Table 1 Total length, body weight and number of fish (n) used for testing cardiac mitochondrial respiration in Polar cod (B. saida) and NEAC (G. morhua)

0 °C control

15.28 ± 0.37

22.88 ± 2.05

5

-

-

-

0 °C high

14.30 ± 0.64

19.22 ± 2.61

6

-

-

-

3 °C control

15.62 ± 0.98

27.16 ± 6.25

3

20.04 ± 0.92

60.84 ± 9.81

5

3 °C high

-

-

-

21.61 ± 0.46

78.19 ± 6.91

8

6 °C control

15.73 ± 0.21

25.21 ± 1.14

6

-

-

-

6 °C high

17.52 ± 0.61

32.17 ± 2.90

5

-

-

-

8 °C control

15.18 ± 0.72

20.52 ± 2.56

6

23.26 ± 1.75

99.04 ± 22.13

5

8 °C high

15.07 ± 0.47

18.76 ± 1.11

4

21.51 ± 0.82

80.51 ± 10.46

8

12 °C control

-

-

-

22.70 ± 0.80

98.70 ± 13.14

6

12 °C high

-

-

-

23.42 ± 0.72

100.75 ± 9.22

8

16 °C control

-

-

-

21.56 ± 0.69

81.48 ± 9.37

4

16 °C high

-

-

-

24.27 ± 1.91

133.13 ± 31.87

6