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 …

Currently, cleaner fish are one of the most widely used sea lice control strategies in Atlantic
salmon aquaculture. Two species are currently being farmed in North Atlantic countries …

Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food production sectors and has great potential for
food security and livelihoods. However, it generates concerning consequences for the …

Combating and controlling sea lice causes large economic costs for the farmers, with
estimated values of more than 305 million euros (€) per year. Increased resistance against …

Offshore aquaculture has gained momentum in recent years, and the production of an
increasing number of marine fish species is being relocated offshore. Initially, predictions of …

Gill disease of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the marine environment has emerged
as a significant problem for the salmon aquaculture industry. Different types of marine …

BACKGROUND Salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) are the most important parasites of
farmed salmon. Infective larvae position themselves in the upper part of the water column to …

Gill health is one of the main health challenges for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)
mariculture worldwide, and amoebic gill disease (AGD), caused by the marine …

Amoebic gill disease (AGD) is one of the most important parasitic diseases of farmed Atlantic
salmon. It is a source of major economic loss to the industry and poses significant threats to …

The use of cleaner fish as biological controls of salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) has
increased exponentially in the last decade in Norwegian Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) …