Marine Contaminants and Disease
Marine Contaminants and Disease
Lingering oil in the sediments of Knight Island
We are evaluating the acute and chronic effects of contaminant exposures to marine fish health, paying particular attention to the impacts of contaminant exposure on susceptibility to infectious and parasitic diseases. Current work involves assessing the impacts of exposure to poly aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH’s) and poly chlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s) on subsequent disease susceptibility.
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PCB Exposure and Disease Susceptibility
Researchers at that MMFS are experimentally determining the impacts of high PCB body burdens on the immunocompetency and disease susceptibility of Pacific herring.
PAH Exposure and Disease Susceptibility
Researchers at the MMFS are studying the immediate and delayed effects of petroleum hydrocarbon exposures to Pacific herring.
Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHSV) - MMFS
Fish Virus - Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus (VHSV)
Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii) - MMFS
Species Studied - Pacific Herring ( Clupea pallasii )