| epizootics of metazoan gill parasites did not threaten feasibility of farming southern bluefin tuna (thunnus maccoyii) in a trial extending over summer months. | tuna farming off port lincoln, australia, involves catching wild 2-4-year-old southern bluefin tuna in summer and then fattening for periods of 2-8 months. as fresh product is not available year-round, the feasibility of maintaining tuna for longer periods was trialled, including over a summer season, when temperatures may exceed 24 degrees c. as the rates of growth and reproduction in ectoparasites of fishes are usually most rapid during warm temperatures, parasite epizootics at this time may a ... | 2008 | 18394810 |