Application of a quantitative histological health index for Antarctic rock cod (Trematomus bernacchii) from Davis Station, East Antarctica

• Main Authors: Patricia Corbett, CK King, Julie Mondon
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Biomarker; Gill; Histological health index; Histopathology; Liver; Sewage; Wastewater; 070404 Fish Pests and Diseases; 970105 Expanding Knowledge in the Environmental Sciences; Center for Integrative Ecology; School of Life and Environmental Sciences; Antarctic; Davis Station; Davis-Station; East Antarctica; Prydz Bay; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30073922; https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Application_of_a_quantitative_histological_health_index_for_Antarctic_rock_cod_Trematomus_bernacchii_from_Davis_Station_East_Antarctica/20904517

A quantitative Histological Health Index (HHI) was applied to Antarctic rock cod (Trematomus bernacchii) using gill, liver, spleen, kidney and gonad to assess the impact of wastewater effluent from Davis Station, East Antarctica. A total of 120 fish were collected from 6 sites in the Prydz Bay regio...