Extreme ambient temperature effects in European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax: Growth performance and hemato-biochemical parameters

Abstract Extreme weather events are increasing with global climate change and are of concern to aquaculture and fisheries scientists and producers. Temperature is a key environmental factor determining fish growth and metabolism. Hence, the following study was conducted to investigate the effect of extreme temperature events on the growth and hematological parameters of European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax. Fish were exposed to 8 °C, 16 °C, 24 °C, 32 °C for 30 days mimicking temperature extreme events. Growth performance measured as final weight, weight gain, specific growth rate, survival rate, and temperature growth coefficient was significantly impaired (p