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Raby GD, Wilson SM, Patterson DA, et al. A physiological comparison of three techniques for reviving sockeye salmon exposed to a severe capture stressor during upriver migration. Conserv Physiol. 2015;3(1):cov015doi: 10.1093/conphys/cov015.
Raby, G. D., Wilson, S. M., Patterson, D. A., Hinch, S. G., Clark, T. D., Farrell, A. P., & Cooke, S. J. (2015). A physiological comparison of three techniques for reviving sockeye salmon exposed to a severe capture stressor during upriver migration. Conservation physiology, 3(1), cov015. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/cov015
Raby, Graham D, et al. "A physiological comparison of three techniques for reviving sockeye salmon exposed to a severe capture stressor during upriver migration." Conservation physiology vol. 3,1 (2015): cov015. doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/cov015
Raby GD, Wilson SM, Patterson DA, Hinch SG, Clark TD, Farrell AP, Cooke SJ. A physiological comparison of three techniques for reviving sockeye salmon exposed to a severe capture stressor during upriver migration. Conserv Physiol. 2015 Apr 21;3(1):cov015. doi: 10.1093/conphys/cov015. eCollection 2015. PMID: 27293700; PMCID: PMC4778444.
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Conserv Physiol. 2015 Apr 21;3(1):cov015. doi: 10.1093/conphys/cov015. eCollection 2015.

A physiological comparison of three techniques for reviving sockeye salmon exposed to a severe capture stressor during upriver migration.

Conservation physiology

Graham D Raby, Samantha M Wilson, David A Patterson, Scott G Hinch, Timothy D Clark, Anthony P Farrell, Steven J Cooke

Affiliations

  1. Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Department of Biology and Institute of Environmental Science, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada K1S 5B6.
  2. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Science Branch, Pacific Region, Cooperative Resource Management Institute, School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada V5A 1S6.
  3. Pacific Salmon Ecology and Conservation Laboratory, Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z4.
  4. Pacific Salmon Ecology and Conservation Laboratory, Department of Forest and Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z4; Australian Institute of Marine Science, PMB 3, Townsville, QLD 4810, Australia.
  5. Department of Zoology and Faculty of Land and Food Systems, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z4.

PMID: 27293700 PMCID: PMC4778444 DOI: 10.1093/conphys/cov015

Abstract

Capture of fish in commercial and recreational fisheries causes disruption to their physiological homeostasis and can result in delayed mortality for fish that are released. For fish that are severely impaired, it may be desirable to attempt revival prior to release to reduce the likelihood of post-release mortality. In this study, male sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) undergoing their upriver migration were used to examine short-term physiological changes during the following three revival treatments after beach seine capture and air exposure: a pump-powered recovery box that provided ram ventilation at one of two water flow rates; and a cylindrical, in-river recovery bag, which ensured that fish were oriented into the river flow. Beach seine capture followed by a 3 min air exposure resulted in severe impairment of reflexes such that fish could not maintain positive orientation or properly ventilate. All three revival treatments resulted in significant reductions in reflex impairment within 15 min, with full recovery of reflex responses observed within 60-120 min. For most variables measured, including plasma lactate, cortisol and osmolality, there were no significant differences among revival treatments. There was some evidence for impaired recovery in the low-flow recovery box, in the form of higher haematocrit and plasma sodium. These data mirror published recovery profiles for a recovery box study in the marine environment where a survival benefit occurred, suggesting that the methods tested here are viable options for reviving salmon caught in freshwater. Importantly, with most of the benefit to animal vitality accrued in the first 15 min, prolonging recovery when fish become vigorous may not provide added benefit because the confinement itself is likely to serve as a stressor.

Keywords: Bycatch; catch and release; discards; exhaustive exercise; post-release mortality; stress response

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