Transport of the ommastrephid squid Todarodes pacificus under cold-water anesthesia

Authors
Bower, JR Sakurai, Y Yamamoto, J Ishii, H
Citation
Jr. Bower et al., Transport of the ommastrephid squid Todarodes pacificus under cold-water anesthesia, AQUACULTURE, 170(2), 1999, pp. 127-130
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Aquatic Sciences
Journal title
AQUACULTURE
ISSN journal
00448486 → ACNP
Volume
170
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
127 - 130
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-8486(19990115)170:2<127:TOTOST>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We describe a method for transporting live squid, Todarodes pacificus (Ceph alopoda: Ommastrephidae), using cold-water anesthesia. Squid were placed in dividually in 30-l plastic bags with 5 1 of 0-1 degrees C seawater and 10-1 5 l of oxygen gas. Thirteen of 14 anesthetized squid survived 6.5 h transpo rt by car and airplane with no signs of distress or shock. The longest surv ival under anesthesia was 10 h. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B,V. All rights r eserved.