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    • Videos of Oncorhynchus gorbuscha anatomy at Shipboard Training.

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    • 1. Offshore training: Oncorhynchus gorbuscha anatomy (sampling method)



      It is a video of sampling (dissection) of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in the offshore training 1 conducted on the training ship Oshoro-maru in the western part of the North Pacific Ocean. Living individuals are hand-fished for microscopic observation and physiological analysis. First, immobilize with carbonated water.

       
    • 2.Offshore training: Oncorhynchus gorbuscha anatomy (Fish body measurement)



      After the fish has stopped moving, we measure the fork length as the body length, and measure the weight using a balance.
       
    • 3. Offshore training: Oncorhynchus gorbuscha anatomy (Blood collection)



      Blood is collected from the base of the tail with a syringe. Later, the serum will be obtained by centrifugation. We can measure hormones, etc.
       
    • 4. Offshore training: Oncorhynchus gorbuscha anatomy (Scale sampling)



      We collect scales that show age and growth history. The scale site is important on board. It also describes the characteristics of the external morphology of immature pink salmon.
       
    • 5. Offshore training: Oncorhynchus gorbuscha anatomy (Head Dissection)
      Caution: this video contains dissection images.



      The head is dissected and the nose (olfactory bulb), each parts of brain, otoliths, pituitary gland, etc. are observed.

       
    • 6. Offshore training: Oncorhynchus gorbuscha anatomy (Abdominal Dissection)

      Caution: this video contains dissection images.


      The abdomen is opened and observe the heart, the liver,  the digestive tract, the testes, the swim bladders, and kidneys. Although the gills are part of the head, we also observe them.
       

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