A closed recirculated sea-water system
Study of a virus disease in the chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) necessitated the use of a marine environment to study the long range effects of the disease and to complete the life cycle of its etiologic agent. A closed recirculated sea-water system was designed for use under experimental laboratory conditions so that controlled studies of the disease could be made. As others may wish to do marine environment studies in the laboratory, the design and operation of our system are presented. Other systems currently in use have been described by Chin (1959), DeWitt and Salo (1960), McCrimmon and Berst (1966), and the authors of collected papers edited by Clark and Clark (1964). Preparatory to the design and construction of the system in use in this laboratory, visits were made to marine systems in use at the University of Washington's College of Fisheries, Seattle, -washington, and Friday Harbor Laboratory, San Juan Island, Washington; the Washington State Department of Fisheries' Point whitney Shellfish Laboratory, Brinnon, Washington; Humboldt State College, Arcata, California; and the Steinhart Aquarium of the California Academy of Science, San Francisco, California.
Citation Information
Publication Year | 1967 |
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Title | A closed recirculated sea-water system |
DOI | 10.1577/1548-8640(1967)29[133:ACRSS]2.0.CO;2 |
Publication Type | Article |
Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
Series Title | Progressive Fish-Culturist |
Index ID | 70161813 |
Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |
USGS Organization | Western Fisheries Research Center |