| bolbophorus damnificus n. sp. (digenea: bolbophoridae) from the channel catfish ictalurus punctatus and american white pelican pelecanus erythrorhynchos in the usa based on life-cycle and molecular data. | the common pathogenic prodiplostomulum metacercaria in the flesh, mostly near the skin, of pond-produced channel catfish ictalurus punctatus has been demonstrated to be bolbophorus damnificus overstreet & curran n. sp. the catfish acquires the infection from the snail planorbella trivolvis, the only known first intermediate host, and the species is perpetuated through the american white pelican pelecanus erythrorhynchos, as confirmed by experimental infections with nestling and dewormed adult pe ... | 2002 | 12075128 |
| fish tissue quality in the lower mississippi river and health risks from fish consumption. | between 1990 and 1994, samples of three shellfish species (i.e. blue crab, callinectes sapidus;crayfish, procambarus acutis; and river shrimp, macrobrachium ohionii) and 16 fish species and were collected at six sites along the lower mississippi river by the louisiana department of environmental quality, office of water resources in coordination with the us environmental protection agency. the fish species included: bigmouth buffalo (ictiobus cyanellus); blue catfish (ictalurus furcatus); carp ( ... | 2003 | 12526903 |
| defeating diplostomoid dangers in usa catfish aquaculture. | diplostomoid digenean metacercariae have caused widescale mortalities of channel catfish, ictalurus punctatus (rafinesque), at aquaculture farms in louisiana, mississippi and arkansas, usa. originally, based on a tentative diagnosis, the industry considered the primary harmful agent to be an introduced species from europe, bolbophorus confusus (krause, 1914), frequently reported from the american white pelican, pelecanus erythrorhynchos gmelin. our group has now shown, using its 1-2 plus three m ... | 2004 | 15357393 |
| fishing, fish consumption and advisory awareness among louisiana's recreational fishers. | this paper presents results from the first known population-based survey of recreational fishers in louisiana (n=1774). the ultimate goal of this study was to obtain data in support of the development of regional advisories for a high exposure population with unique seafood consumption patterns. between july and august of 2008, a survey was mailed to a random sample of licensed recreational fishers to characterize local fishing habits, sportfish consumption, and advisory awareness. eighty-eight ... | 2011 | 21851935 |
| using flow-ecology relationships to evaluate ecosystem service trade-offs and complementarities in the nation's largest river swamp. | large river systems are inextricably linked with social systems; consequently, management decisions must be made within a given ecological, social, and political framework that often defies objective, technical resolution. understanding flow-ecology relationships in rivers is necessary to assess potential impacts of management decisions, but translating complex flow-ecology relationships into stakeholder-relevant information remains a struggle. the concept of ecosystem services provides a bridge ... | 2015 | 25840699 |
| pregnant women in louisiana are not meeting dietary seafood recommendations. | background. the 2015-2020 dietary guidelines for americans recommend that pregnant women and women of childbearing ages consume 8-12 oz. of seafood per week. fish are the major dietary source of omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, which have benefits for the mother and fetus. methods. in this observational study, we investigated dietary habits of pregnant women in baton rouge, louisiana, usa, to determine if they achieve recommended seafood intake. a print survey, which included comm ... | 2016 | 27504202 |