Jessica F. Eraso-Ordoñez, Josué Alonso Yee-Duarte, Nefertiti Taydé Roldán-Wong, Manuel García-Ulloa, Andrés M. Góngora-Gómez, Marcial Arellano-Martínez
{"title":"Histopathological alterations in the gonads of wild white clams Dosinia ponderosa inhabiting a former copper mine locality in the Gulf of California","authors":"Jessica F. Eraso-Ordoñez, Josué Alonso Yee-Duarte, Nefertiti Taydé Roldán-Wong, Manuel García-Ulloa, Andrés M. Góngora-Gómez, Marcial Arellano-Martínez","doi":"10.1002/aah.10184","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aah.10184","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":15235,"journal":{"name":"Journal of aquatic animal health","volume":"35 2","pages":"101-116"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10016356","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vital Heim, R. Dean Grubbs, Matthew J. Smukall, Bryan S. Frazier, John K. Carlson, Tristan L. Guttridge
{"title":"Observations of fin injury closure in Great Hammerheads and implications for the use of fin-mounted geolocators","authors":"Vital Heim, R. Dean Grubbs, Matthew J. Smukall, Bryan S. Frazier, John K. Carlson, Tristan L. Guttridge","doi":"10.1002/aah.10178","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aah.10178","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Sharks face a high risk of injuries throughout all life stages and are therefore expected to show a good wound closure capacity.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Here, the wound closure of one major injury and one minor injury to the first dorsal fins of two free-ranging, mature female Great Hammerheads <i>Sphyrna mokarran</i> is described macroscopically.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Result</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The sharks showed complete wound closure of single, clean-cut lacerations measuring 24.2 and 11.6 cm in length after an estimated 323 and 138 days. These estimates were based on the observed closure rate and visual confirmation of a complete wound closure upon multiple resightings of the same individuals. Additionally, the posterior lateral displacement of fin-mounted geolocators within the fin and outside of the fin without causing external damage was documented in three additional Great Hammerheads.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These observations supplement findings about wound closure capabilities in elasmobranchs. The documented geolocator displacement furthers the discussion about the safe use of these geolocators to track shark movements but also has implications for future tagging studies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":15235,"journal":{"name":"Journal of aquatic animal health","volume":"35 2","pages":"53-63"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aah.10178","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9714241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Characterization of two tripartite motif-containing genes from Asian Seabass Lates calcarifer and their expression in response to virus infection and microbial molecular motifs","authors":"Krishnapriya Raji Sathyan, Avinash Premraj, Sajeevan Thavarool Puthiyedathu","doi":"10.1002/aah.10187","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aah.10187","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":15235,"journal":{"name":"Journal of aquatic animal health","volume":"35 3","pages":"169-186"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10127177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maren T. Tuttle-Lau, Eric M. Leis, Aaron R. Cupp, Laura L. Peterman, Jillian L. Hebert, Richard A. Erickson, Susan M. Schleis, Mark P. Gaikowski
{"title":"Efficacy of hydrogen peroxide to reduce Gyrodactylus species infestation density on four fish species","authors":"Maren T. Tuttle-Lau, Eric M. Leis, Aaron R. Cupp, Laura L. Peterman, Jillian L. Hebert, Richard A. Erickson, Susan M. Schleis, Mark P. Gaikowski","doi":"10.1002/aah.10179","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aah.10179","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":15235,"journal":{"name":"Journal of aquatic animal health","volume":"35 2","pages":"64-77"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9660088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kathryn Rapp, Sean Perry, Alexa Delaune, Justin Stilwell
{"title":"Tissue and plasma enzyme activities and chemical analytes in Golden Trevally from a public aquarium","authors":"Kathryn Rapp, Sean Perry, Alexa Delaune, Justin Stilwell","doi":"10.1002/aah.10183","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aah.10183","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":15235,"journal":{"name":"Journal of aquatic animal health","volume":"35 3","pages":"131-142"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9696775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tensile strength and knot security of five suture materials exposed to natural summer conditions of a temperate lake","authors":"Connor H. Reid, Steven J. Cooke","doi":"10.1002/aah.10182","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aah.10182","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 \u0000 </p>","PeriodicalId":15235,"journal":{"name":"Journal of aquatic animal health","volume":"35 3","pages":"143-153"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9696774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Elevated CO2 levels did not induce species- or tissue-specific damage in young-of-year salmonids","authors":"Emma M. Traynor, Caleb T. Hasler","doi":"10.1002/aah.10180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aah.10180","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The broad objective of our study was to use a histological approach to examine possible tissue-level effects of exposure to elevated CO<sub>2</sub> in freshwater young-of-year salmonids.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To study these effects, young-of-year Arctic Char <i>Salvelinus alpinus</i>, Rainbow Trout <i>Oncorhynchus mykiss</i>, and Brook Trout <i>S. fontinalis</i> were exposed to either control levels of CO<sub>2</sub> (1400 μatm) or elevated levels of CO<sub>2</sub> (5236 μatm) for 15 days. Fish were then sampled for gill, liver, and heart tissues and histologically analyzed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Result</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A species effect was observed for the length of secondary lamellae, as Arctic Char had significantly shorter secondary lamellae than the other species. No notable changes within the gills and livers of Arctic Char, Brook Trout, or Rainbow Trout exposed to elevated CO<sub>2</sub> were observed.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Generally, our results indicated that elevated CO<sub>2</sub> levels over 15 days do not induce catastrophic tissue damage and it is unlikely that fish health would be seriously impacted. Ongoing research dedicated to examining how elevated CO<sub>2</sub> long-term may affect internal tissues of fish will allow for a more comprehensive understanding of how fish may fair with ongoing climate change and in aquaculture facilities.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":15235,"journal":{"name":"Journal of aquatic animal health","volume":"35 2","pages":"78-87"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aah.10180","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50144457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Theresa T. Cody, Yasunari Kiryu, Micah D. Bakenhaster, Kuttichantran Subramaniam, Maki Tabuchi, Mohammad Shamim Ahasan, Holden E. Harris, Jan H. Landsberg, Thomas B. Waltzek, Alexander Q. Fogg, Colin Shea, Deborah B. Pouder, William F. Patterson III, Meaghan E. Emory, Roy P. Yanong
{"title":"Cutaneous ulcerative lesions of unknown etiology affecting lionfish Pterois spp. in the Gulf of Mexico","authors":"Theresa T. Cody, Yasunari Kiryu, Micah D. Bakenhaster, Kuttichantran Subramaniam, Maki Tabuchi, Mohammad Shamim Ahasan, Holden E. Harris, Jan H. Landsberg, Thomas B. Waltzek, Alexander Q. Fogg, Colin Shea, Deborah B. Pouder, William F. Patterson III, Meaghan E. Emory, Roy P. Yanong","doi":"10.1002/aah.10174","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aah.10174","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Cutaneous ulcerative skin lesions in a complex of invasive Gulf of Mexico lionfish (Red Lionfish <i>Pterois volitans</i>, Devil Firefish <i>P. miles</i>, and the hybrid Red Lionfish × Devil Firefish) became epizootic beginning in mid-August 2017. Herein, we provide the first pathological descriptions of these lesions and summarize our analyses to elucidate the etiology of the disease.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We examined ulcerated and normal fish through gross pathology and histopathology, bacterial sampling, and unbiased metagenomic next-generation sequencing. We tracked prevalence of the disease, and we used biological health indicators (condition factor, splenosomatic and hepatosomatic index) to evaluate impacts to health, while considering sex and age as potential risk factors.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Result</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Typical ulcerative lesions were deep, exposing skeletal muscle, and were bordered by pale or reddened areas often with some degree of scale loss. Only incidental parasites were found in our examinations. Most fish (86%; <i>n</i> = 50) exhibited wound healing grossly and histologically, confirmed by the presence of granulation tissues. A primary bacterial pathogen was not evident through bacterial culture or histopathology. Metagenomic next-generation sequencing did not reveal a viral pathogen (DNA or RNA) but did provide information about the microbiome of some ulcerated specimens. Compared with clinically healthy fish, ulcerated fish had a significantly lower condition factor and a higher splenosomatic index. Disease prevalence at monitored sites through July 2021 indicated that ulcerated fish were still present but at substantially lower prevalence than observed in 2017.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Although some common findings in a number of specimens suggest a potential role for opportunistic bacteria, collectively our suite of diagnostics and analyses did not reveal an intralesional infectious agent, and we must consider the possibility that there was no communicable pathogen.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":15235,"journal":{"name":"Journal of aquatic animal health","volume":"35 1","pages":"20-33"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aah.10174","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9606505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}