Abstract This study presents a coupled invasive weed optimization-adaptive neuro fuzzy inference system method to simulate physical habitat in streams. We implement proposed Lar national park Iran as one of the habitats Brown trout southern Caspian Sea basin. Five indices consisting root mean square error (RMSE), absolute (MAE), reliability index, vulnerability index and Nash–Sutcliffe model ef...

Proliferative kidney disease (PKD) is an emerging disease threatening wild salmonid populations. In temperature-controlled aquaria, PKD can cause mortality rates of up to 85% in rainbow trout. So far, no data about PKD-related mortality in wild brown trout Salmo trutta fario are available. The aim of this study was to investigate mortality rates and pathology in brown trout kept in a cage withi...

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of starvation and feeding regimes on growth performance, haematological and biochemical parameters of blood and body composition of Caspian brown trout parr. For this purpose, 900 fish (average weight: 12.5±1 g) were stocked in 300-l tanks (18 tanks at a stocking rate of 50 fish in each tank) using an open system. Six experimental groups com...

Endocrine effects in the aquatic environment are in the focus of scientists and media along with debates on the necessity of further steps in wastewater treatment. In the present study VTG responses were compared to evaluate upgrades at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). We investigated several advanced sewage treatment technologies at two WWTPs connected to the Schussen, a tributary of Lake ...

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of starvation and feeding regimes on growth performance, haematological and biochemical parameters of blood and body composition of Caspian brown trout parr. For this purpose, 900 fish (average weight: 12.5±1 g) were stocked in 300-l tanks (18 tanks at a stocking rate of 50 fish in each tank) using an open system. Six experimental groups com...

Proliferative kidney disease in brown trout – infection level, pathology and mortality under field 1 conditions 2 3 Heike Schmidt-Posthaus, Regula Hirschi, Ernst Schneider 4 5 Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology, University 6 of Berne, Laenggassstrasse 122, P.O. Box 8466, 3001 Berne, Switzerland 7 Alte Landstrasse 156, 8800 Thalwil, Switzerlan...

Rainbow and brown trout have been intentionally introduced into tailwaters downriver of dams globally and provide billions of dollars in economic benefits. At the same time, recruitment and maximum length of trout populations in tailwaters often fluctuate erratically, which negatively affects the value of fisheries. Large recruitment events may increase dispersal downriver where other fish spec...

Proliferative kidney disease in brown trout – infection level, pathology and mortality under field 1 conditions 2 3 Heike Schmidt-Posthaus, Regula Hirschi, Ernst Schneider 4 5 Centre for Fish and Wildlife Health, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology, University 6 of Berne, Laenggassstrasse 122, P.O. Box 8466, 3001 Berne, Switzerland 7 Alte Landstrasse 156, 8800 Thalwil, Switzerlan...

The experimental pathogenesis of Aeromonas salmonicida for the sea trout (Salmo trutta) and the brown trout (Salmo fario) in sea and brackish waters was examined by contact between infected and healthy fishes. Sea trout and brown trout both acquired infection by contact with infected S. fario at salinity values from 2-54 yo to 3.3 I yo (wlw) when water temperatures ranged from 5.6" to 14.5". Th...