Apart from an initial transient decline, oxygen consumption in the 15c treatment remained unchanged. the Q10 values were 2.96 for 5-15c and 2.40 for 15-25c with an overall Q10 of 2.7. there was a rapid increase in oxygen consumption during the first 30 min of re-immersion. Oxygen consumption declined declined to steady levels after 1h re-covery in seawater but thes were still significantly higher than those recorded during pre-treatment in seawater