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• TITLE: Landscape Analysis for PaV1 Infection in Lobsters Panulirus argus from the Artisanal Fishery of the Eastern Coast of Yucatan, Mexico

  AUTHORS: Ruth A. Pérez-Campos, Oswaldo Huchim-Lara, Silvia Salas, María Liceaga-Correa, Héctor Hernández-Nuñez, Cristina Pascual-Jiménez Pascual-Jiménez, Rossanna Rodríguez-Canul

  KEYWORDS: Panulirus argus, PaV1, Geospatial Analysis, Artisanal Fishery, Seagrass

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Marine Science, Vol.6 No.3, July 8, 2016

  ABSTRACT: Panulirus argus virus 1 (PaV1) is considered a major threat to spiny lobsters Panulirus argus. In this study Geospatial analysis was used to analyze PaV1 distribution in an artisanal fishery of spiny lobster Panulirus argus population from the north coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Adult and sub-adult P. argus and seabed coverage data were collected from thirty artisanal fishing sites. Five seabed coverage types were identified: seagrass; sand/seagrass mixture; sand only; coral/sand mixture; and seaweed. No juveniles were examined. Of the 358 collected lobsters, PaV1 was identified in four organisms (three sub-adults and one adult) from two fishing sites (termed A ＆ B), both found in a seagrass coverage area. Overall prevalence was of 1.12%. Prevalence was of 20% (2/10) at one site and of 12.6% (2/16) at the other.