Reviewing biodiversity and epidemiological aspects of anisakid nematodes from the North-east Atlantic Ocean

AbstractThis review provides an inventory of the biodiversity of the anisakid species identified so far from fish and marine mammals of the NE Atlantic Ocean. The paper reviews and discusses various taxonomical and epidemiological aspects related to biodiversity assessment, with emphasis on: (1) taxa recognized as ‘biological species’ based on molecular/genetic markers; (2) current molecular/genetic approaches to identify the species at different developmental stages; (3) ecological data related to the actual geographical distribution and definitive host preferences of the species; (4) their distribution in various, commercially important fish species in northern European waters; (5) their possible occurrence in farmed fish; and, finally, (6) an update of their zoonotic potential as causative agents of anisakidosis in humans.

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Corrigendum to “Bisphenol A and its analogs in muscle and liver of fish from the North East Atlantic Ocean in relation to microplastic contamination. Exposure and risk to human consumers” [J. Hazard. Mater. 393 (2020) 122419]

Journal of Hazardous Materials ◽

10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125654 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 415 ◽

pp. 125654

Author(s):

Luís Gabriel A. Barboza ◽

Sara C. Cunha ◽

Carolina Monteiro ◽

José O. Fernandes ◽

Lúcia Guilhermino

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Ocean ◽

Bisphenol A ◽

East Atlantic ◽

North East ◽

The North

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Processing Mixed Mesopelagic Biomass from the North-East Atlantic into Aquafeed Resources; Implication for Food Safety

Foods ◽

10.3390/foods10061265 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 1265

Author(s):

Marc H. G. Berntssen ◽

Lars Thoresen ◽

Sissel Albrektsen ◽

Eduardo Grimaldo ◽

Leif Grimsmo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Food Safety ◽

Transfer Model ◽

Farmed Fish ◽

Fluoride Level ◽

North East ◽

The North ◽

Variable Species ◽

Feed Safety ◽

Global Population ◽

Aquafeed Ingredients

Aquaculture produces most of the world’s seafood and is a valuable food source for an increasing global population. Low trophic mesopelagic biomasses have the potential to sustainably supplement aquafeed demands for increased seafood production. The present study is a theoretical whole-chain feed and food safety assessment on ingredients from mesopelagic biomass and the resulting farmed fish fed these ingredients, based on analysis of processed mesopelagic biomass. Earlier theoretical estimations have indicated that several undesirable compounds (e.g., dioxins and metals and fluoride) would exceed the legal maximum levels for feed and food safety. Our measurements on processed mesopelagic biomasses show that only fluoride exceeds legal feed safety limits. Due to high levels of fluoride in crustaceans, their catch proportion will dictate the fluoride level in the whole biomass and can be highly variable. Processing factors are established that can be used to estimate the levels of undesirables in mesopelagic aquafeed ingredients from highly variable species biomass catches. Levels of most the studied undesirables (dioxins, PCBs, organochlorine pesticides, brominated flame retardant, metals, metalloids) were generally low compared to aquafeed ingredients based on pelagic fish. Using a feed-to-fillet aquaculture transfer model, the use of mesopelagic processed aquafeed ingredients was estimated to reduce the level of dioxins and PCBs by ~30% in farmed seafood such as Atlantic salmon.

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Distribution of viral haemorrhagic septicaemia virus in wild fish species of the North Sea, north east Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms ◽

10.3354/dao047081 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 47 ◽

pp. 81-86 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

JA King ◽

M Snow ◽

DA Smail ◽

RS Raynard

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Ocean ◽

North Sea ◽

Fish Species ◽

Irish Sea ◽

East Atlantic ◽

Haemorrhagic Septicaemia ◽

North East ◽

The North ◽

The North Sea ◽

Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Virus

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Seasonal Variability in Abundance and Vertical Distribution of Parathemisto gaudichaudi (Amphipoda: Hyperiidea) in the North East Atlantic Ocean

Marine Ecology Progress Series ◽

10.3354/meps004289 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

pp. 289-298 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

R Williams ◽

D Robins

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Ocean ◽

Vertical Distribution ◽

Seasonal Variability ◽

East Atlantic ◽

North East ◽

The North

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The management performance of marine protected areas in the North-east Atlantic Ocean

Marine Policy ◽

10.1016/j.marpol.2016.11.031 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 76 ◽

pp. 159-168 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Inma Álvarez-Fernández ◽

Nuria Fernández ◽

Noela Sánchez-Carnero ◽

Juan Freire

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Ocean ◽

Protected Areas ◽

Marine Protected Areas ◽

East Atlantic ◽

Management Performance ◽

North East ◽

The North

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Two new frog species (Microhylidae: Cophixalus) from the Australian Wet Tropics region, and redescription of Cophixalus ornatus

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3271.1.1 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3271 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

CONRAD J. HOSKIN

Keyword(s):

Single Species ◽

Biological Species ◽

Tropical Rainforests ◽

Genetic Lineages ◽

North East ◽

The North ◽

Mating Call ◽

The Family ◽

Wet Tropics ◽

Multiple Species

In Australia the frog family Microhylidae is largely restricted to tropical rainforests of the Wet Tropics region in the north-east of the country, but in that region the family is diverse. Only one species, Cophixalus ornatus, is widespread in the WetTropics but there has been suspicion that it may comprise multiple species. A recent study (Hoskin et al. 2011) assessedgenetic and phenotypic variation across the range of C. ornatus, finding three deeply divergent genetic lineages that differin mating call and some aspects of morphology. Two of these lineages abutt in the central Wet Tropics and in that areahybridization was found to be very limited despite sympatry at high densities. Based on multiple lines of data, Hoskin etal. (2011) concluded that the three genetic lineages represent biological species. The taxonomy of these three lineages isresolved here. I describe two new species, Cophixalus australis sp. nov. and Cophixalus hinchinbrookensis sp. nov., andredescribe C. ornatus. The three species are not distinguishable based on any single morphological or call trait and arebest identified by genetics or locality. The distributions of the three species are largely allopatric. Cophixalus ornatus isfound in rainforest in the northern Wet Tropics, C. australis sp. nov. occurs in rainforest and adjacent wet sclerophyllforests in the central and southern Wet Tropics, and C. hinchinbrookensis sp. nov. inhabits rainforest and montane heathon Hinchinbrook Island. All three species are common. Cophixalus australis sp. nov. contains three genetic subgroupsthat are considered a single species based on phenotypic similarity and high levels of hybridization at contact zones. Thedescription of Cophixalus australis sp. nov. and Cophixalus hinchinbrookensis sp. nov. brings the number of Australian Cophixalus species to 18, 15 of which are restricted to the Wet Tropics region.

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