Respiration Rate and Thermal Tolerances of Pinto Abalone Haliotis kamtschatkana
- Authors: A.J. Paul and J.M. Paul
- Pub. no.: RP-99-01
- Year: 1998
- No. pages: 3
- Price: Single copies free
Description
Pinto abalone occurs naturally in southeastern Alaska, where it is harvested commercially on a small scale. In exploring the feasibility of culturing abalone in Alaska, researchers determined that temperatures in the south-central Gulf of Alaska are too low for commercial culture. They captured test specimens in Sitka, and measured oxygen consumption rates while the animals were held at 0.5-26.5 degrees C. At lower temperatures the abalone lose their grip on the substrate, and later die. Journal of Shellfish Research 17(3):743-745, 1998.
