Benchmark is celebrating the first anniversary of Clean Treat’s commercial launch and is noting its customers increased efficiency and reduced sea lice treatment times.
Researchers have recorded promising results from a lice trap pilot test – saying that the new method could be used to calculate the density of lice larvae in the ocean and inform Norway’s traffic…
Stephen Woods, who has been with Scottish Sea Farms for 27 years, and farm manager of Charlotte’s Bay near Oban for the past 12 of those, was named Finfish Farmer of the Year at the recent…
One of Norway’s leading salmon producers has attributed a 41 percent reduction in mortalities to the adoption of a digital platform that allows them to make data-driven decisions on their farm.
Plans for Scotland’s first semi-closed containment marine finfish farm have taken a further step forward, after the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) granted an environmental permit for…
Some salmon producers may keep their cages fully submerged to keep sea lice at bay, but results from a recent trial suggest that while this reduces lice infestations, it is detrimental to salmon…
Field trials with Mowi Chile demonstrate that lice skirts made with Garware fibres can successfully contain infestations of Caligus larvae while allowing water to flow and maintain dissolved oxygen…
An online course, providing a certificated continuing professional qualification in biology, rearing, farm deployment and health and welfare of cleaner fish has been announced by FAI Academy.
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Martin Welch, co-founder of KelpCrofting and inventor of the KelpRing cleaner fish hide, discusses the huge range of benefits that can be brought about by small-scale seaweed farming in the North…
New research suggests that using lumpfish or ballan wrasse to combat sea lice in offshore fish farms isn’t workable – the strong currents and extreme weather conditions leave them at risk of…
Starfish, an innovative closed-containment salmon farming system, has now been installed in a Norwegian fjord and is due to be stocked later in the year.
A secret species of filter-feeder, placed in novel devices within fish pens, could help to greatly reduce the numbers of parasites, including sea lice, affecting aquaculture operations.
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