, D Geraghty and J Ralph Genetic characterization, morphometrics and gonad development of induced interspecific hybrids between yellowtail flounder, Pleuronectes ferrugineus (Storer) and winter flounder, Pleuronectes americanus (Walbaum) I-S Park, Y K Nam, S E Douglas, S C Johnson and D S Kim Prospects for genetic technology in salmon breeding programmes K T Fjalestad, T Moen and L Gomez-Raya Nitrogen and phosphorus digestibility and excretion of different-sized groups of milkfish (Chanos chanos Forsskal) fed formulated and natural food-based diets N S Sumagaysay-Chavoso Effects of starvation and feeding on the fatty acid profiles of Stage | phyllosoma of the spiny lobster, Jasus edwardsii G G Smith, P A Thompson, A J Ritar and G A Dunstan Effect of number of spawns on the resulting spawn quality of 1-year-old pond-reared Penaeus vannamei (Boone) broodstock E Palacios and | S Racotta Book review Volume 34, Number 6,13 May 2003 The effect of photoperiod on growth, survival, colour and activity of juvenile southern rock lobster, Jasus edwardsii B J Crear, P R Hart and C W Thomas Early weaning of winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus Walbaum) larvae on a commercial microencapsulated diet | B Khemis, C Audet, R Fournier and J de la Note Effect of temperature and phytoplankton concentration on Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (L.) filtration rate H Turker, A G Eversole and D E Brune Aquaculture Research, 2003, 34 461 Supplemental effect of vitamin A in diet on the reproductive performance and egg quality of the Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus (T & S) H Furuita, H Tanaka, T Yamamoto, N Suzuki and T Takeuchi Submerged light increases swimming depth and reduces fish density of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. in production cages J-E Juell, F Oppedal, K Boxaspen and G L Taranger Ovulation induction in northern pike Esox /ucius L. using different GnRH analogues, Ovaprim, Dagin and carp pituitary T Szabo Comparative nutritional evaluation of differentially processed mucuna seeds [Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. var. utilis (Wall ex Wight) Baker ex Burck] on growth performance, feed utilization and body composition in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) P Siddhuraju and K Becker Effects of temperature on food consumption, growth and oxygen consumption of freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (de Man 1879) postlarvae C Niu, D Lee, S Goshima and S Nakao Volume 34, Number 7, 6 June 2003 Development of techniques for the cultivation of Lessonia trabeculata Villouta et Santelices (Phaeophyceae: Laminariales) in Chile M E Edding and F B Tala Faecal coliforms in pond water, sediments and hybrid tilapia Oreochromis niloticus x Oreochromis aureus in Saudi Arabia A H Al-Harbi Genetic characterization of naturalized populations of brown trout Sa/mo trutta L. in southern Chile using allozyme and microsatellite markers N Colihueque, N Vergara and M Parraguez Response to bidirectional selection for naupliar length in Artemia franciscana M M Shirdhankar and P C Thomas Quantitative genetic parameter estimates for size and growth rate traits in Pacific white shrimp, Penaeus vannamei (Boone 1931) when reared indoors C | Pérez-Rostro and A M Ibarra Osmolality and ion balance in giant river prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii subjected to changes in salinity: role of sex W Cheng, C-H Liu, C-H Cheng and J-C Chen Settling and raising postlarval abalone Haliotis diversicolor supertexta (Lischke) on microparticulate diets embedded in a layer of alginate A Stott, T Takeuchi, Y Koike and O Imada Family and genetic group effects for resistance to proliferative gill disease in channel catfish, blue catfish and channel catfish x blue catfish backcross hybrids B G Bosworth, D J Wise, J S Terhune and W R Wolters Short communications 575 Meristic variation and skeletal anomalies of wild and reared sharpsnout seabream juveniles (Diplodus puntazzo, Cetti 1777) off coastal Sicily, Mediterranean Sea E Favaloro and A Mazzola The thermal growth coefficient (TGC) model of fish growth: a cautionary note M Jobling Volume 34, Number 8, 3 July 2003 Comparison of the amino acid contents of roe, whole body and muscle tissue and their A/E ratios for largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides (Lacepéde, 1802) L Portz and J E P Cyrino Aquaculture Research, 2003, 34 593 Terrestrial leaf meals or freshwater aquatic fern as potential feed ingredients for farmed abalone Haliotis asinina (Linnaeus 1758) O S Reyes and A C Fermin Partial replacement of fishmeal with sunflower cake and corn oil in diets for tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linn): effect on whole body fatty acids J G Maina, R M Beames, D Higgs, P N Mbugua, G Iwama, S M Kisia Survival of zebrafish, Brachydanio rerio (Hamilton-Buchanan), embryo after immersion in methanol and exposure to ultrasound with implications to cryopreservation A N Bart and H A Kyaw Effect of lecithin on the haematological and condition indices of the rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum) J Rehulka and B Minaiik Tolerance of the shrimp Litopenaeus stylirostris, Stimpson 1894, to environmental stress: interindividual variability and selection potential for stress-resistant individuals L Chim, R Bouveret, P Lemaire and J L M Martin Growth of Nodipecten subnodosus (Bivalvia: Pectinidae) in La Paz Bay, Mexico D Barrios-Ruiz, J Chavez-Villalba and C Caceres-Martinez Nursery growth, survival and chemical composition of great scallop, Pecten maximus (L.) spat from different larval settlement groups G Christophersen and @ Lie The development of a sperm cryopreservation protocol for winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum): evaluation of cryoprotectants and diluents R M Rideout, M K Litvak and E A Trippel Influence of dietary protein levels on growth performance, carcass composition and liver lipid classes of juvenile Spinibarbus hollandi (Oshima) S-D Yang, T-S Lin, C-H Liou and H-K Peng 667 Diversity of bacteria in sewage treatment plant used as fish culture pond in southern Ghana J A Ampofo and G C Clerk Short communications 677 Bacterial flora of fish feeds and organic fertilizers for fish culture ponds in Ghana J A Ampofo and G C Clerk 681 Visible impiant fluorescent elastomer tags as pedigree markers for applied aquaculture: an evaluation using black bream Acanthopagrus butcheri R G Doupé, G J Partridge and A J Lymbery Volume 34, Number 9, 25 July 2003 The effects of periphyton substrate and fish stocking density on water quality, phytoplankton, periphyton and fish growth M E Azim, M C J Verdegem, M Singh, A A van Dam and M C M Beveridge Effect of crude oil extracts from trout offal as a replacement for fish oil in the diets of the Australian native fish Murray cod Maccullochella peelii peelii G. M Turchini, R. M Gunasekera and S. S De Silva Growth and survival of the scallop = Lyropecten (= Nodipecten) nodosus (L. 1758) in suspended culture in the Cariaco Gulf (Venezuela) during a non-upwelling period L Freites, C J Lodeiros, N Narvaez, G Estrella and J M F Babarro Analysis of growth, weight and relevant indices of diploid and triploid population of tench Tinca tinca (Linnaeus 1758) H. Buchtova, Z. Svobodova, M. Flajshans and L. Vorlova The effect of light intensity on early life development of common dentex Dentex dentex (L. 1758) larvae K. Firat, $. Saka and D. Coban Evaluation of full-fat and defatted maggot meals in the feeding of clariid catfish Clarias gariepinus fingerlings E A Fasakin, A M Balogun and O O Ajayi Cryopreservation of turbot Scophthalmus maximus (L.) sperm: fertilization and hatching rates O Chereguini, | Garcia de la Banda, M Herrera, C Martinez and M De la Hera Aquaculture Research, 2003, 34 Haemolymph metabolic variables in relation to eyestalk ablation and gonad development of Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei Boone G F Arcos, A M Ibarra, C Vazquez-Boucard, E Palacios and | S Racotta Frozen mysids as an alternative to live Artemia in culturing seahorses Hippocampus abdominalis C. M C Woods and F. Valentino Nursing duration and pond fertilization level affect polycultures of Indian major carp (rohu Labeo rohita and mrigal Cirrhina mrigala) with monosex Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus M A Hossain, D C Little and R C Bhujel Interaction between monk seals Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) and marine fish farms in the Turkish Aegean and management of the problem H Guc¢lisoy and Y Savas Volume 34, Number 10, 20 August 2003 Larval rearing and spat production of edible oyster Crassostrea gryphoides (Schlotheim) R M Tibile and H Singh Growth, filtration and ingestion rate of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis fed with large (Asteromonas gracilis) and smal (Chlorella sp.) celled algal species GN Hotos Comparison of stress responses in wild and captive winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus Walbaum) broodstock S Plante, C Audet, Y Lambert and J de la Notie Effects of dietary fish oil replacement on growth and carcass proximate composition of juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer) S Raso and T A Anderson Effect of dietary cellulose level on specific dynamic action and ammonia excretion of the prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man 1879) M del Carmen Gonzalez-Pena and M da Gloria Blumer Soares Moreira Effect of route of administration and carrier on bioavailability and kinetics of astaxanthin in Atlantic salmon Saimo salar L. J B Maltby (née Wieruszewski), L J Albright, C J Kennedy and D A Higgs Shell marking by artificial feeding of the tropical abalone Haliotis asinina Linne juveniles for sea ranching and stock enhancement W G Gallardo, M N Bautista-Teruel, A C Fermin and C L Marte Effect of dietary calcium and phosphorus supplementation in fish meal-based diets on the growth of soft- shelled turtle Pelodiscus sinensis (Wiegmann) C-H Huang, W-Y Lin and S-M Wu Reproductive performance in induced and spontaneous spawning of the mangrove red snapper, Lutjanus argentimaculatus: a potential candidate species for sustainable aquaculture A C Emata Changes in oocyte and blood plasma osmotic components of ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis Temminck & Schlegel during oocyte maturation Y-N Chen, S-L Hsieh and C-M Kuo Survival and growth of local and transplanted blue mussels (Mytilus trossulus, Lamark) J F Yanick, J W Heath and D D Heath Energy budget of the Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus (Temminck & Schlegel) larvae fed HUFA-enriched and non-enriched Artemia nauplii O Sumule, S Koshio, S Teshima and M Ishikawa Effect of cryoprotectants, extenders and freezing rates on the fertilization rate of frozen striped catfish, Pangasius hypophthaimus (Sauvage), sperm S Kwantong and A N Bart Short communications 895 A stable seeding method for Porphyra pseudolinearis Ueda (Rhodophyta): developing a new species for cultivation of Porphyra in Korea C S Park, E K Hwang and C H Sohn Aquaculture Research, 2003, 34 899 Effects of lipid emulsions and temperature on the hatchery performance of Chilean scallop Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck 1819) larvae | Uriarte, A Farias, J M Navarro, J Cancino, G Gajardo and N Nevejan Volume 34, Number 11,12 September 2003 Introduction 903 Ornamental fish R Hardy Review 905 DNA markers for estimation of inbreeding depression and heterosis in the guppy Poecilia reticulata T Shikano and N Taniguchi 913 Assessment of soybean meal in diets for discus (Symphysodon aequifasciata HECKEL) farming through a fisnmeal replacement study A Chong, R Hashim and A bin Ali 923 Recent developments and improvements in ornamental fish packaging systems for air transport L Chuan Lim, P Dhert and P Sorgeloos 937 Limited water exchange production systems for freshwater ornamental fish L Asano, H Ako, E Shimizu and C S Tamaru 943 A comparison of artificial and natural foods and their combinations in the rearing of goldfish, Carassius auratus (L.) H Kaiser, F Endemann and T G Paulet 951 A strain-specific and a sex-associated STS marker for Asian arowana (Scleropages formosus, Osteoglossidae) GH Yue, D Ong, C C Wong, L C Lim and L Orban 959 RAPD fingerprinting of the eel-loaches Pangio filinaris and Pangio piperata: preliminary evaluation A Ruzainah, M N Siti Azizah, | Patimah and A Amirrudin 967 Nutritional evaluation of decapsulated cysts of fairy shrimp (Streptocephalus dichotomus) for ornamental fish larval rearing C S Velu and N Munuswamy Volume 34, Number 12, 9 October 2003 Effect of calcium and magnesium hardness on acute copper toxicity to Indian major carp, Labeo rohita (Hamilton) and catfish, Channa punctatus (Bloch) S Adhikari 981 Genetic relationship between Litopenaeus setiferus (L.) and L. schmitti (Burkenroad) determined by using 16S mitochondrial sequences and enzymatic analysis L Arena, M Montalvan, G Espinosa, G Gaxiola, A Sanchez, A Van Wormhoudt, D Hernandez, R Diaz and C Rosas 991 Measurement of total body composition changes of common carp by computer tomography C Hancz, R Romvari, A Szabo, T Moinar, | Magyary and P Horn 999 Salmon farming affects the fatty acid composition and taste of wild saithe Pollachius virens L. T-E Skog, K Hylland, B E Torstensen, M H G Berntssen 1009 Transfer of PCDDs and PCDFs into the edible parts of farmed rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), via feed H Karl, H Kuhlmann and U Ruoff 1015 Growth testing of two breeds of common carp, Cyprinus carpio L. (Hungarian mirror and Trebon scaly carp), in ponds with low and high stocking density P Hartvich, M Flajshans, V Nydl, T Vondra and T Pavlicéek 1023 Comparison of growth, fillet yield and proximate composition between Stirling Nile tilapia (wild type) (Oreochromis niloticus, Linnaeus) and red hybrid tilapia (Florida red tilapia x Stirling red O. niloticus) males M Gardunio-Lugo, | Granados-Alvarez, M A Olvera-Novoa and G Munoz-Cordova Aquaculture Research, 2003, 34 Utility of genetically based health indicators for selection purposes in captive-reared chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, Walbaum R M Johnson, C A Bryden and D D Heath Effect of temperature on the development, growth, survival and settlement of green mussel Perna viridis (Linnaeus, 1758) R M Nair and K K Appukuttan Exposure to 17x, 20f-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one changes seminal characteristics in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus M F M Pinheiro, S M G de Souza and L J G Barcellos No synergistic effects by the dietary supplementation of ascorbic acid, «-tocopheryl acetate and selenium on the growth performance and challenge test of Edwardsiella tarda in fingerling Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus L. K-W Kim, X Wang, S-M Choi, G-J Park, J-W Koo and S C Bai Early ontogeny of the spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor Olafsen) I-B Falk-Petersen and T K Hansen Acid—base balance in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) in relation to water oxygen concentration S Cecchini and A R Caputo Antibacterial activity of sponge extracts against fish pathogens S Choudhury, P Pattnaik, A Sree, M Bapuji and S C Mukherjee Heritabilities and genetic correlations of size traits at harvest size in sexually dimorphic Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei ) grown in two environments C | Pérez-Rostro and A M Ibarra Effect of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), size on phytoplankton filtration rate H Turker, A G Eversole and D E Brune A rapid non-enzymatic method of DNA extraction for PCR detection of white spot syndrome virus in shrimp K Yoganandhan, S Sathish, R B Narayanan and A S S Hameed 1099 Comparison of experimental designs for estimating quantitative genetic parameters in fish J M Blanc Book reviews 1107 Bivalve Molluscs: Biology, Ecology & Culture | Laing 1109 Farming Freshwater Prawns. A Manual for the Culture of the Giant River Prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) G Allan Volume 34, Number 13, 4 November 2003 Evaluation of corn gluten meal as a protein source in diets for gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.) juveniles T G Pereira and A Oliva-Teles Replacement of fish meal with a mixture of different plant protein sources in juvenile Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.) diets DM SD El-Saidy and M M A Gaber Vertebral deformities in cultured red sea bream, Pagrus major, Temminck and Schlegel M Hattori, Y Sawada, Y Takagi, R Suzuki, T Okada and H Kumai The ability of clove oil and MS-222 to minimize handling stress in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum) G N Wagner, T D Singer and R Scott McKinley Comparative nutritional evaluation of raw, methanol extracted residues and methanol extracts of moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.) leaves on growth performance and feed utilization in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) W Afuang, P Siddhuraju and K Becker Seasonal changes in sperm production and quality in the red porgy Pagrus pagrus (L.) C C Mylonas, M Papadaki and P Divanach