Estimation of spatiotemporal transmission dynamics and analysis of management scenarios for sea lice of farmed and wild salmon

• Main Authors: Peacock, Stephanie Jane, Krkošek, Martin, Bateman, Andrew W, Lewis, Mark A
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: NRC Research Press (a division of Canadian Science Publishing) 2019
• Subjects: Canada; Pacific; Keta; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/96784; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjfas-2019-0036

Parasite transmission between farmed and wild salmon affects the sustainability of salmon aquaculture in Pacific Canada. Understanding and managing parasites in aquaculture is challenged by spatial and temporal variation in transmission dynamics. We developed a mechanistic model that connects sea-lo...