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Solar ultraviolet radiation as a causal factor of ‘summer syndrome’ in cage‐reared Atlantic salmon, Salmo solar L.: a clinical and histopathological study
Author(s) -
McARDLE J.,
BULLOCK A. M.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of fish diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-2761
pISSN - 0140-7775
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2761.1987.tb01070.x
Subject(s) - salmo , histopathology , biology , ultraviolet radiation , fishery , cage , zoology , veterinary medicine , fish <actinopterygii> , pathology , medicine , chemistry , mathematics , combinatorics , radiochemistry
. During the exceptionally good summer of 1984, severe losses occurred at a number of marine salmon farms in the west of Ireland. Clinical signs and associated histopathology of the disease are described together with relevant meteorological data gathered during the course of the mortalities. The clinical, histopathological and meteorological data observed strongly suggest that prolonged exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation played a major role in the losses which occurred. Other contributory factors involved in the mortalities are described and discussed.