• Effects of exhaustive swimming and subsequent recuperation on flesh quality in unstressed Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) 

      Svalheim, Ragnhild Aven; Karlsson-Drangsholt, Anders; Olsen, Stein Harris; Johnsen, Helge K.; Aas-Hansen, Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-25)
      Wild Atlantic cod of commercial size (1.9 ± 0.5 kg) were swum to exhaustion in a large swim tunnel in an attempt to mimic the initial stage of trawling, when fish swim at the trawl mouth until they fatigue or lose interest and subsequently drop into the trawl. The objective of the study was to investigate if exhaustive swimming in unstressed cod had any negative effects on fillet quality, and if ...
    • Recovery from exhaustive swimming and its effect on fillet quality in haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) 

      Karlsson-Drangsholt, Anders; Svalheim, Ragnhild Aven; Aas-Hansen, Øyvind; Olsen, Stein Harris; Midling, Kjell Øivind; Breen, Michael; Grimsbø, Endre; Johnsen, Helge K. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-10-08)
      Wild haddock (<i>Melanogrammus aeglefinus</i>) of commercial size (0.8–2.49 kg, 45–60 cm) were swum to exhaustion in a large swim tunnel and then allowed to recuperate for 0, 3 or 6 h, to investigate the effects of exhaustive swimming on blood glucose, blood lactate and post mortem development of fillet quality. There was a positive linear relationship between critical (aerobic) swimming speed ...
    • Simulated trawling: Exhaustive swimming followed by extreme crowding as contributing reasons to variable fillet quality in trawl-caught Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) 

      Svalheim, Ragnhild Aven; Aas-Hansen, Øyvind; Heia, Karsten; Karlsson-Drangsholt, Anders; Olsen, Stein Harris; Johnsen, Helge K. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-18)
      Trawl-caught Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) often yield highly variable fillet quality that may be related to capture stress. To investigate mechanisms involved in causing variable quality, commercial-sized (3.5±0.9 kg) Atlantic cod were swum to exhaustion in a large swim tunnel and subsequently exposed to extreme crowding (736±50 kg m<sup>-3</sup>) for 0, 1 or 3 hours in an experimental cod-end. The ...