1. Sturgeon production trials in the waste-heat effluents of a pulp and paper plant in Archangelsk, Russia
- Author
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M. I. Abramenko
- Subjects
Fishery ,Sturgeon ,Animal science ,biology ,Russian sturgeon ,Beluga ,Acipenser ,Huso ,Aquatic animal ,Acipenser ruthenus ,Acipenser baerii ,Aquatic Science ,biology.organism_classification - Abstract
Summary Sturgeons were cultured at the Solombalsky cellulose and paper plant (CPP) in Arkhangelsk over a 3 year period. The warm-water effluents of the biological treatment unit were utilized to rear the Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) and its hybrids with the sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus). Another culture trial included the Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstadtii) and its hybrids with the beluga (Huso huso). The most profitable culture (in terms of growth rates) was with the Siberian sturgeon and its hybrids with the sterlet. After the second year of culture, Siberian sturgeon and its hybrid averaged about 2.3 kg in wet weight while Russian sturgeons gained less (1.5 kg). One- and two-year old sturgeons grown at the Solombalsky CPP met practically all requirements needed for a successful culture.
- Published
- 1999