What’s been argued to this committee [by anti-salmon farm activists] is that the model should be made even more precautionary ...

But fixing the problem can cause damage to marine ecology, and lice can evolve resistance to the treatments. Prof Geoff Boxshall, a researcher of copepod crustaceans, explains the threats faced by ...

Sea lice have been blamed for falls in the number of wild and farmed salmon in Scottish waters last year. The BBC's Panorama programme described last month how severe sea lice infestations on ...

Sea lice, the article explained, leave fish with ugly lesions that lessen the salmon's market value, stunt their growth and leave the host fish prone to a variety of sometimes fatal illnesses.

Take, for example, this fishy solution: Some farmers began dumping lumpfish—stout, grumpy-looking creatures that snack on sea ...

A new report has found that Scottish salmon farms are failing to get a grip on sea lice infestations and not managing to meet their own guidelines on lice numbers. It estimates that one single ...

Lice attach to salmon and eat them, causing damage that can be fatal. The lice can also make the fish inedible for humans. Mr Shang hopes his technology will help farmers detect sea lice so that ...

Scottish Sea Farms plans to roll out the new shields to 11 other sites in Scotland Salmon producer Scottish Sea Farms (SSF) is to roll out new anti-sea lice shields at its sites following a trial ...

Mowi ASA, the world’s biggest salmon farmer, plans to increase its annual harvest by 20% and cut costs to meet growing demand ...

Kwakwaka'wakw hereditary chiefs share their motivation for challenging the Feds' five-year fish farm license extension.

Nordlaks plans to build its fourth smolt facility in northern Norway. As part of its "large smolt" strategy, the family-owned ...

Aqua Ice 2024 examines the future of aquaculture in Iceland. The two-day event taking place 8-9 October in Reykjavík features ...