Susceptibility of Atlantic cod Gadus morhua, halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus and wrasse (Labridae) to Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida and the possibility of transmission of furunculosis from farmed salmon Salmo salar to marine fish

The possibility of transmission of Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida from Atlantic salmon Salmo salar to cod Gadus morhua, halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus, and wrasse (Labridae) was studied in both laboratory cohabitation and injection challenge trials, and in a field situation during an outbreak of furunculosis in Atlantic salmon in 2 sea farms containing both cod and salmon. A, salmonicida subsp, salmonicida was isolated from cod, halibut and wrasse, but only occasionally. The injection challenge studies with A, salmonicida subsp. salmonicida were carried out on cod and halibut. Despite challenge with 4.6 x 10(3), 4.6 x 10(4) and 4.6 x 10(5) CFU (colony-forming units) of the bacterium, only 1 halibut died, whereas no mortality occurred in the cod groups. In cohabitation challenge trials in which cod, halibut and wrasse were kept together with infected salmon, 1 cod and 1 halibut died, with subsequent isolation of A, salmonicida subsp. salmonicida from their kidneys. In a group of salmon challenged in the same way with infected salmon cohabitants, all the salmon died. In the field study, there were high mortalities of salmon due to furunculosis. However, A, salmonicida subsp. salmonicida was isolated from only 1 of the wrasse used as 'cleaner fish' for the salmon. A. salmonicida was not isolated from cod during the field study. The results suggest that A, salmonicida subsp. salmonicida can be transmitted from salmon and cause disease in cod, halibut and wrasse, but that this is a relatively rare event

Layout optimisation algorithms and reliability assessment of wind farm for microgrid integration:A comprehensive review

Abstract The paper represents a comprehensive review of the wind farm layout and reliability assessment of the wind farm integrated electrical power system. The authors have done a review on the proliferation of renewable energy which raises the uncertainties in the electrical power system. The uncertainties including wind speed and wake effect are important to deal with when an isolated microgrid is considered. The scenario becomes vigilant when the wind farms are integrated with the main grid. Due to uncertainties, the study of reliability evaluation of a wind integrated power system would become significant to analyse the electrical power system behaviour effectively. So, the paper discusses the layout optimisation methods of wind turbines considering the uncertainty parameters, mainly the wake effect. In this regard, the different wake models and optimisation methods based on a single‐objective and multi‐objective functions are reviewed in detail with the proper comparisons. The paper serves as a better illustration of the competency of these optimisation methods on the optimal wind turbine location on a wind farm. Furthermore, the paper extends the view on the reliability and cost assessment, and reliability improvement techniques of the wind integrated power system. This article provides comprehensive information, yields an attractive and subsequent tool for research requirements for the researchers to design the wind farm layout, and assessed the reliability of a wind integrated power system