Salmon Lice : An Integrated Approach to Understanding Parasite Abundance and Distribution (Hardcover)

List of Contributors vii

Foreword by Bob Kabata xi

Preface xiii

Introduction: Lepeophtheirus salmonis—A Remarkable Success Story 1
Craig J. Hayward, Melanie Andrews, and Barbara F. Nowak

Part I: The Distribution and Abundance of Planktonic Larval Stages of Lepeophtheirus salmonis: Surveillance and Modeling

Chapter 1. Modeling the Distribution and Abundance of Planktonic Larval Stages of Lepeophtheirus salmonis in Norway 31
Lars Asplin, Karin K. Boxaspen, and Anne D. Sandvik

Chapter 2. Abundance and Distribution of Larval Sea Lice in Scottish Coastal Waters 51
Alexander G. Murray, Trish L. Amundrud, Michael J. Penston, Campbell C. Pert, and Stuart J. Middlemas

Chapter 3. Sea Louse Abundance on Farmed Salmon in the Southwestern New Brunswick Area of the Bay of Fundy 83
Blythe D. Chang, Fred H. Page, Michael J. Beattie, and Barry W.H. Hill

Chapter 4. Modeling Sea Lice Production and Concentrations in the Broughton Archipelago, British Columbia 117
Dario J. Stucchi, Ming Guo, Michael G.G. Foreman, Piotr Czajko, Moira Galbraith, David L. Mackas, and Philip A. Gillibrand

Part II: Salmon Louse Management on Farmed Salmon

Chapter 5: Salmon Louse Management on Farmed Salmon—Norway 153
Gordon Ritchie and Karin K. Boxaspen

Chapter 6: Ireland: The Development of Sea Lice Management Methods 177
David Jackson

Chapter 7: Salmon Louse Management on Farmed Salmon in Scotland 205
Crawford W. Revie

Chapter 8: Sea Lice Management on Salmon Farms in British Columbia, Canada 235
Sonja M. Saksida, Diane Morrison, Mark Sheppard, and Ian Keith

Part III: Salmon Lice on Wild Salmonids in Coastal Zones: Present Status and Implications

Chapter 9: Present Status and Implications of Salmon Lice on Wild Salmonids in Norwegian Coastal Zones 281
Bengt Finstad and P°al Arne Bjørn

Chapter 10: Lepeophtheirus salmonis on Salmonids in the Northeast Pacific Ocean 307
Simon R.M. Jones and Richard J. Beamish

Index 331

Color plates appear between pages 50 and 51.