A preferred however expensive fish salmon imported from Norway is contaminated with parasites, which may make its means and unfold to Turkish salmon farms, leading to mass mortality and financial losses for the fishing business, mentioned an knowledgeable after conducting detailed analysis.
Within the scope of the analysis, professor Argun Akif Özak, a tutorial specializing in fish illnesses, examined Norwegian salmon offered in markets.
Giving details about the analysis, the professor acknowledged {that a} kind of parasite from the “Lepeophtheirus salmonis” household has been detected in imported salmon merchandise.
“We also examined samples we took from salmon farms in the Black Sea. We did not find this type of parasite in those samples. Yet, there is no guarantee that such a problem will not occur in domestic salmon farms in the coming years.”
Noting that the Turkish salmon sector is rising steadily every year and that fifty,000 tons of Turkish salmon exports have been made in 2022, Özak emphasised that reside fish imports must be completed in a extremely managed method to keep away from issues within the quickly rising Turkish sector.
There is a excessive likelihood for the transmission of those parasites when importing reside fish from overseas as these parasites connect themselves to the outer layer of the fish, damaging its pores and skin and blood vessels to feed on it, the professor added.
“When these parasites multiply excessively, it can substantially hit the fish population, which means a grave economic loss for producers.”
About 24 sorts of parasites, generally often known as “fish lice” or “sea lice,” are present in fish residing in Turkish waters.
These parasites feed on blood they suck from fish pores and skin and trigger mass deaths as they quickly enhance in fish raised in a captive atmosphere.
Contrary to standard perception, when it comes to human well being, most fish parasites don’t trigger any destructive signs and subsequently usually are not thought of a well being hazard.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
