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Creator:: Fofana, Abdulai
Abstract:: The aquaculture industry in the UK has experienced substantial growth in the past two decades. The productivity and competitiveness of the sector to a great extent depends on the favourable health status that the sector enjoys relative to other major salmon producing countries in Europe. Currently the UK is subject...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Cost of Viral Salmonid Disease in UK Aquaculture Authors: Abdulai Fofana, Scottish

Creator:: Benda, Susan
Abstract:: Spring Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, are transported above dams in the Willamette River to provide access to blocked spawning habitat. However, 30-95% of these transplants may die before spawning in some years. To varying degrees, salmon in other tributaries--both blocked and unblocked--have similar prespawn mortality (PSM). Our study determined if...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Mortality of Willamette River Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS

Creator:: Sandell, Todd A.
Abstract:: Nearly 3000 juvenile Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and coho (O. kisutch) salmon captured in nearshore waters off the coasts of Washington and Oregon from 1999-2004 were tested for infection by Renibacterium salmoninarum, Nanophyetus salmincola, and skin metacercariae. First, three quantitative PCR primer/probe sets were compared for detection of R. salmoninarum; amplification...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , the causative agent of bacterial kidney disease (BKD), in juvenile Chinook and coho salmon captured

Creator:: Jakaitis, Michelle
Abstract:: Hatcheries are often perceived as a source of pathogen amplification, potentially increasing disease risk to free-ranging populations; at the same time, free-ranging fishes may introduce pathogens into hatcheries through untreated water sources. Many pathogens exist naturally within the environment (with the exception of introduced pathogens) and the presence of a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: advice, to Gerri Buckles and Stephen Atkinson for training, and to everyone at the Salmon Disease Lab

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