Improving our understanding of how metabolic rates are regulated by the environment in the context of fisheries conservation involves exploring how energy is allocated for growth, reproduction, and considering how individual traits affect metabolism in aquatic organisms. This session aims to bring together studies that use respirometry as a tool to investigate the impact of different ecological situations, such as those associated with at-risk species in response to anthropogenic and natural environmental changes. This session also focuses on the application of respirometry across various aspects of fish biology, covering life-stages from larvae to adults, and across multiple levels of biological organization ranging from mitochondrial analyses to whole-animal assessments. Finally, we will also seek to gain a better grasp of how eco-physiological dynamics in freshwater and marine environments drive evolutionary changes influenced by fishing practices and population density.
Organizer: Joëlle Guitard, Université du Québec à Rimouski, [email protected]
Co-organizers: David Deslauriers, Emmanuelle Chrétien
Supported by: Pyroscience, Ressources aquatiques Québec, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Institut des sciences de la mer