In a new research project Nofima will investigate the possibilities for increased export of salmon to South Africa, write Morten Heide, Finn-Arne Egeness, Geir Sogn-Grundvg and Pirjo Honkanen, Nofima.
Lepeophtheirus salmonis is a major ectoparasite pathogen of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the Northern Hemisphere. Sea lice infestations have a detrimental effect on health, production and market value of fish. The ecological impact on intensive salm…