9. Present Status and Implications of Salmon Lice on Wild Salmonids in Norwegian Coastal Zones
- Simon Jones,
- Richard Beamish
Published Online: 18 AUG 2011
DOI: 10.1002/9780470961568.ch9
Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Book Title

Salmon Lice: An Integrated Approach to Understanding Parasite Abundance and Distribution
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How to Cite
Finstad, B. and Bjørn, P. A. (2011) Present Status and Implications of Salmon Lice on Wild Salmonids in Norwegian Coastal Zones, in Salmon Lice: An Integrated Approach to Understanding Parasite Abundance and Distribution (eds S. Jones and R. Beamish), Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470961568.ch9
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Pacific Biological Station, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Publication History
- Published Online: 18 AUG 2011
- Published Print: 30 SEP 2011
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9780813813622
Online ISBN: 9780470961568
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Keywords:
- salmon lice on wild salmonids in coastal zones - in Norwegian coastal zones;
- sea trout (Salmo trutta) in fish farming areas, Norway coast;
- Atlantic salmon, sea trout, and Arctic charr - lice infection pathology;
- salmonid fish - and salmon lice attacks, osmotic and ionic imbalance in fish;
- Bjørn and Finstad, observation - increase in fish mortality, on artificial heating of hatcheries;
- Vik watershed in Northern Norway - salmon lice, direct parasite induced mortality;
- Atlantic salmon postsmolts - monitored using Ocean Fish Lift;
- lice infections, above threshold intensity - and population level impacts;
- wild salmonid monitoring - salmon lice infection pressure, high;
- Norwegian National Salmon Fjords - wild salmonid protection, from salmon lice
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Physiology and Pathology of Lice Infections in Atlantic Salmon, Sea Trout, and Arctic Charr
Effects of Salmon Lice on Wild Sea Trout, Arctic Charr, and Atlantic Salmon in Coastal Zones and Fjords of Norway
Population Levels-Can Salmon Lice Regulate Populations of Wild Salmonids in Norway?
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