Parasitic diseases pose significant challenges to the success of mariculture. The health management strategies used in sea-cage aquaculture are not completely effective at preventing parasites from entering through interactions with wild fish. This study monitored the health status of greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili, Risso 1810) over a two-month period following their introduction to the farm in the Middle Eastern Adriatic...

The annual production of European flat oysters (Ostrea edulis) in Croatia is about 50 to 65 tons, and it has a long tradition. All Croatian oyster farms are subjected to the national surveillance program aiming to detect the presence of Bonamia ostreae and Marteilia refringens according to the Council Directive 2006/88/EC. Within the surveillance program, the first findings of the parasite Bonamia spp. occurred in 2016 in two...