A parasite that 'liquifies' fish flesh is on the rise, and researchers are searching for answers

For 15 years, Norway's Institute of Marine Research has found that the kudoa parasite damaged just 1 percent of mackerel meat across the stock. This year, the problem has more than doubled.

Doctoral research fellow Lucilla Giulietti is working at Norway's Institute of Marine Research to find answers to how and why the kudoa parasite spreads in the mackerel population.
Doctoral research fellow Lucilla Giulietti is working at Norway's Institute of Marine Research to find answers to how and why the kudoa parasite spreads in the mackerel population.Foto: Erlend Astad Lorentzen
Published 4 December 2020, 00:48Updated 4 December 2020, 00:48
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