Steve Weeb
Research Scientist
Aquaculture
Cawthron Institute
New Zealand
Biography
Steve is a scientist with the Aquaculture group at Cawthron. He is also a member of the animal ethics committee and is a quarantine containment manager. His work involves detecting and identifying viral infections in bivalve molluscs, investigating molluscan pathology as well as conducting routine health surveys of aquaculture molluscs.
Research Interest
Technical skills, experience and interests Histological indicators of disease and suboptimal conditions in bivalves Anisakid nematodes in finfish, cetaceans, pinnipeds and birds Parasite-induced loss of quality in seafoods Bonamia, APX, Ostreid herpes virus, molluscan chlamydia and digestive epithelial virosis
