Simulated environmental transport distances of Lepeophtheirus salmonis in Loch Linnhe, Scotland, for informing aquaculture area management structures

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TitleSimulated environmental transport distances of Lepeophtheirus salmonis in Loch Linnhe, Scotland, for informing aquaculture area management structures
AuthorsSalama NK, Murray AG, Rabe B
TypeJournal Article
Journal NameJournal of fish diseases
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IssueN/A
Year2015
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CitationSalama NK, Murray AG, Rabe B. Simulated environmental transport distances of Lepeophtheirus salmonis in Loch Linnhe, Scotland, for informing aquaculture area management structures. Journal of fish diseases. 2015 Apr 30.

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In the majority of salmon farming countries, production occurs in zones where practices are coordinated to manage disease agents such as Lepeophtheirus salmonis. To inform the structure of zones in specific systems, models have been developed accounting for parasite biology and system hydrodynamics. These models provide individual system farm relationships, and as such, it may be beneficial to produce more generalized principles for informing structures. Here, we use six different forcing scenarios to provide simulations from a previously described model of the Loch Linnhe system, Scotland, to assess the maximum dispersal distance of lice particles released from 12 sites transported over 19 day. Results indicate that the median distance travelled is 6.1 km from release site with <2.5% transported beyond 15 km, which occurs from particles originating from half of the release sites, with an absolute simulated distance of 36 km observed. This provides information suggesting that the disease management areas developed for infectious salmon anaemia control may also have properties appropriate for salmon lice management in Scottish coastal waters. Additionally, general numerical descriptors of the simulated relative lice abundance reduction with increased distance from release location are proposed.

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1N K G Salama
2A G Murray
3B Rabe
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Publication ModelPrint-Electronic
ISSN1365-2761
eISSN1365-2761
Publication Date2015 Apr 30
Journal AbbreviationJ. Fish Dis.
Elocation10.1111/jfd.12375
Copyright© 2015 Crown copyright. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
LanguageEnglish
Language AbbrENG
Publication TypeJournal Article
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