Sea Lice Management on Salmon Farms in British Columbia, Canada

Salmon Lice: An Integrated Approach to Understanding Parasite Abundance and Distribution

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 235-278

  Saksida, Sonja M ^a   Morrison, Diane ^b   Sheppard, Mark ^c   Keith, Ian ^c  

^a British Columbia Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences   (Canada)

^b Marine Harvest Canada   (Canada)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continued monitoring opportunistic counts in routine handling events; Early days of fish farming, Pacific salmon species chinook and coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) salmon; Epidemiology of sea lice on farmed salmon in British Columbia; Government auditing of industry sea lice monitoring in British Columbia; Hydrographic effects on abundance wind driven circulation, sea lice dispersion; L. salmonis levels, on farmed Atlantic salmon fluctuating spatially; Proficiency of farm personnel at sea lice identification; Sea lice infestations a health issue; Sea lice management on salmon farms in British Columbia, Canada; Sea lice species infesting salmon in British Columbia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876074027     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470961568.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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