Mean ± SE for length (cm), weight (kg), condition index and blood parameters in ranched SBT at transfer, week 6 and week 23 of ranching in the near shore and off shore cohorts.

Harvest weights are corrected for gg weight collection. Blood parameters include haemoglobin (Hb) (g dL−1), plasma pH, plasma osmolality (mmol kg−1), plasma glucose (mmol L−1), plasma lactate (mmol L−1), lysozyme (ug mL−1), and alternative complement (ACH50) (units mL−1) activity. Different letters denote significant differences over time within each treatment. * denotes statistical differences between the offshore cohort and the near shore control cohort.