Detailed project information for Study Plan Number 01072-06

Branch :	Fish Health Branch
Study Plan Number :	01072-06
Study Title :	Relationship between bacterial pathogens and survival among mature, sea-run Atlantic salmon
Starting Date :	05/01/1996
Completion Date :	09/30/2000
Principal Investigator(s) :	Cipriano, Rocco C.
Primary PI :	Cipriano, Rocco C.
Telephone Number :	(304) 724-4432
Email Address :	rocco_cipriano@usgs.gov
SIS Number :	5002166
Primary Program Element :	Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Second Program Element :	Application of Science Information to Management
Status :	Completed
Abstract :	A serious void of information exists regarding parameters that affect the ocean survival of Atlantic salmon. This is complicated by the inability to obtain adequate samples from free-ranging salmon in the Atlantic Ocean. Furunculosis and Vibriosis are common diseases causing significant mortality among captive populations of Atlantic salmon farmed in marine environments. Aeromonas salmonicida also causes significant infections of sea-run migrating populations of both Pacific salmon and Atlantic salmon. In addition, A. salmonicida has been isolated from the salmon louse and marine plankton which indicates that such organisms may serve as vectors for the marine transmission of this disease. This study was designed to assess (1) the nature of infection in sea-run fish returning to New England Rivers and (2) understand the potential for salmon lice to serve as reservoirs of infection.
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