Parasites and Pathology
So far the risk of parasite and disease spreading for SBT aquaculture is low to negligible; the modern SBT aquaculture industry has total catch to harvest mortalities of around 2-4%. A diverse range of parasite species has been found hosting the SBT, with most of the parasites examined posing little or no risk to the health of the farms - with some SBT actually showing antibody responses to epizootics - however, blood fluke and gill fluke have the greatest risk factors. Hypoxia is also a significant issue, and can be escalated due to unforeseen environmental factors such as algal blooms. So it seems that pathological risks are low now, however, this is seen as a dynamic process, therefore ongoing monitoring should take place to ensure its control, especially if farming intensifies and stocking levels increase.
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