Kolda, Anamarija
Mujakić, Izabela
Perić, Lorena
Vardić Smrzlić, Irena
Kapetanović, Damir http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3277-5834
Funding for this research was provided by:
Hrvatska Zaklada za Znanost (IP-2014-09-3494)
Article History
Received: 4 March 2020
Accepted: 4 June 2020
First Online: 11 June 2020
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
: All applicable institutional, national and international guidelines for the welfare and use of animals were followed. Electrofishing and fish collection for Freshwater Fisheries Monitoring Program in 2016 was made with the authorization of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Croatia (Class: UP324-01/16–01/134, Reg. No: 525–13/0515–16-2 of August 3, 2016), based on the Contract concluded with Ministry of Agriculture (Class: 406–01/16–01/42, Reg. No: 525–05 / 03836–16-14 of June 30, 2016). We consulted extensively with the Bioethics Committee of the Ruđer Bošković Institute who determined that Freshwater Fisheries Monitoring Program in 2016 did not need ethical approval, as the fish were euthanized prior to commencement of the organ sampling. Project AQUAHALTH was approved by the Bioethics Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Croatia Directorate for Veterinary and Food Safety (Class: UP/I-322–01/15–01/71; Reg. No: 525–10/0255–15-3 of October 6, 2015).