Figure 2.

Serum cortisol (A) and lactate (B) in P. mediterraneus captured by gillnet (black bars) or hookline (grey bars). Fish were sampled immediately after capture (0 h) or at times 24 h and 48 h after their introduction into floating sea cages. Data are expressed as mean + SEM (n = 8–25 per column). Different lowercase letters indicate significantly different groups (p < 0.05, two-way ANOVA followed by a post hoc Tukey test).