The effects of a 6 degrees C difference in water temperature on maximum sustained swimming speed, swimming energetics and swimming kinematics were measured in the chub mackerel Scomber japonicus (Teleostei: Scombridae), a primarily coastal, pelagic predator that inhabits subtropical and temperate transition waters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. New data for chub mackerel acclimated...

The Indian mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta, Cuvier, 1817) is one of the commercial small pelagic fish in the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea. In the current research, feed preference index (FP), fullness index (FI), and stomach contents of Rastrelliger kanagurta were evaluated to assess the quantity and type of feed habits. A total of 573 specimens were collected randomly from Bandar - Abbas and Qes...

Large quantities of DDT and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been historically discharged to the Southern California Bight (SCB). While these contaminants have bioaccumulated in sediment-associated fishes, little data exist on concentrations of these compounds in pelagic forage species that are the likely food source for larger predatory mammals and birds. The goal of the present study was...

Makarel India adalah ikan air laut yang umum dikonsumsi. Keunggulan tenggiri memiliki cita rasa enak, harga terjangkau, dan dapat diolah menjadi berbagai macam masakan. Kelemahan dari kembung mudah untuk mengalami penurunan kualitas. Salah satu cara memperpendek umur simpan dengan penambahan es. Cara pengawetan lainnya memanfaatkan bakteri asam laktat hasil fermentasi kubis. Kubis digunakan seb...