Sea lice

The Norwegian seafood-focused investment company Hawk Seafood now owns a majority stake in leading aquatech developer Sea Farm Innovations (SFI) as the firms focus on creating more mechanical delousing solutions.

Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and the Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat (CSAS) have published a peer-reviewed science response report that concludes that sea lice on farmed salmon does not impact …

Pat Reynolds, one of the world’s preeminent lumpfish researchers, believes that – despite a number of welfare issues and a slight dip in their popularity – the species merits a prominent place in the list of ways to cont…

Despite a number of issues relating to welfare and efficacy, lumpfish should still be considered as a long-term tool in the management of sea lice in Atlantic salmon aquaculture, according to global lumpfish experts.

Researchers have constructed a computer model that simulates where salmon lice are most likely to develop resistance to pesticides used in salmon farms throughout southern Norway in a bid to limit the risks of resistance…

Jim Treasurer, co-editor of a new comprehensive publication on sea lice, looks back on over three decades of working to combat aquaculture’s best known and most costly ectoparasites.

Cermaq has filled the AI-enabled iFarm net-pens with fish for the third time, saying that this phase will leverage machine learning to improve fish health and welfare.

The environmental impacts of aquaculture are often in the spotlight. The need for sustainable practices is now firmly embedded in the minds of the public, governments and industry – but this sometimes presents trade-offs…

Industry data suggests that bacterial infections are on the rise in Norway’s Atlantic salmon industry – and researchers are linking biological stress hormones to their dipping resilience.

A new video tool promises to reveal which cleaner fish are bold and which are bashful, helping Scotland’s salmon producers identify the best delousing candidates for their cages.

A press release from the Northwest Aquaculture Alliance decries the recent decision of Washington state Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz to end Cooke Aquaculture’s farming leases in Puget Sound and calls for a thir…

AKVA group has partnered with Northern Lights Salmon and Sørrollnesfisk to pilot an innovative net pen concept that gives salmon access to water from below the lice belt.

Cermaq has started using several sensors from Norway’s OptoScale and sees the technology as a useful tool for optimising their production.

In a “missed opportunity”, the Trossachs National Park in Scotland has rejected the advice of Scottish Government advisors and blocked a plan to develop a salmon farm in its waters.

A novel anti-sea lice treatment concept, that involves pairing the use of hydrogen peroxide with sonic technology, has successfully completed environmental safety trials in Scotland.

A new multi-cohort trial has demonstrated the efficacy of semi-closed containment systems (SCCS) for Atlantic salmon – with results showing lower lice counts, higher growth rates, higher final weights and higher survival…

Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans has published its assessment of Cooke’s potential expansion in Nova Scotia, with the company pushing back on different conclusions.

A new analysis finds that the industry still needs to lay critical groundwork before offshore salmon aquaculture is seaworthy.

Organisers of the biennial International Sea Lice Conference have announced that Scotland is to host the next meeting in 2024, after a successful bid was led by the Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC).

A new paper argues that there’s an urgent need to improve understanding of the genetic mechanisms involved in host resistance to whitespot syndrome virus (WSSV) and sea lice – two of the greatest health challenges facing…