Experimental hyperbaric chamber trials reveal high resilience to barotrauma in Australian snapper (Chrysophrys auratus)

A key factor affecting survival of fish which are captured at depth and subsequently released is barotrauma. Barotrauma are a suite of injuries which occur as a result of the decreasing ambient pressure experienced by a fish during capture and are caused by expanding swim bladder gas and formation of gas embolisms. Snapper (Chrysophrys auratus) are of key importance to both commercial and recreational fisheries in southern Australia and are...