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<I>Isostichopus Badionotus</I> SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin #24 – July 2006 39 A new approach for measuring Holothuria mexicana and Isostichopus badionotus for stock assessments Eddie N. Laboy-Nieves1 and Jesús E. Conde2 Abstract Body length and wet and dry weight measurements of Holothuria mexicana and Isostichopus badionotus col- lected in shallow water (< 4 m) habitats were assessed. A new approach for measuring length consisted of submerging specimens in cold (~ 8° C) seawater, where they reached maximum contraction in less than 10 seconds. After about a minute, individuals were measured and weighed and then released into their habitat. Our method was compared with that of Yingst (1982), who proposed hand-rubbing specimens until maxi- mum contraction was achieved, in order to measure contracted length. Although there were no significant dif- ferences between the two methods (t = 1.65), the new approach resulted in trustworthy body measurements and was adequate for rapid assessment of size distribution in the field. It also diminished the time that indi- viduals were removed from their habitat, and the disturbance caused by handling-related factors. Regression equations correlating biometric characteristics for both species were determined and can be applied to esti- mate biomass and stock assessment in field studies that do not require sacrificing sea cucumbers. Introduction wide attention in 1994–1995 (Conde 1996; Toral- Granda and Martínez 2004). In Mexico, Isostichopus Obtaining accurate body measurements of soft- fuscus was harvested for more than 10 years before bodied animals is a difficult task that can lead to bi- being banned because of the alleged endangerment ased data. In many invertebrates, weight is often a of the species (Fuente-Betancourt et al. 2001). In function of the cube of the length, thus linear mea- Panama, uncontrolled harvesting resulted in over- surement errors are magnified when determining exploitation of the species (Guzman and Guevara weights (Crisp 1990). This situation is evident in 2002). Holothurians — including commercially holothurians due to their high contractibility valuable species — have important functions in nu- (Pérez-Ruzafa and Marcos-Diego 1985; Conand trient recycling, which increases the productivity of 1990, 1993a), difficulties in distinguishing con- coral reef ecosystems. Removal of holothurians tracted adults from elongated juveniles (Laboy- through fishing may reduce the overall productivity Nieves 1997), and the sparse information on their of affected coral reefs (Uthicke et al. 2004). biohistory and behaviour (Cutress 1996). Although a number of authors have reported body The sediment feeding sea cucumbers Holothuria length measurements of H. mexicana and I. badiono- mexicana and Isostichopus badionotus are among the tus, the available information is mainly restricted to largest and most common holothurians inhabiting average values. Only Laboy-Nieves (1997) and shallow waters in the Caribbean Sea. They coexist Guzman and Guevara (2002) have presented a rela- as conspicuous settlers on seagrass beds, muddy tionship between length and weight of these bottoms in mangrove impoundments, and chan- species that could be useful for field monitoring nels and sandy substrates next to coral reefs and stock assessment. However, the authors’ main (Laboy-Nieves 1997; Guzman and Guevara 2002). concern is the variety of methods employed for Their distribution range comprises the circumtrop- measuring tropical sea cucumbers. This situation ical coasts of the Atlantic (Hendler et al. 1995). presents several dilemmas: 1) it is difficult to estab- lish comparisons, 2) most methods require the me- Holothurians have been harvested for centuries in chanical disturbance of specimens, 3) relaxing sea the Indo-Pacific region (Conand 2004; Muthiga and cucumbers after immersion in a KMnO4 solution is Conand 2006), and there is evidence of population very time-consuming, and 4) measuring length un- declines and some local extinctions (Samyn et al. derwater may be prone to errors. The aim of this 2005). Since the depletion of sea cucumber harvest- paper is to: 1) provide a simple and cost-effective ing grounds in Asia, fishing efforts have focused on method for field stock assessment by measuring the Americas. Uncontrolled exploitation of contracted length of these species, and 2) determine holothurians peaked during the infamous “Pepino the relationship between length and weight to es- War” at the Galápagos Islands, which drew world- tablish regression equations among those variables. 1. Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del Turabo, Puerto Rico 00778. Email: [email protected] 2. Centro de Ecología, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, Venezuela. 40 SPC Beche-de-mer Information Bulletin #24 – July 2006 Methodology All specimens achieved maximum contraction in One hundred individuals from each species were less than 10 seconds after submersion in cold randomly collected by hand during daytime from water. Smaller individuals shrank faster than shallow water (< 4 m) habitats in Morrocoy Na- larger ones. It took nearly one minute to weigh and tional Park, Venezuela (10°52’N, 68°16’W, average measure the length of each individual. Once mea- water temperature around 29° C, Laboy-Nieves sured, the holothurians were released into their 1997). A field balance and calliper were used to habitat where they resumed normal activities after measure wet weight and contracted length, respec- about 10 minutes. Some individuals (seven H. mex- tively. Length was determined by modifying the icana and four I. badionotus) spawned after been method described by Yingst (1982). Instead of reintroduced into warm water. hand-rubbing specimens to attain maximum con- traction (Yingst 1982), length was measured from Table 2 shows the regression equations and correla- the mouth to the anal podia through the lateral as- tion coefficients for biometric variables for H. mexi- pect, after immersing specimens in a bucket of cold cana and I. badionotus. Contracted length and wet seawater and ice. The dorsal aspect was not con- weight were significantly correlated in both species. sidered because H. mexicana hosts a complex It was observed that contracted length was signifi- epibiota and other adhered materials (I. badionotus cantly and directly proportional to wet and dry did not exhibit epibiota). The ventral ambulacra weight for H. mexicana and to wet weight for I. ba- were not considered because both species increase dionotus. In the case of wet and dry weight, only their arc after attaining maximum contraction. An H. mexicana exhibited significant differences. assay to determine which water temperature trig- gers the fastest contraction of sea cucumbers was There were no significant differences (ts = 1.65, performed, rendering body contractions after p = 0.121) after comparing the contracted lengths about five seconds for water 10° C or less. Both using Yingst’s method and the procedure used by methods were compared. the authors of this paper. Yingst’s method requires hand-rubbing individuals until the contracted Specimens were placed in a submerged bucket length is achieved, however, handling can damage close to the boat, then immersed individually into the soft epidermis of I. badionotus, and is followed by the bucket containing cold seawater. Contracted evisceration in some individuals. For H. mexicana, length was measured. Once measured, the echino- hand-rubbing resulted in the removal of epibiota derms were released into their habitat. Thirty spec- and other marine debris fragments attached to the imens were sacrificed in order to estimate dry skin. For the handler, Yingst’s method sometimes re- weight after removing visceral tissues and epibi- sulted in minor abrasions and small injuries, be- otic material, and oven dried at 80° C for two days. cause of the hard materials (shells, pebbles, coral Gutted weight was not considered because speci- fragments) attached to the body of H. mexicana. Our mens were initially sampled for an ongoing study method for immersing specimens in cold water was on nutrient content and trace element bioaccumu- less harmful than Yingst’s, because animals were not lation. Regression equations were determined by exposed to handling-related disturbances except for correlating these measurements. the collection from the substrate. Results Discussion Holothuria mexicana and Isostichopus badionotus ex- The lack of a standardised method for measuring hibited significant differences in body size. Nearly the length of holothurians, and thus their biomass 88.8% of H. mexicana (wet weight) corresponded to as required for modelling and stock assessment, water and fecal material; for I. badionotus this value presents difficulties for comparing data and fol- was 95.6%. Table 1 shows the descriptive statistics lowing variations. Although each author aims at of the contracted length and wet weight for both the most objective data (Pérez-Ruzafa and Marcos- species. It was found that the length and weight of Diego 1985), the variety of methods, and relative H. mexicana was 172.1% and 273.7% higher than complexity of some of them, defeats the attempts that of I. badionotus, respectively (Table 1). Most of normalisation. Conand (1989), cited by Dalzell et specimens (74%) of H. mexicana exhibited a con- al. (1996), faced several problems in determining tracted length between 20 and 30 cm, while for linear size measurements of sea cucumbers be- I. badionotus, 77% of the values were between 10
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