Thursday, April 28, 2011

New department set up for Sea Lice research

Norway - Nofima and Tromsø Aquaculture Research Station have developed a new department for salmon lice research. This is an important contribution in the effort to combat the problems with salmon lice in the aquaculture industry. The department is located in a separate hall containing tanks where the scientists have full control of all relevant environment factors such as water, temperature, salt content, oxygen and feed.

All water is cleaned before it is pumped out again to avoid salmon lice being transferred to the surroundings. Nofima Senior Advisor, Heidi Mikalsen, explained: "We have established this department to meet the industry’s requirement for research that can contribute to getting rid of the lice problem. We have had a large influx of enquirers from commercial actors wanting to study and document how efficient treatments for salmon lice are." Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers
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