Expanding fish farming is one way to meet the demand of the world's growing population. Fish farms are known to experience outbreaks of sea lice that make their products unmarketable. But fixing the ...

Two of Scotland's biggest salmon producers say they have made a breakthrough in the rearing of so-called cleaner-fish to tackle sea lice. Until now, most of the wrasse used in salmon cages have ...

This in turn was due to "biological issues", which can mean sea lice infestations or disease. Salmon farming companies have been investing in research and development of methods to reduce the ...

First thing's first. Sea lice aren't lice at all. They're tiny baby jellyfish, so small you can't even see them -- about the size of a grain of pepper. And just like their grownup counterparts ...

Regarding your rash, how are you sure it was not sea lice? I did a bit of research and here is what found. Sea lice are actually larva of jellyfish that are virtually impossible to view when in water.

Sea lice, the article explained, leave fish with ugly lesions that lessen the salmon's market value, stunt their growth and leave the host fish prone to a variety of sometimes fatal illnesses.

Sea lice attracted by chemical signals from salmon, study finds. New international research led by Norway's Nofima sheds ...

Norway's 2024 sea lice impact assessment raises concerns. Impact on wild fish along the coast is "higher than desirable", ...

New research conducted by the Norwegian Institute of Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Nofima) has enhanced the ...