DETECTION OF AEROMONAS-SALMONICIDA FROM WATER USING A FILTRATION METHOD

Aeromonas salmonicida is a principal pathogen that contributes to mort ality in hatchery-maintained Atlantic salmon that originated from the Connecticut and Merrimack rivers in the northeastern United States. Fi eld tests were conducted to assess a filtration method for detection o f A. salmonicida in water used to rear fishes. A presumptive identific ation of typical A. salmonicida was available within 72 h and the path ogen was confirmed within 96 h. This filtration method has been incorp orated into daily management practices and provides results that allow ed managers to make more informed decisions for fishery resources.