Effects of capture on acute and long-term reflex impairment, survival, and health of a deepwater fish: Shortspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus alaskanus)

Shortspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus alaskanus) are a benthic, deepwater species in the family Scorpaenidae. They have been tagged annually in Alaska since 1992, but have a low tag return rate of 1.6%. This may be at least partially attributed to post-release mortality related to capture. In this stu...

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Main Authors: Cara Rodgveller, Christiane V. Löhr, John A. Dimond
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9560154/?tool=EBI