Parasite Detection In Coarse Fish

Current Government Regulations stipulate you must get a fish health check, before moving fish into the following types of inland waters:

Rivers

Canals

Lakes, ponds and reservoirs (stillwaters) with an inlet or an outlet to a river, canal or open water

Stillwaters within a floodplain which have a 1% chance of flooding in any year, or where there’s evidence of flooding.

eDNA Mainstream has exclusive access to novel technology to analyse for the possible presence of the listed parasites in Section 30/KIF of the legislation.

Currently the only recognised method of detection of these and other important parasites is by individual examination of fish including post-mortem examination. This is obviously time-consuming and costly since it will involve the employment of suitable experts, as well as the loss of fish which are selected for post-mortem examination.

With the new proprietary technology exclusively available from eDNA Mainstream filtered pond or lake water samples can give a clear indication of the presence of any of the parasites listed below, with a high degree of sensitivity of the assay.

In general, the larger the sample volume of water which passes through the eDNA filter then the more accurate the eDNA detection levels.

Our robotic eDNA laboratory results will have a confidence level of at least 95%.

However, there are a number of factors which may affect the results, including biological variations, season, water temperature etc.

 

Parasites Detected

Acanthocephala Lucii

Anguillicoloides crassus

Argulus foliaceus

Argulus mongolianus

Argulus japonicus

Argulus coregoni

Atracoytocestus

Caryophyllaeides Fennica

CEV

Dactlogyrus (Gill Flukes)

Diplozoon

Ergasilus briani

Ergasilus gibbus

Ergasilus sieboldi

Glycyphagid Mite

Gyrodactylus (Skin Flukes)

Ichthyophthirius Multifillis

Kawia Sinensis

KHV

Lactococcosis due to Lactococcus Garvieae

Lernaea cyprinacea

Ligula

Monobothrium wageneri

Pellucidhaptor Pricei

Philometroides Sanguineus

Pomphorhynchus laevis

Pomphorhynchus tereticollis

Schyzocotyle acheilognathi (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi)

Tracheliastes Polycolpus

Tracheliastes Pricei

Tricholdina

 Parasite Detection Key
Green: These parasites are looked for in a standard fish health check by the EA at Brampton. These parasites are also listed on the IFM and EA web pages.
Yellow: Advisory to look for with green
Blue: If these viruses are detected, then we/the lab must notify Cefas by law.

 Water Body Management

In addition, we now have the technology to detect:

 

Motherless minnows (Leucaspius delineates)

Catfish

Chinese Mitten Crab

Crayfish native (White clawed crayfish and Stone crayfish)

Crayfish invasive (Signal crayfish)

Pumpkin seeds fish (Lepomis gibbosus)

Quagga Mussel

Sturgeon

Zebra mussel