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Thursday, July 25, 2024
New tool developed to enhance sea lice dispersion predictions
Researchers from Scotland, Norway, and the Faroe Islands are developing a new tool to improve predictions about sea lice dispersion in water, aiming to enhance fish health through more accurate data, Global Seafood Alliance reported.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
UK experts progress in developing sea lice vaccine
A team of UK experts is advancing research on a pioneering vaccination against sea lice, a longstanding challenge in the global aquaculture sector, FiskerForum reported.
Friday, January 26, 2024
US$1.9 million funding fuels research for oral vaccine to combat sea lice in farmed salmon
A ground-breaking initiative, backed by GBP 1.5 million (US$1.9 million) in funding, seeks to develop an oral vaccine to address the pervasive issue of sea lice in farmed Atlantic salmon, Global Seafood Alliance reported.
Friday, November 17, 2023
Research finds sea lice treatments linked to increased bacterial infection risk for salmon
In a recent study conducted by the Norwegian Veterinary Institute, certain sea lice treatments have been associated with an elevated risk of bacterial infection in salmon, Fish Farmer reported.
Thursday, November 9, 2023
Salmon farms in Iceland face welfare crisis amid sea lice outbreak
Images of severely diseased and dying salmon at an Icelandic fish farm have surfaced, revealing what a veterinary expert describes as an "animal welfare disaster" of unprecedented magnitude, The Guardian reported.
Monday, September 25, 2023
Marine heatwave sparks rise of sea lice in salmon in Scotland, UK
The waters of Scotland, the United Kingdom, have been gripped by an unprecedented Category 4 marine heatwave, causing mass marine mortalities since March this year.
Monday, November 2, 2020
Serious sea lice problem strikes Scotland's salmon farms
Salmon at Scottish farms in Argyll and Bute, Skye and the Outer Hebrides were found in terrible conditions, campaigners from the Salmon and Trout Conservation (S&TCS) Scotland said, as footage revealed lice-infected wild salmon.
Monday, October 26, 2020
Nofima: Drawing on natural abilities of Pacific salmon to fight sea lice
Researchers will use the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 to study the genes of Pacific salmon and their resilience against sea lice, Nofima said.
Tuesday, July 28, 2020
Researchers highlight advantages of preventing sea lice in new study
Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Norwegian Institute of Marine Research and Nofima have argued that methods to prevent sea louse infestations have some key advantages over other strategies, and identify the most promising preve ...
Thursday, June 4, 2020
Mowi trials new AKVA-developed sea lice avoidance system in Scotland
Mowi becomes the first aquaculture company in Scotland to perform a commercial scale trial for a sea lice avoidance system known as Tubenet, developed by AKVA after successful trials conducted in Norway, Fish Information & Services reported ...
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Low-cost method helps breed salmon with better resistance to sea lice
A Scottish research team has developed a cost-efficient technique to breed salmon with improved genetic resistance to sea lice.
Monday, March 19, 2018
Scottish Sea Farms successfully tests sea lice shields
Leading salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms' sea lice shields, the latest in a series of proactive, preventative measures by the company to enhance the health and welfare of its farmed salmon, have reportedly reduced significantly the need f ...
Monday, November 6, 2017
Skretting PhD explores interaction between salmonids, sea lice and diet
Dr Rebecca Heavyside, a junior researcher in the health department of Skretting ARC, successfully defended her PhD thesis at the University of Aberdeen last September, Skretting said.
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Scottish farmed salmon reels from sea lice issue
Sea lice numbers are running out of control for extended periods in much of the Scottish salmon industry, and failures by individual farms to operate with lice numbers below the Scottish government's trigger levels are routine, according to ...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Sea lice continues to plague salmon industry
Sea lice has become such a big problem that it is disrupting salmon farms around the world, and scientists have to work double time to mitigate, if not eliminate, infestation.
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