Tapeworms in Salmon

http://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...serid=10&md5=3347b03c90afd054d066a13bd1974137
doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2003.09.015
Copyright © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Metazoan parasites in wild fish and farmed salmon from aquaculture sites in southern Chile
Fabiola Sepúlvedaa, Sandra L. Marín, b, , and Juan Carvajala

a Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de Recursos y Ambientes Costeros imar, Universidad de Los Lagos, Casilla 557, Puerto Montt, Chile

b Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidad Austral de Chile, Casilla 1327, Puerto Montt, Chile

Received 14 April 2003; Revised 21 August 2003; accepted 5 September 2003. Available online 30 October 2003.

Abstract
Parasitology of cultivated salmonids from southern Chile is currently focussed on the agents causing diseases, whereas little attention has been placed on the vector potential of native fish stocks surrounding aquaculture areas. This study describes the variation of both population and community descriptors for metazoan parasite fauna in seven species of wild native fish and in the farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) obtained from aquaculture sites in southern Chile. Fish were collected by standard methods, identified, measured and gutted for stomach content determination. Each parasite species was rated for prevalence and abundance, and parasite community richness was determined at the infracommunity and component level. Nine species of ectoparasites and 21 species of endoparasites were found in native fish. Although the diet of S. salar overlapped with that, of some native fish, they only harboured two parasite species. Richness of the component parasite community was higher than in other parts of Chile, and was generally related to host body size and diversity of habitat use. Results suggested that salmon farming affects distribution, feeding habits and ingested food items of native species, and may explain the higher species richness of the component community of native fish inhabiting areas surrounding salmon farms when compared to those of north and central Chile where salmon is absent. Native fish species may infect farmed salmonids with two ectoparasites and one endoparasite. However, the natural patterns of migration of some native fish species may enhance the increase of this number, or may cause outbreaks of parasitic species currently under control.

http://www.parasitologiamarina.cl/pdf/C2-Sepulveda et all 2004-Parasites in salmo.pdf
 
Hey Wolf,

Where's the comment to Aqua about bringing Farms into this thread?

BTW I will not allow Aqua to spread his drivel unchallenged, irregardless of whether it offends you or not.
 
Sock he also posted wild and farm fish, you brought in the "farm card" all by yourself because you are either brainwashed or just a plain @#$%*$$!!!!!!!!!! either way I have wrote about things other than fish if you havent noticed. but you still want to stir the pot so be it people like you have come and gone from here your points are not welcome. if its good for a debate thats a different story but you are just plain out to look for an arguement .

You seem to like to be the center of attention did you not read the post that was just made for you?????you had every chance to step in and be accounted for but you seemed to be nowhere in sight.

Thats fine ignore it all you want but dont come in here and make a mess out of the forum to "amuse" yourself people have said they dont like your actions maybe its time a moderator stepped in and let him decide?????? your fate is in there hands.

As for Aqua he has brought some really cool points of view on this topic,and has done some serious reasearch on this topic and has taken the time to spread some knowledge unlike you.

As for offending me not a chance fry I used to work in adult prison and trust me in saying this I have seen and heard a lot worse!!!!!!

Hope I havent offended you in anyway.........

Good luck Wolf
 
Time to go fishing for everyone sounds like. [:0][:0][:0]
Good on ya Wolf.
Sounds like there needs to be a new website to rant on about fish farms.[xx(]
 
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