Effects of cnidarian biofouling on salmon gill health and development of amoebic gill disease

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Bloecher, Nina, Powell, Mark, Hytterød, Sigurd, Gjessing, Mona Cecilie, Wiik-Nielsen, Jannicke, Mohammad, Saima, Hansen, Haakon, Floerl, Oliver, Gjevre, Anne Gerd
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2505077; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199842

This study examines the potential implications of biofouling management on the development of an infectious disease in Norwegian farmed salmon. The hydroid Ectopleura larynx frequently colonises cage nets at high densities (thousands of colonies per m2) and is released into the water during regular...