The spread of the eel swimbladder nematode Anguillicola crassus through the Erne system, Ireland

The spread of Anguillicola crassus was documented and showed an increase in both prevalence (9·9%) and mean intensity (6·7). Infected eels Anguilla anguilla were recorded 30 km downstream of the first recorded sites of infection. Migrating silver eels from commercial nets near the outlet of the Erne...

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Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Authors: Evans, D. W., Matthews, M. A., McClintock, C. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2001
Subjects:
Anguilla anguilla
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2001.tb00204.x
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Summary:The spread of Anguillicola crassus was documented and showed an increase in both prevalence (9·9%) and mean intensity (6·7). Infected eels Anguilla anguilla were recorded 30 km downstream of the first recorded sites of infection. Migrating silver eels from commercial nets near the outlet of the Erne during October‐December 1999 were also infected. Continued spread of A. crassus through Ireland's major wild eel fisheries now appears likely.

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