Is an Apicomplexan Parasite Responsible for the Collapse of the Iceland Scallop (Chlamys islandica) Stock?

• Main Authors: Kristmundsson, Árni, Erlingsdottir, Ásthildur, Freeman, Mark Andrew
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General); T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/16130/; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0144685
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Due to the total and unexpected collapse of the Iceland scallop, Chlamys islandica, stocks around Iceland during the 2000s, a commercial fishing ban has been imposed on this valuable resource since 2003. Following the initial identification of an apicomplexan parasite in the scallops, a long-term su...