Gyrodactylus

'While all this paints a picture of a robust industry, diseases such as Gyrodactylus salaris can have devastating effects.

Fishupdate.com 2009

'While all this paints a picture of a robust industry, diseases such as Gyrodactylus salaris can have devastating effects.

Fishupdate.com 2009

For example, in Norway, pen-reared salmon from the Baltic Sea region brought with them a parasitic fluke, Gyrodactylus salaries.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

For example, in Norway, pen-reared salmon from the Baltic Sea region brought with them a parasitic fluke, Gyrodactylus salaries.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

For example, in Norway, pen-reared salmon from the Baltic Sea region brought with them a parasitic fluke, Gyrodactylus salaries.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

For example, in Norway, pen-reared salmon from the Baltic Sea region brought with them a parasitic fluke, Gyrodactylus salaries.

Trout and Salmon of North America Robert J. Behnke 2002

Mr Lochhead also highlighted the importance of keeping Scotland free of the salmon parasite Gyrodactylus salaris (Gs) to protect our rivers and jobs, and launched a new awareness film:

Fishupdate.com 2009

Mr Lochhead also highlighted the importance of keeping Scotland free of the salmon parasite Gyrodactylus salaris (Gs) to protect our rivers and jobs, and launched a new awareness film:

Fishupdate.com 2009

Scottish Aquaculture: A Fresh Start; supports the continued development of an ambitious, sustainable, thriving and growing Scottish aquaculture industry; recognises the economic importance of the industry to Scotland as a whole and many coastal communities in particular; supports efforts to advance the enviable international reputation of quality Scottish aquaculture products, built on high environmental standards and excellent health status when compared to competitor nations; further supports efforts to advance the enviable international reputation of Scotland's wild salmon stocks and, in light of the potential damage to the health and integrity of wild stocks caused by escaped farmed fish, believes that a robust commitment to reducing escapes and improved traceability must be a central element of the new Strategic Framework; recognises the continued threat posed by Gyrodactylus salaris to farmed and wild salmon stocks alike and, in light of the economic and ecological damage that an outbreak could cause, considers that further serious consideration must be given to measures aimed at reducing the likelihood of the parasite entering Scotland; welcomes the engagement of the shellfish and finfish industries and other stakeholders in the development of the new Strategic Framework for Scottish Aquaculture, to be published in spring

J. Arthur MacNumpty 2008