Invasive alien parasites have also become a problem in our region.

Scientists in Cape Breton have been tracking the spread of the oyster parasite, MSX (Haplosporidium nelsoni), and more recently the eel swimbladder nematode (Anguillicoloides crassus).

Please click on "Eel swimbladder parasite" in the menu on the right to find out more about this invasive worm. Stay tuned for a species information sheet for MSX.