Efficient sea‐lice control remains one of the most important challenges for the salmon
farming industry. The use of wrasse (Labridae) as cleaner fish offers an alternative to …

Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L.) are increasingly being used as cleaner fish to control
parasitic sea lice, one of the most important threats to salmon farming. However, lumpfish …

The lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus, occupies different habitats depending on life stage.
Adults are generally solitary and spend much of the year far from land, and at up to several …

The control of sexual maturation can be useful in broodstock management for improved
synchronisation of spawning to deliver eggs at a desired time for juvenile production …

Cryopreservation of fish gametes has many potential applications for ecological, scientific
and aquaculture purposes, and cryobank management has been established for many …

There is increased commercial interest in the production of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus)
as a biological control against sea lice infections in Atlantic salmon farming. To ensure a …

Lumpfish (C. lumpus) are used as cleaner fish in the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) farming
industry to remove parasitic sea lice. At present, wild lumpfish broodstock are used which …

The salmon farming industry in the Faroe Islands started in the 1970s (Salmon from the
Faroe Islands, 2017), and is small in comparison to many of the neighbouring countries, with …

Lumpfish males usually release small amounts of milt and are therefore often sacrificed for
surgical harvesting of gonads. To optimize the utilization of sperm obtained by dissection of …

I would like to thank Bente Sunde for teaching and help with analyses in the laboratory,
Roald Jakobsen and Steinar Johnsen for help during sampling. A great thank also to Hilde …