Sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) infestations and the productivity of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia, Canada

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Krkošek, Martin, Hilborn, Ray
• Other Authors: Bradford, Michael
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2011
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Canada; British Columbia; Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; Pink salmon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f10-137; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/F10-137; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/F10-137

The spread of salmon lice ( Lepeophtheirus salmonis ) from salmon farms may threaten some wild salmon populations. Infestations of wild juvenile pink salmon ( Oncorhynchus gorbuscha ) have been associated with high mortality and population decline. Using stock–recruit data for pink salmon from the c...