Residence time of the sea louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis K., on Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., after immersion in fresh water
- 1 August 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Fish Biology
- Vol. 37 (2) , 311-314
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1990.tb05861.x
Abstract
Returning adult salmon caught at the mouth of the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, were transferred to tanks in the laboratory. For fish placed in fresh water, sea lice remained attached for up to 6 days, though most lice were lost in the first 48 hours. Few lice were lost from salmon maintained in sea water. The experiments were conducted in water within a temperature range of 12·8 to 16° C, equivalent to summer river temperatures in the Aberdeenshire Dee.Keywords
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