Tape Worms in Salmon

[Poppa Reelie]

Fishing up Island past couple weekends and came across a few spring salmon with tape worms. Last time I saw this was 5 years ago near telegraph cove. These fish were caught off sutil and back of hope island. I have only seen this 4x now in all my fishing experience, and all north island fish… curious if this is from Fish farm alley? The gauntlet of fish farms plugged into all the bays and inlets up here? I know it can be a normal occurrence but what’s others people opinion?

 

[Hardy Guy]

I have seen those in chinook caught all around the coast for over 40 years; from Vancouver to the North Coast and Langara. Very common. If you don't want to see them ............................ don't look. Coho will have them also but very common in Chinook.

 

[agentaqua]

Typically, bears are the other alternative host completing that life cycle of what looks likely to be Diphyllobothrium spp. - maybe seals & some fish-eating birds too. I'll have to look that up. Cooking and/or freezing will kill them off.

Tapeworms are more susceptible to freezing than are roundworms (-18°C for 1 day will kill them); and flukes are more resistant to freezing than roundworms. The freezing time and temperature required for eradication of parasites in particular seafood products is -20°C for 7 days or
-35°C or below for 15 hours, or Frozen at -35°C until solid and stored at -20°C or below.

 

[brutus]

I have seen those in chinook caught all around the coast for over 40 years; from Vancouver to the North Coast and Langara. Very common. If you don't want to see them ............................ don't look. Coho will have them also but very common in Chinook.

Ya don’t look you won’t see them lol, very common

 

[Poppa Reelie]

Ya maybe some waters its more common? Never seen them at all down island. Oh well, just saying that was 3 fish this past weekend and only seen it once before in over 20 years.