Fishing gear-induced skin ulcerations in Baltic cod, Gadus morhua L

• Published in: Journal of Fish Diseases
• Main Authors: Mellergaard, Stig, Bagge, O.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Fiskesundhed; Danish Island; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/a246e8f8-20bb-4ce7-9478-f148649aa9f2; https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2761.1998.00095.x

In 1982 a high prevalence of skin ulcerations was observed in Baltic cod in the vicinity of the Danish island of Bornholm. In March the prevalence varied from G to 13%, and in May it had increased to between 26 and 48%. The ulcerations had a sequential development. The initial stage appeared as seve...