The Incidence of Nematodes in the Fillets of Small God from Lockeport, Nova Scotia, and the Southwestern Gulf of St. Lawrence

• Published in: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
• Main Authors: Scott, D. M., Martin, W. R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1959
• Subjects: General Medicine; Magdalen; Lockeport; atlantic cod
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f59-017; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f59-017

The incidence of nematodes in fillets of Atlantic cod (Gadus callarias) was determined in 1957 in four areas within 10 miles of Lockeport, N.S., and in six areas in the southwestern Gulf of St. Lawrence. About 1,500 cod, mostly between 1 and 6 years of age, were examined. All nematodes examined (517...