Collapse of the fishery for Iceland scallop (Chlamys islandica) in Breidafjordur, West Iceland

Is an Apicomplexan Parasite Responsible for the Collapse of the Iceland Scallop (Chlamys islandica) Stock?

Due to the total and unexpected collapse of the Iceland scallop, Chlamys islandica, stocks around Iceland during the 2000s, a commercial fishing ban has been imposed on this valuable resource since 2003. Following the initial identification of an apicomplexan parasite in the scallops, a long-term surveillance program was established to evaluate the effect of the parasite on the population. The ...

Margolisiella islandica sp. nov. (Apicomplexa: Eimeridae) infecting Iceland scallop Chlamys islandica (Müller, 1776) in Icelandic waters.

Wild Iceland scallops Chlamys islandica from an Icelandic bay were examined for parasites. Queen scallops Aequipecten opercularis from the Faroe Islands and king scallops Pecten maximus and queen scallops from Scottish waters were also examined. Observations revealed heavy infections of eimeriorine parasites in 95-100% of C. islandica but not the other scallop species. All life stages in the ap...

Previously unknown apicomplexan species infecting Iceland scallop, Chlamys islandica (Müller, 1776), queen scallop, Aequipecten opercularis L., and king scallop, Pecten maximus L.

Examination of three scallop species from three separate locations: Iceland scallop from Icelandic waters, king scallop from Scottish waters and queen scallop from Faroese and Scottish waters, revealed infections of a previously unknown apicomplexan parasite in all three scallop species. Developmental forms observed in the shells appeared to include both sexual and asexual stages of the parasit...

The collapse of Bár arbunga caldera, Iceland

B. Riel,1 P. Milillo,1,2 M. Simons,1 P. Lundgren,3 H. Kanamori1 and S. Samsonov4 1Seismological Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E. California Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. E-mail: [email protected] 2Scuola di Ingegneria, Università degli Studi della Basilicata, Viale dell’Ateneo Lucano 10, I-85100 Potenza, Italy 3Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena, CA...

Some cell-wall constituents of Cetraria islandica ("Iceland Moss").