title: Epizootic shell disease in American lobsters Homarus americanus in southern New England: past, present and future.
abstract: The emergence of epizootic shell disease in American lobsters Homarus americanus in the southern New England area, USA, has presented many new challenges to understanding the interface between disease and fisheries management. This paper examines past knowledge of shell disease, supplements this with the new knowledge generated through a special New England Lobster Shell Disease Initiative completed in 2011, and suggests how epidemiological tools can be used to elucidate the interactions between fisheries management and disease.
authors.affiliation: University of Rhode Island, Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Kingston, RI 02881, USA. kcastro@uri.edu
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: J Stanley
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Cobb
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gomez-Chiarri
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tlusty
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases; D000818:Animals; D001267:Atlantic Ocean; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D008121:Nephropidae; D009511:New England; D013997:Time Factors