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Capture-Related Stressors Impair Immune System Function in Sablefish 公开 Deposited

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  • The sablefish Anoplopoma fimbria is a valuable North Pacific Ocean species that, when not targeted in various commercial fisheries, is often a part of discarded bycatch. Predictions of the survival of discarded fish are dependent on understanding how a fish responds to stressful conditions. Our objective was to describe the immunological health of sablefish exposed to capture stressors. In laboratory experiments designed to simulate the capture process, we subjected sablefish to various stressors that might influence survival: Towing in a net, hooking, elevated seawater and air temperatures, and air exposure time. After stress was imposed, the in vitro mitogen-stimulated proliferation of sablefish leukocytes was used to evaluate the function of the immune system in an assay we validated for this species. The results demonstrated that regardless of fishing gear type, exposure to elevated seawater temperature, or time in air, the leukocytes from stressed sablefish exhibited significantly diminished proliferative responses to the T-cell mitogen, concanavalin A, or the B-cell mitogen, lipopolysaccharide. There was no difference in the immunological responses associated with seawater or air temperature. The duration and severity of the capture stressors applied in our study were harsh enough to induce significantly elevated levels of plasma cortisol and glucose, but there was no difference in the magnitude of levels among stressor treatments. These data suggest that immunological suppression occurs in sablefish subjected to capture-related stressors. The functional impairment of the immune system after capture presents a potential reason why delayed mortality is possible in discarded sablefish. Further studies are needed to determine whether delayed mortality in discarded sablefish can be caused by increased susceptibility to infectious agents resulting from stressor-mediated immunosuppression.
  • Keywords: Anoplopoma fimbria, immune system, stress, bycatch
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  • Lupes, S. C., Davis, M. W., Olla, B. L., & Schreck, C. B. (2006, January). Capture-Related Stressors Impair Immune System Function in Sablefish. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 135(1), 129-138.
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  • 135
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  • This research was funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of Sea Grant and Extramural Programs, U.S. Department of Commerce, under grant number NA16RG1039, project number R/ RCF-11, and by appropriations made by the Oregon State legislature.
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