Effects of Barotrauma on Four Species of Pacific Rockfishes (<i>Sebastes spp.</i>)
Physoclistic fish, such as Pacific rockfishes (genus Sebastes), have closed swim bladders that help them regulate their buoyancy. When anglers catch these fish and reel them to the surface, gases within their swim bladder expand due to the decrease in pressure. This can cause their swim bladder to o...
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DigitalCommons@CalPoly
2019
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/2007 https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3471&context=theses |