The Plymouth Student Scientist
Document Type
Literature Review
Abstract
Exhaustive exercise leads to severe metabolic, acid-base, ionic and hematological changes in sharks. It has been shown that these changes are species-specific and are affected by the magnitude of the cumulative effects of physiological and physical trauma associated with capture. Blood lactate, glucose and pH levels are reliable indicators of the shark stress response and have been extensively studied. Several shark species have been reported to be able to survive physiological stress unless severe physical trauma occurs. As comprehensive information about post release mortality is missing, future investigations should focus on the relationship between physiological disruption and survival rates of tagged and released sharks.
Publication Date
2011-07-01
Publication Title
The Plymouth Student Scientist
Volume
4
Issue
1
First Page
413
Last Page
422
ISSN
1754-2383
Deposit Date
May 2019
Embargo Period
2024-07-03
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/13942
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Hassanein, Laila Hassan
(2011)
"The physiological and physical response to capture stress in sharks,"
The Plymouth Student Scientist: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/tpss/vol4/iss1/2
