Wrasse Biology and Use in Aquaculture draws together the latest information on the biology and culture of wrasse in controlling sea lice.

Contents

Wrasse Biology

1. North European Wrasse: Identification, Distribution and Habitat
2. Seasonal, Sexual and Geographical Variation in the Biology of Goldsinny, Corkwing and Rock Cook on the West Coast of Scotland
3. Observations of Wrasse on an Artificial Reef
4. Field Observations of the Cleaning of Ballan Wrasse and torment Feeding
5. The Territorial Range of Goldsinny Wrasse on a Small Natural Reef
6. Distribution and Abundance of Wrasse in Inshore Waters of West Scotland
7. The Biology of Inshore Goldsinny Populations: Can They Sustain Commercial Exploitation?
8. The Effect of Intensive Fishing of Wild Wrasse Populations in Lettercallow Bay, Connemara, Ireland: Implications for the Future Management of the Fishery
9. Survival, Osmoregulation and Oxygen Consumption of Wrasse at Low Salinity and/or Low Temperature
10. Preliminary Breeding Trials of Wrasse in an Intensive System
11. Preliminary Trials on the Culture of Goldsinny and Corkwing Wrasse

Aquaculture Applications

13. Development and Future of Cleaner-Fish Technology and Other Biological Control Techniques in Fish Farming
14. Wrasse as Cleaner-Fish of Sea Lice on Farmed Atlantic Salmon in West Scotland
15. Large-Scale use of Wrasse to Control Sea Lice and Net Fouling in Salmon Farms in Norway
16. Wrasse as Cleaner-Fish: the Shetland Experience
17. Parasites and Diseases of Wrasse Being Used as Cleaner-Fish on Salmon Farms in Ireland and Scotland
18. Health Status of Goldsinny Wrasse, Including a Detailed Examination of the Parasite Community of Flødevigen, Southern Norway
19. The Potential for Viral Problems Related to the use of Wrasse in the Farming of Altantic Salmon
20. Virulence of serotypes and Atypical to Goldsinny Wrasse
21. Determination of Satiation and Maintenance Rations of Goldsinny Wrasse fed on Mussel Meat
22. Successful Survival of Wrasse through Winter in Surbmersible Netcages in a Fjord in Western Norway
23. Wrasse Biology and Aquaculture Applications: Commentary and Conclusions

Index

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