Crowding causes detachment and loss of mobile sea lice: Fine-meshed crowding nets may mitigate spread

Crowding causes detachment and loss of mobile sea lice: Fine-meshed crowding nets may mitigate spread

Detachment of mobile lice from salmon during crowding and handling procedures in sea-cage fish farms may lead to loss and unwanted spread of ectoparasitic sea lice to other cages, farms or wild fish. However, rates of detachment and loss of lice during crowding are not well understood. We conducted...

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Main Authors: Lena Geitung, Luke T. Barrett, Velimir Nola, Sussie Dalvin, Line Vatne Martinsen, Adele Dahlgren, Frode Oppedal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
Series:Aquaculture Reports
Subjects:
Parasite control
Salmo salar
Lepeophtheirus salmonis
Caligus elongatus
Handling
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235251342500170X
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