Physiological responses to capture, handling and tagging in the critically endangered flapper skate (Dipturus intermedius)
Georgina Cole, Edward Lavender, Adam Naylor, Simon Girling, Dmitry Aleynik, Steffen Oppel, Jane Dodd, James Thorburn · 2024
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Description
Georgina Cole and co-authors measure how capture and tagging stress the critically endangered flapper skate. Catch-and-release fishing underpins both sport and research tagging programs. Sixty-one skates were angled in Scotland and checked twice before release. Blood chemistry, heart rate, and breathing rate were logged through handling and tag surgery.
Most skates showed mild metabolic acidosis, with blood acidity up and lactate raised. A milder breathing-based acidosis rode alongside it. Warmer water and longer fights deepened the strain, and deck time made it worse. Prior angling injuries showed in about ten percent of the fish. Shorter fights and cooler, shaded handling are the practical fixes.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Georgina Cole, Edward Lavender, Adam Naylor, Simon Girling, Dmitry Aleynik, Steffen Oppel, Jane Dodd, James Thorburn |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |