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Methods: Conclusions:
Samples of Palaemon serratus will be obtained The results show that Galway has the highest prevalence (%)
from fisherman in Galway, Donegal, Dublin and of Bopyrus Squilarum out of all four regions examined (40%).
Kerry. Common prawns are caught using bait This differs significantly from the 5% prevalence of Bopyrus
traps which usually contain oily fish such as squilarum calculated for Kerry.
Herring. External factors such as water pollution could potentially be
effecting host immune system differently in various parts of the
The prawns will be frozen initially. I will then country which would account for the difference in parasite
defrost the samples and calculate the prevalence observed in this study.
prevalence of the parasite in each sample from Further research should be carried out to assess the potential
each region. of Bopyrus squilarum as a biological indicator
Figure 1: Different life cycle stages of Prevalence (%) = number of infected prawns in
Bopyrus Squilarum. sample/ total number of prawns in sample*100 References:
Ravichandran, Rameshkumar and Balasubramanian, 1)Ravichandran, S., Rameshkumar, G. and Balasubramanian, T. (2010).
2010) Infestation of isopod parasites in commercial marine fishes. Journal of Parasitic
Diseases, 34(2), pp.97-98.
2) Dodds, R. (2018). Best Prawn Bait and Shrimp Bait - Is your bait the Best?.
[online] Fishinbc.com. Available at: http://www.fishinbc.com/prawn-bait/].