ENVIRONMENTAL AND GENETIC EFFECTS ON THE IMMUNE PERFORMANCE OF FARMED CHINOOK SALMON Oncorhynchus tshawytscha

BECKER, LA; HEATH, JW; HEATH, DD; DIXON, B

San Diego, California

Simposio; AQUACULTURE 2010; 2010

National Shellfisheries Association, Fish Culture Section of the American Fisheries Society, and the World Aquaculture Society

Breeding practices in salmon aquaculture are substantially based on artificial mating, leading farmed stocks to diverge genetically and phenotypically from wild fish. This situation needs to be considered with regard to the fish immune response to diseases, which is important for commercial fish production. Our project investigates the effects of breeding practices and rearing environments on the Chinook salmon immune system.