Bordin, Daliana http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2545-4108
Freire, Carolina A. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3492-3893
Funding for this research was provided by:
CNPq (141074/2016-7, 405206/2016-0)
Article History
Received: 16 December 2020
Accepted: 23 June 2021
First Online: 6 July 2021
Declaration
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: Both authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: This study involved monitoring artisanal fisheries in two subtropical regions, as well as sampling a blood aliquot from some of the animals caught. The study protocol was approved by the Animal and Federal Experimentation Ethics Committee University of ParanĂ¡, on the use of benzocaine and blood withdrawal from teleosts (certificate #1056/2017). Fisher provided their informed consent verbally for the collection of animal blood, as well as for research-related issues. The collection of blood samples was carried out by a marine biologist researcher who adhered to animal welfare regulations and guidelines and took the course on Animal Manipulation and Experimentation required by the Federal University of ParanĂ¡.