Funding for this research was provided by:
National Institute of Oceanography & Fisheries
Article History
Received: 5 January 2024
Accepted: 4 April 2024
First Online: 25 April 2024
Declarations
:
: Experimental fish were handled, transported, examined, and euthanized following the guidelines of the National Advisory Committee for Laboratory Animals Research [] and the Canadian Council on Animal Care [] for using fish in teaching and research. This work was approved by the Institutional Care of Aquatic Organisms and Experimental Animals (NIOF-IACUC) Committee, NIOF, (NIOF, AQ2, F).
: Fish farm owners approved the use of fish in the present study.
: Not applicable.
: The authors declare no competing interests.