I caught a 14" Puget Sound Cutthroat this week. I noticed about a dozen round parasites on the fish, 1/4 to 1/2 " in diameter. I am familiar with the common sea lice often seen on salmon but this is new to me. Any clarity would be appreciated.
Searun CT parasite?
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Another good resource: https://www.coastalcutthroatcoalition.com/
If you do some online searching here, and on google, you might find an image of what you are talking about.
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en......0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.QFmY1T3-niI
If you do some online searching here, and on google, you might find an image of what you are talking about.
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en......0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..0.0.0....0.QFmY1T3-niI
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This was a cuttie from last night. Poor pic, but you can see it's body covered with invaders.
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Another parasitic spin-off of fish farming. I'm sure our bureaurats have their finest minds working on this issue right now and soon we will hear that we need not be concerned.
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So your BC cutties have the same issue? None of the resident coho I caught have this issue.
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I haven't seen them on salmon but have seen them on SR cutts for the last 3 or 4 years. From what I've read they are symptomatic of aquaculture similar to the sea lice we do see on salmon.
Thanks all, for your comments and observations.
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