Illustrated Field Guide for Assessing External and Internal Anomalies in Fish

Abstract

Procedures are described for processing fish for examination of external and internal anomalies and pathologies indicative of exposure to environmental contaminants and other perturbations. For the procedures described here, fish are captured (preferably by electrofishing) and held alive until processing (generally <1 h). Fish are weighed, measured, and necropsied, and a scale sample is obtained from for age determination. Information is given for the collection and preservation of tissue samples for histopathological analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA412688

Entities

People

  • Anne P. Donahue
  • Christopher J. Schmitt
  • Robin Lipkin
  • Stephen B. Smith
  • Vicki S. Blazer

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Medical Specialties
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Pathology
  • Perturbations

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

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