18569 Taurine Growth Effects Data Set Published / External 17938 Migrated from Resource Enhancement and Utilization Technologies Division Project Completed 2011-09-01 2017-02-17 Taurine, an amino sulfonic acid, has important roles in osmoregulation, bile acid conjugation, membrane stabilization and calcium homeostasis in vertebrates. Though many animals biosynthesize taurine, felines and some marine finfish have low cysteine sulfinate decarboxylase (CSD) activity, limiting their ability to produce taurine. In cats, a diet devoid of taurine will cause blindness and multiple birth defects. Thus, taurine is an essential nutrient for the cat. The capacity of aquaculture finfish to biosynthesize taurine depends on the species. Although the underlying physiological processes are not yet understood, recent studies have shown that taurine improves growth of fish such as yellowtail, Japanese flounder, sea bream, and cobia. Though a promising aquaculture species, it is unknown whether sablefish can synthesize taurine or whether they must obtain it through their diet to achieve optimal growth. While ample amounts of taurine are found in many rendered animal proteins, including fishmeal, taurine is absent from plant proteins recently employed in fish feeds. Studies on yellowtail, red sea bream, and rainbow trout fed low (or zero) fishmeal diets saw improved growth with taurine supplementation. Taurine limited processes are a potential barrier to the optimum growth and successful transition of marine finfish species from currently available, fishmeal based feeds to alternative, more sustainable, plant-based feeds. Fish weights and lengths for study. Laboratory data Loaded by batch 4463, 02-26-2013 13:31 Subject to Public Access to Research Results (PARR): Yes Theme aquaculture Spatial Montlake Spatial NWFSC Montlake Instrument Instrument Not Applicable Northwest Fisheries Science Center Seattle WA USA Data Set Spreadsheet Table (digital) Instrument Not Applicable Platform Not Applicable Not Applicable 36983 Taurine Study Fish Growth Published / External Planned Recorded fish weights, feed consumed, and feed efficiencies. Spreadsheet Yes PARR Recorded fish weights, feed consumed, and feed efficiencies. 1 Tank NUMBER 2 Yes No Active Assigned number of replicate 160L fish rearing tank in Aqualabe East at Montlake Laboratory. NUMBER 2 feed NUMBER 2 Yes No Active Assigned number of experimental plant based feed. Seven experimental feeds were prepared with varying amounts of taurine. NUMBER 3 intake NUMBER 4 Yes No Active Average amount of feed eaten by juvenille sablefish in experimental tank. Units for values are grams. NUMBER grams 0-150 4 initial.weight NUMBER 3 Yes No Active Average weight of juvenile sablefish at the beginning of the feeding study. Units for values are grams. NUMBER grams 30-50 5 final.weight NUMBER 4 Yes No Active Average weight of juvenile sablefish at the end of the feeding study. Units for values are grams. NUMBER grams 30-200 6 gain NUMBER 4 Yes No Active Average weight gain of a fish during the feeding study. Units for values are grams. NUMBER grams 0-150 7 pct.gain NUMBER 4 Yes No Active Average percent weight gain of a fish during the feeding study. Units for values are %. NUMBER % 0-300 8 FCR NUMBER 3 Yes No Active Ratio of feed eaten to fish weight gain. NUMBER 0.5-1.5 9 TGC NUMBER 4 Yes No Active Fish growth expressed as a function of time and water temperature. Units for values are grams^0.333 per degree C * day. NUMBER grams^0.333 per degree C * day 0-3 10 FE NUMBER 4 Yes No Active Ratio of fish growth to feed eaten. Units for values are %. NUMBER % 50-150 Data Steward 2015-10-01 Person Johnson, Ronald B Ronald.B.Johnson@noaa.gov 2725 Montlake Blvd East Seattle WA 98112 206-860-3458 206-860-3335 Distributor 2015-10-01 Organization Northwest Fisheries Science Center NWFSC nmfs.nwfsc.metadata@noaa.gov https://ror.org/05r7z1k40 2725 Montlake Boulevard East Seattle WA 98112 USA 206-860-3200 https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov NWFSC Home Online Resource Metadata Contact 2015-10-01 Organization Northwest Fisheries Science Center NWFSC nmfs.nwfsc.metadata@noaa.gov https://ror.org/05r7z1k40 2725 Montlake Boulevard East Seattle WA 98112 USA 206-860-3200 https://www.nwfsc.noaa.gov NWFSC Home Online Resource Originator 2015-10-01 Person Johnson, Ronald B Ronald.B.Johnson@noaa.gov 2725 Montlake Blvd East Seattle WA 98112 206-860-3458 206-860-3335 Point of Contact 2015-10-01 Person Johnson, Ronald B Ronald.B.Johnson@noaa.gov 2725 Montlake Blvd East Seattle WA 98112 206-860-3458 206-860-3335 -122.3062 -122.3062 47.6449 47.6449 NWFSC Montlake: NWFSC Montlake lab Continuing 2011-09-01 Unclassified At this time, contact the Data Manager for information on obtaining access to this data set. In the near future, the NWFSC will strive to provide all non-sensitive data resources as a web service in order to meet the NOAA Data Access Policy Directive (https://nosc.noaa.gov/EDMC/PD.DA.php). NA https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parr/taurine_study_fish_growth/data/page/ 2015-10-01 Organization Northwest Fisheries Science Center https://ror.org/05r7z1k40 Taurine Study Fish Growth (RESTful) Recorded fish weights, feed consumed, and feed efficiencies. https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/tables/table/taurine_study_fish_growth 2015-10-01 Organization Northwest Fisheries Science Center https://ror.org/05r7z1k40 Taurine Study Fish Growth Recorded fish weights, feed consumed, and feed efficiencies. https://www.webapps.nwfsc.noaa.gov/apex/parrdata/inventory/datasets/dataset/6395 Taurine Growth Effects Online Resource Web site NWFSC Dataset Information page. Fish weights and lengths for study Spreadsheet High Routine analysis of traceable reference standards incorporated into analyses. These data were collected and processed in accordance with established protocols and best practices under the direction of the project’s Principal Investigator. Contact the dataset Data Manager for full QA/QC methodology. Yes 5 Yes No No 0 days No Delay NCEI-MD 365 The Northwest Fisheries Science Center facilitates backup and recovery of all data and IT components which are managed by IT Operations through the capture of static (point-in-time) backup data to physical media. Once data is captured to physical media (every 1-3 days), a duplicate is made and routinely (weekly) transported to an offsite archive facility where it is maintained throughout the data's applicable life-cycle. 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