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 ...
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 ...
Aquaculture experts hatch new plan for sea lice resistance. A new, cost-effective selective breeding method is being developed by a Scottish research consortium that could enhance fish health and wellbeing by improving salmon resistance to ...
Scottish Salmon welfare report published. Annual figures published on 06.03.2020 by the Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation (SSPO) show that the sector had an average monthly survival rate of 98.60 per cent for 2019. The average ...
Ocean Matters produces record number of lumpfish. Ocean Matters – the Anglesey based ‘cleaner fish’ specialist – finished 2019 on a high by harvesting harvested their 2,000,000th lumpfish. According to an article in the Mowi ...
Snorkel salmon pens reduce sea lice infestation. Physically separating salmon from salmon louse larvae reduces infestation of salmon by 75 percent compared with a normal sea cage, according to an article on the Norwegian Institute ...
Feed strategies in parasite control. A new £300,000 study involving University of Stirling experts and a leading animal feed manufacturer is aiming to explore how certain feed ingredients can reduce infections in farmed fish. Stirling’s ...
Benchmark Animal Health Innovation Awards finalists. Benchmark Animal Health is nominated for CleanTreat, a system which cleanses the treatment water after delousing in well boats. – Chemical based bath treatments that are released into the ...
Cleaner wrasse deliver boost for Wester Ross Fisheries. As we peered into the fish pen at the Wester Ross Fisheries Ltd site at Ardmair near Ullapool on the north-west coast of Scotland, the sleek torpedo-shaped ...
Progress on delivering sustainable aquaculture welcomed by SAIC. Heather Jones, CEO of the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC), said: “The management, control and prevention of sea lice is critical to the future of fish health ...
New aquaculture legislation from the Scottish Government, welcomed by SSPO. The Scottish government announced plans to introduce legislation to make the weekly reporting of sea lice data statutory, one week in arrears. Legislation will be ...
Aquaculture leaders pledge to confront sea lice threat. The Scottish salmon industry expressed a clear commitment to increase investment in tackling sea lice during 2019, according to a poll conducted by SAIC, the Scottish Aquaculture ...
Mowi defends industry practices on Panorama programme. Mowi Scotland mounts a stiff defence of the salmon sector following last night’s (20 May) BBC TV programme, Panorama, which questioned whether salmon farming is sustainable and investigated ...