DAO 100:149-158 (2012) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02507
Contribution to the DAO Special: 'Disease effects on lobster fisheries, ecology, and culture'
Epizootic shell disease in American lobsters Homarus americanus in southern New England: past, present and future
Kathleen M. Castro1,*, J. Stanley Cobb1, Marta Gomez-Chiarri1, Michael Tlusty2
*Email: kcastro@uri.edu
ABSTRACT: The emergence of epizootic shell disease in American lobsters Homarus americanus in the southern New England area, USA, has presented many new challenges to understanding the interface between disease and fisheries management. This paper examines past knowledge of shell disease, supplements this with the new knowledge generated through a special New England Lobster Shell Disease Initiative completed in 2011, and suggests how epidemiological tools can be used to elucidate the interactions between fisheries management and disease.
KEY WORDS: Epizootic shell disease · Lobster · Epidemiology
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(2012) Epizootic shell disease in American lobsters Homarus americanus in southern New England: past, present and future. Dis Aquat Org 100:149-158. https://doi.org/10.3354/dao02507
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