An Investigation into the Usefulness of Parasites as Tags for Herring (Clupea harengus) Stocks in the Western North Atlantic, with Emphasis on Use of the Larval Nematode Anisakis simplex(Pdf - 3.2 MB)
An Investigation into the Usefulness of Parasites as Tags for Herring (Clupea harengus) Stocks in the Western North Atlantic, with Emphasis on Use of the Larval Nematode Anisakis simplexJean F. Chenoweth, Sharon E. McGladdery, Carl J. Sindermann, Thomas K. Sawyer and Jeffrey W. Bier
Maine Department of Marine Resources, Fisheries Research Laboratory
West Boothbay Harbor, Maine, USA 04575
Source - Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science, Volume 7(1): 25-33
ISSN-0250-6408
Studies on the prevalence and intensity of selected herring parasites were conducted during 1981-83 in the western North Atlantic. Results are presented on three species of larval nematodes, Anisakis simplex, Hysterothylacium aduncum and Terranova sp., a larval cestode and the fungus, Ichthyophonus hoferi. Of the parasites examined, A. simplex showed the most potential as a natural tag for use in stock discrimination work. Results from this parasite are consistent with results from tagging studies.
Language - English
Publisher - Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO), Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Publication Date - December 1986
Publication Type - Journal Article
Descriptors - Atlantic herring, parasites, tagging