Sea-louse parasites on juvenile wild salmon in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada

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TitleSea-louse parasites on juvenile wild salmon in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada
AuthorsPeacock SJ, Bateman AW, Krkošek M, Connors B, Rogers S, Portner L, Polk Z, Webb C, Morton A
TypeJournal Article
Journal NameEcology
Volume97
Issue7
Year2016
Page(s)1887
CitationPeacock SJ, Bateman AW, Krkošek M, Connors B, Rogers S, Portner L, Polk Z, Webb C, Morton A. Sea-louse parasites on juvenile wild salmon in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada. Ecology. 2016 Jul; 97(7):1887.

Abstract

The global expansion of aquaculture has changed the structure of fish populations in coastal environments, with implications for disease dynamics. In Pacific Canada, farmed salmon act as reservoir hosts for parasites and pathogens, including sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Caligus clemensi) that can transmit to migrating wild salmon. Assessing the impact of salmon farms on wild salmon requires regular monitoring of sea-louse infections on both farmed and wild fish. Since 2001, we have collected juvenile pink (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) and chum (O. keta) salmon annually at three sites in the Broughton Archipelago in British Columbia, Canada, during the annual juvenile salmon migration from fresh water to the open ocean. From sampled fish, we recorded counts of parasitic copepodid-, chalimus-, and motile-stage sea lice. We report louse abundances as well as supplementary observations of fish size, development, and health.

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ISSN0012-9658
pISSN0012-9658
Publication Date2016 Jul
Journal AbbreviationEcology
DOI10.1002/ecy.1438
Elocation10.1002/ecy.1438
Copyright© 2016 by the Ecological Society of America.
LanguageEnglish
Language AbbrENG
Publication TypeJournal Article
Journal CountryUnited States
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