Abstract
ABSTRACT: Chemical anesthesia (AQUI‐STM) was used to harvest tank‐reared snapper (Pagrus auratus) from late summer (19.6 °C) and winter (11.9 °C) acclimated populations in a “rested” state. Carcasses were stored in seawater at temperatures between 2 and 20 °C to investigate the effects of acclimation and storage temperature on the postmortem metabolic rate. Contour plots of postmortem muscle pH [lactic acid] and adenosine triphosphate/inosine monophosphate measurements revealed critical temperature transitions: 16 to 18 °C (coinciding with seasonal behavioral changes) and 4 to 6 °C (consistent with cold injury). DC eye surface potential (ESP) was evaluated as a noninvasive indicator of tissue‐temperature interactions and showed similar patterns of critical temperature transitions.
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