Tag: sea lice
Wild salmon protection zones and sea lice thresholds proposed for Scotland. Protecting Scotland’s wild Atlantic salmon is a ‘national priority’, said SEPA – Scotland’s environmental watchdog, launching a consultation recently on proposed wild salmon protection ...
Benchmark appoints two Strategic Sea Lice Managers. Benchmark Animal Health have appointed two Strategic Sea Lice Managers to their Technical Services team to provide support to customers using Benchmark’s ground-breaking new sea lice solution Ectosan® Vet ...
Disrupting the body clocks of fish could be bad for their health. New research reveals the body clocks of rainbow trout shape daily rhythms of their immune system and the microorganisms that inhabit their skin. ...
‘Kallista Helen’ ready for sea. Ocean Kinetics and ScaleAQ have just completed the installation of an innovative thermolicer treatment system on Mull-based Inverlussa Marine Services new multi-purpose vessel, the ‘Kallista Helen’. The 26-metre boat, built ...
Mowi Chile evaluates Garware fabric as mechanical barrier against Caligus larvae. The analysis that considers retention of larvae, entry of these at different speeds of currents and fixation of copepodites to the fish, results in ...
New project seeks to sharpen up cleaner fish vaccinations. A team of UK researchers has received funding to optimise the formulation and delivery of a key vaccination given to protect ballan wrasse from disease, which ...
Benchmark’s new sea lice medicine receives Norwegian approval. Benchmark’s Ecotsan®Vet has received Marketing Authorisation (MA) from the Norwegian Medicines Agency. A statement from Benchmark said: “The granting of the MA is a major milestone and a ...
Aquaculture experts aim to strike the right ballan-ce for cleaner fish. A group of researchers is aiming to determine the best possible conditions to help ballan wrasse to grow and thrive, which could hold the ...
Sea lice reporting and publication passes to Marine Scotland. Scottish farmed salmon sector has voluntarily published data on sea lice for the last 10 years. Reporting of sea lice figures – which has made Scottish ...
Frøy opts for newly developed fish pump for de-lousing vessel. Frøy has awarded PG Flow Solutions a contract to deliver the newly developed fish pump called PG-Tornado to a de-lousing vessel the shipowner is currently ...
Major R&D efforts still required regarding closed sea-based facilities. Cermaq has now started the third round of salmon production in closed containment systems, without having to delouse, according to an article on the Nofima website. ...
Sea lice averages down. Scottish farmed salmon sector delivers second lowest year on record for sea lice. Annual figures published 03.02.2021 by the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) show that sea lice averages for the ...
Breeding Climate Robust Salmon. Breeding salmon for growth or resistance to sea lice in cold waters may have little effect if the offspring grow up in warmer waters. “With climate change and more frequent heatwaves ...
British Colombia salmon farmers criticise lice report. The BC Salmon Farmers Association has responded to a recent report making what it says are ‘inaccurate and unsupported claims’ about how salmon farmers counted sea lice between ...
Wrasse fishery observer surveys in SW England. Devon & Severn Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authority Environment Officers are now undertaking observer surveys as part of the fully documented Live Wrasse Fishery in the Plymouth Sound. Using D&S ...
Sea Lice Prevention is Better Than Cure – In a new article titled Prevention not cure: a review of methods to avoid sea lice infestations in salmon aquaculture, researchers from the University of Melbourne, Norwegian Institute ...
Aquaculture study findings shed light on lumpfish welfare. New research from aquaculture experts at the University of Stirling could help improve the welfare of farmed lumpfish – a species vital to tackling the problem of ...
Mowi Trials New Sea Lice Avoidance System – Mowi is the first aquaculture company in Scotland to trial innovative new sea lice avoidance systems developed by AKVA group Mowi Scotland’s farm at Port na Cro ...
New deal brings innovative sea lice treatment closer to market. The development of an innovative new treatment method to control lice in farmed salmon has moved a step closer with the merging of interests between ...
Norwegian guide for new methods counting sea lice. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has created a guide to help manufacturers of new methods for counting salmon lice and to aquaculture companies that will apply for ...
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