The Physical Condition and Welfare of Five Species of Wild‐caught Wrasse Stocked under Aquaculture Conditions and when Stocked in Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar, Production Cages

• Published in: Journal of the World Aquaculture Society
• Main Authors: Treasurer, Jim, Feledi, Tibor
• Other Authors: Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2014
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12099; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjwas.12099; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jwas.12099

Abstract Several indices were examined to assess the physical condition of wrasse stocked on Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar , farms as cleaner fish, and included examination of eye condition, snout erosion, skin hemorrhaging, and erosion and splitting of dorsal, pectoral, anal and caudal fins. Baselin...