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Pierluigi Carbonara
COISPA Tecnologia e Ricerca Stazione Sperimentale per lo Studio delle Risorse del Mare
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Background
Recently, telemetry applied to the aquatic organisms had a great development. Progressively, physiological sensors were used, as tools for fish welfare monitoring. However, it is important that tagging procedure does not disrupt fish physiology, behavior and performances to be used as a reliable non-invasive welfare indicator. In this communication, we share our mid-term data about stress physiological profile and growth performances following tag implantation in two important marine fish species of the European aquaculture, sea bream (Sparus aurata) and European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax).
Results
Mid-term blood samples post-tag implantation (46 days for sea bream and 95 days for sea bass) revealed no difference between tagged and untagged fish in the cortisol, glucose and lactate levels, suggesting that the tag implantation does not induce prolonged stress in these species. Moreover, the specific growth rate was similar for tagged and untagged fish in both species.
Conclusion
As a conclusion, the tag implantation does not induce mid-term consequences on the stress physiology and the growth performances of these two marine fish species under controlled environment. These observations first support accelerometer tags as useful tools for welfare monitoring in aquaculture condition because they do not affect the welfare and health of implanted fish. Secondly, this study shown that tagged fish can be sampled during experiments and be considered as a representative portion of the population, displaying similar growth and physiological parameters compared to untagged fish.
Keywords
Accelerometer tags, telemetry, welfare, stress, Sparus aurata, Dicentrarchus labrax, aquaculture
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Short communication
Pierluigi Carbonara
COISPA Tecnologia e Ricerca Stazione Sperimentale per lo Studio delle Risorse del Mare
Corresponding Author
ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2529-2535
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Editor assigned
On 01 Jun, 2020
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On 31 May, 2020
Editor invited
On 31 May, 2020
No comments provided
Review #2 received
Received 24 May, 2020
Editorial decision: Minor revision
On 24 May, 2020
Review #1 received
Received 19 May, 2020
Reviewer #2 agreed
On 09 May, 2020
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 06 May, 2020
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 06 May, 2020
Editor assigned
On 27 Apr, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 26 Apr, 2020
Editor invited
On 26 Apr, 2020
Version 1
Posted 21 Apr, 2020
No comments provided
Editorial decision: Revise before peer review
On 18 Apr, 2020
First submitted
On 16 Apr, 2020
Editor assigned
On 16 Apr, 2020
Submission checks complete
On 15 Apr, 2020
Editor invited
On 15 Apr, 2020
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The most recent version of this article is available here.
Background
Recently, telemetry applied to the aquatic organisms had a great development. Progressively, physiological sensors were used, as tools for fish welfare monitoring. However, it is important that tagging procedure does not disrupt fish physiology, behavior and performances to be used as a reliable non-invasive welfare indicator. In this communication, we share our mid-term data about stress physiological profile and growth performances following tag implantation in two important marine fish species of the European aquaculture, sea bream (Sparus aurata) and European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax).
Results
Mid-term blood samples post-tag implantation (46 days for sea bream and 95 days for sea bass) revealed no difference between tagged and untagged fish in the cortisol, glucose and lactate levels, suggesting that the tag implantation does not induce prolonged stress in these species. Moreover, the specific growth rate was similar for tagged and untagged fish in both species.
Conclusion
As a conclusion, the tag implantation does not induce mid-term consequences on the stress physiology and the growth performances of these two marine fish species under controlled environment. These observations first support accelerometer tags as useful tools for welfare monitoring in aquaculture condition because they do not affect the welfare and health of implanted fish. Secondly, this study shown that tagged fish can be sampled during experiments and be considered as a representative portion of the population, displaying similar growth and physiological parameters compared to untagged fish.
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