Trophically transmitted parasites in wild Atlantic salmon post‐smolts from Norwegian fjords

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Knudsen, R., Rikardsen, A. H., Dempson, J. B., BjØrn, P. A., Finstad, B., Holm, M., Amundsen, P.‐A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2005
• Subjects: Malangen; Norway; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00641.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.0022-1112.2005.00641.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00641.x

The community structure of trophically transmitted intestinal helminths of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar post‐smolts was highly variable among four fjords in Norway. There were no severely pathogenic parasite species. Post‐smolts from the southernmost Trondheimsfjord had a higher diversity of freshwat...