(Very) long‐term transport of Silurus glanis, Charcharhinus melanopterus, Scomber colias, Trachurus picturatus, Polyprion americanus, Rhinoptera marmoratus, Salmo salar, Scomber scombrus, Sardina pilchardus, and others, by land, water and air

• Published in: Zoo Biology
• Main Authors: Correia, João, Daghfous, Gheylen, Silva, David, Graça, Gonçalo, Beltran, Ivan, Reis, João, Marques, José P., Silva, Luís, Guedes, Rui, Morato, Telmo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2022
• Subjects: PH buffering; Ammonia quenching; Foam fractionator; Protein skimmer; Skimmer; Voltage inverter; Alka; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/7431; https://doi.org/10.1002/zoo.21684

In this paper, we cover 4 years of live fish transports that ranged from 14 to 200 h (8 days), and bioloads from 3.8 to 76.9 kg/m3. The key ingredients for success in all trips, where virtually no mortality occurred, was atributed to (1) pre‐buffering the water with sodium bicarbonate and sodium car...