Parasite faunas of farmed cod and adjacent wild cod populations in Norway: a comparison

• Published in: Aquaculture Environment Interactions
• Main Authors: Heuch, Peter Andreas, Jansen, Peder Andreas, Hansen, Haakon, Sterud, Erik, MacKenzie, Ken, Haugen, Pål, Hemmingsen, Willy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Inter Research 2011
• Subjects: Fisk / Fish; Fiskeparasitter / Fish parasites; Norway; Brønnøysund; Øksfjord; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua; Copepods
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/27023; https://doi.org/10.3354/aei00027

Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L. is host to more than 120 parasite species. Background abundance of these parasite species on adjacent wild hosts determines the infection pressure on cod farmed in open pens. In 2006, 2007 and 2008, 343 cod were collected from 4 locations along the coast of Norway: Øksfj...