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An evaluation of the growth-promoting effects of green light on spotted halibut for its practical application in aquaculture

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We examined the effects of tank color and stocking density on the growth of spotted halibut (Verasper variegatus) under a green light-emitting diode (LED). Fish reared for 40 days under a green LED (10 μmol m–2 s–1 at the water surface) grew faster than those reared under a white LED, irrespective of tank color (white or black). Green light promoted higher growth than indoor room light when fish were kept for 32 days under both the tested stocking densities, 4.3 kg m–2 and 13 kg m–2, but stocking density alone did not affect fish growth. These results suggest that a growth-promoting effect of green light can be expected within the range of stocking densities applied here for fish housed in both black and white tanks.

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by grants from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science to A. T. (grant no. 17H01489) and the Project of the NARO Bio-oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution (Special Scheme Project on Regional Developing Strategy), Japan to A. T. (grant no. 16781428), and from the Sanriku Foundation, Japan to D. S. (grant no. SRK-H28-RS002).

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  1. Miyako Laboratory, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency, Miyako, Iwate, 027-0097, Japan

    Daisuke Shimizu & Tomoki Maeda

  2. School of Marine Biosciences, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 252-0373, Japan

    Kanta Mizusawa, Daigo Yamaguchi & Akiyoshi Takahashi

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Shimizu, D., Mizusawa, K., Maeda, T. et al. An evaluation of the growth-promoting effects of green light on spotted halibut for its practical application in aquaculture. Fish Sci 87, 113–119 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-020-01480-8

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