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If these fish are to be harvested and used for human consumption, it is necessary to know how the physical strain associated with removing the lumpfish from the net-cages affects the fish in the short-term, and if live-storage in tanks, well-boats, or nets awaiting slaughter, will result in stress and mortalities. In this study, we investigated the effect of physical stress and mortality in a group of lumpfish recaptured from commercial net-cages, transported to holding tanks, and stored for one week. In addition to cortisol (primary stress response), we analyzed ions directly related to osmoregulation (Na+ and Cl\u2212), osmotic stress (Ca2+), and blood plasma pH as an indicator of a secondary stress response. The aim of the study was to increase the basic physiological understanding of the physiological effects of handling procedures and transport in lumpfish. Only minor, and temporary, effects on primary stress response and secondary stress response were seen in lumpfish recaptured from net-cages and transported to holding facilities, indicating that lumpfish cope well with short transport (here 5 h). These findings are important in a context where lumpfish are harvested for reuse, e.g., human consumption or processing, following their lice-eating stage in net-cages.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/fishes7050242","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,9,15]],"date-time":"2022-09-15T01:48:10Z","timestamp":1663206490000},"page":"242","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Physiological Effects of Recapture and Transport from Net-Cages in Lumpfish"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"7","author":[{"given":"Atle","family":"Foss","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Akvaplan-niva, Fram Centre, 9296 Troms\u00f8, Norway"}]},{"given":"Albert K. 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