본 연구는 저염분 상태에서 수온 및 사육밀도와 같은 환경요인이 흰다리새우(Litopenaeus vannamei)의 성장에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 수행하였다. 연구 결과, 흰다리새우는 저 염분 상태에서 전반적으로 수온이 높을수록 생존율이 높게 나타났고, 사육밀도가 낮을수록 생 존율이 높아졌다. 사료효율에 관한 연구에서는 수온이 높을수록 증체량(WG)이 증가하였고, 사 육밀도가 증가할수록 증체량은 감소하였다. 수온이 높을수록(수온 31℃) 성장 속도가 빨랐다. 또한 사육밀도에 따른 성장도의 평가에서도 사육밀도가 낮은 상태에서 성장 속도가 빨라지는 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구 결과를 흰다리새우의 최적 성장을 위한 적정 사육밀도 및 사육수온 의 결정에 유용하게 적용되리라 사료된다.

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of environmental factors such as water temperature and rearing density on the survival and growth of Litopenaeus vannamei under low salinity conditions. Overall, in the higher water temperature, the higher survival rate comes out and in the lower rearing density, the higher the survival rate does. In a study on feed efficiency, weight gain (WG) increased significantly as water temperature increased, and weight gain according to rearing density significantly decreased as rearing density increased. The growth rate of L. vannamei was faster when the water temperature was higher (water temperature 31℃) under low salinity conditions. In addition, in the evaluation of the growth rate according to the rearing density, it was confirmed that the growth rate was accelerated at a low rearinging density. It is believed that the results of this study will be usefully applied to the determination of the optimal rearinging density and breeding water temperature of L. vannamei in low salinity condition.

• 김철원(한국농수산대학교) | Chul Won Kim (Department of Aquaculture, Korea National College of Agriculture and Fisheries, Jeollabuk-do 54874, Korea)
• 강한승(엠에스바이오랩) | Han Seung Kang (MS BioLab, Daejeon 34576, Korea) Corresponding author