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Sublethal effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on herring embryos and larvae: Morphological, cytogenetic, and histopathological assessments, 1989-1991

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Hose, JE; McGurk, MD; Marty, GD; Hinton, DE; Brown, ED; Baker, TT
Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
January 1, 1996

Following the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska, in March 1989, Pacific herring (Clupea pallasi) larvae were evaluated for sublethal damage. From 1989 to 1991, egg masses were collected from oiled and unoiled beaches and incubated to hatch. Newly hatched herring larvae were assessed for morphological (skeletal, craniofacial, and finfold) deformities, cytogenetic abnormalities (anaphase-telophase aberrations), and histopathological lesions. In 1989, herring larvae from both oiled areas (Rocky Bay on Montague Island and Naked Island) had significantly more morphological deformities and cytogenetic abnormalities than did larvae from the unoiled location (Fairmont Bay). The extent of morphological and cytogenetic damage was correlated with oil exposure in adjacent native bay mussels. Larvae had no oil-related histopathological lesions. In 1990 and 1991, oil-related developmental and genetic effects were undetectable. © 1996 NRC Canada.

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Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

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ISSN

0706-652X

Publication Date

January 1, 1996

Volume

53

Issue

10

Start / End Page

2355 / 2365

Related Subject Headings

  • Fisheries
  • 3103 Ecology
  • 3005 Fisheries sciences
  • 0704 Fisheries Sciences
  • 0608 Zoology
  • 0602 Ecology
 

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Hose, J. E., McGurk, M. D., Marty, G. D., Hinton, D. E., Brown, E. D., & Baker, T. T. (1996). Sublethal effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on herring embryos and larvae: Morphological, cytogenetic, and histopathological assessments, 1989-1991. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 53(10), 2355–2365. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-53-10-2355
Hose, J. E., M. D. McGurk, G. D. Marty, D. E. Hinton, E. D. Brown, and T. T. Baker. “Sublethal effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on herring embryos and larvae: Morphological, cytogenetic, and histopathological assessments, 1989-1991.” Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53, no. 10 (January 1, 1996): 2355–65. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-53-10-2355.
Hose JE, McGurk MD, Marty GD, Hinton DE, Brown ED, Baker TT. Sublethal effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on herring embryos and larvae: Morphological, cytogenetic, and histopathological assessments, 1989-1991. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 1996 Jan 1;53(10):2355–65.
Hose, J. E., et al. “Sublethal effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on herring embryos and larvae: Morphological, cytogenetic, and histopathological assessments, 1989-1991.” Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, vol. 53, no. 10, Jan. 1996, pp. 2355–65. Scopus, doi:10.1139/cjfas-53-10-2355.
Hose JE, McGurk MD, Marty GD, Hinton DE, Brown ED, Baker TT. Sublethal effects of the Exxon Valdez oil spill on herring embryos and larvae: Morphological, cytogenetic, and histopathological assessments, 1989-1991. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 1996 Jan 1;53(10):2355–2365.

Published In

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

DOI

ISSN

0706-652X

Publication Date

January 1, 1996

Volume

53

Issue

10

Start / End Page

2355 / 2365

Related Subject Headings

  • Fisheries
  • 3103 Ecology
  • 3005 Fisheries sciences
  • 0704 Fisheries Sciences
  • 0608 Zoology
  • 0602 Ecology