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Offline BOWHUNTER45

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WHAT IS IT ?? Larvae ?????
« on: August 15, 2015, 07:55:42 AM »
So I have seen tape worm larvae in bears but nothing like this in fish ! I have been reading a lot about fish lately and what I am reading lately is something that concerns me ..especially when you eat a lot of fish ...Not sure what this is but I know I would not eat it !

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Re: WHAT IS IT ?? Larvae ?????
« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2015, 08:03:36 AM »
Sounds like this might be the thing, from ifish.net...

Re: Tapioca Disease in Salmon
Here's the scoop on those parasites:

Henneguya spp.
This myxozoan parasite forms small white or yellow cysts about the size of a grain of rice in the flesh of marine fishes like salmon, rockfish, and flatfish. These usually do not affect the flavor, texture, or safety of the meat, but one species H. salmonicola may produce visible cysts filled with milky fluid in coho and sockeye salmon, reducing the attractiveness of the flesh. However, this is not a common problem.

Kudoa spp.
Myxozoan parasites of the genus Kudoa form white cysts in the muscle of salmon and many other local marine fishes. The frequency of this problem is very low in wild-caught salmon. The cysts may be large enough to form noticeable white patches or streaks in the meat. After the death of the fish, the parasites release an enzyme that breaks down muscle tissue and causes the flesh to become soft and less desireable as food. The enzyme is fairly heat-stable and may continue to breakdown tissue even if the meat is smoked.

Buck, it sounds like yours was a case of H. salmonicola or what has commonly become known as "tapioca disease". Here's a photo from the PP board that is probably a case of the Kudoa species variety:

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Re: WHAT IS IT ?? Larvae ?????
« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2015, 08:05:22 AM »
I've also seen roundworms in the meat this year which I have never noticed in the past.  I'd just cut them out like I do the worm cysts in lingcod, unless there are too many, then crab bait it would be.   :(

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Re: WHAT IS IT ?? Larvae ?????
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2015, 08:38:55 AM »
Yep. Not uncommon.

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Re: WHAT IS IT ?? Larvae ?????
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2015, 08:59:03 AM »
I don't usually find too many in Salmon. Just a couple I can pick out and move on, when it's loaded with em, it becomes crab bait

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Re: WHAT IS IT ?? Larvae ?????
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2015, 09:04:58 AM »
I often find it in river caught salmon, but I don't fish the salt often.




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Re: WHAT IS IT ?? Larvae ?????
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2015, 10:09:35 AM »
Every once in awhile we would see this in fish caught out of the salt in SE AK. Not uncommon, but unsightly.

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