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opment Award in 2012. The FishHealth Project aimed at establishing a relevant methodology 
for the assessment of resilience of fish populations to pollution from oil spills. As part of the 
project, Professor Claireaux from the Université de Bretagne Occidentale and co-workers 
investigated the impact of mechanically and chemically dispersed light crude oil on the health 
of pelagic fish. Tolerance to hypoxia and heat as well as swimming performance of European 
sea bass were measured before and after 48 hours of exposure to mechanically and chemi 
cally dispersed oil and used as indicators of their fitness. Further information on the research 
can be found on the ITOPF Website: FishHealth Summary