Publications by authors named "Hannah E B Stagg"
The king scallop (Pecten maximus) is a commercially important species found around the United Kingdom coast. The association of an Apicomplexan-like parasite with mass mortality of Icelandic scallop (Chlamys islandica) in Iceland and the presence of identical parasites in king scallop (Pecten maximus) and queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) in Scotland raised serious concerns regarding the health of Scottish king scallops. Marine Scotland Science (MSS) conducted a survey in 2016 to assess the prevalence and the intensity of parasite infection in king scallops.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe commercial production of lumpfish L. is expanding with the increased demand for their use as cleaner fish, to control sea-lice numbers, at marine Atlantic salmon L. aquaculture sites throughout Northern Europe.
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- In April and May 2015, reports emerged of dead and sick European eels in the River Dee and River Spey, prompting investigations into 10 cases that year and one in 2016.
- Symptoms in affected eels included white patches, and Flavobacterium psychrophilum was found in all tested cases, with certain isolates identified through advanced whole-genome sequencing.
- Despite detecting the pathogen, healthy wild fish tested negative for F. psychrophilum, highlighting the need for further research on the bacteria's effects on eel health and its potential implications for the salmon population.