The Ninth International Sea Lice Conference to be held in Bergen

Aim and scope:
Sea lice continue to be a topic of interest to scientific researchers in all the leading salmon producing countries and indeed to tc she community as a whole. The status of L. salmonis as a major health threat to farmed salmon in many northern hemisphere locations may have receded over the past decade with the availability of more effective treatment options but the emergence of possible resistance to even the newer treatment options give cause for concern. In the southern hemisphere the problems with C. rogercresseyi are still unresolved.



There are also still many unresolved questions, poorly understood interaction mechanisms and new problems. The on-going controversy surrounding the impact of farmed salmon on wild stocks and general farmed-wild interaction are of great interest. There is also a growing awareness of the importance of understanding the biology of all the sea lice species of concern. The goal of this international conference is to bring together leading researchers from across the globe with interests in a range of sea lice species to advance our understanding of the key biological, environmental and management factors associated with sea lice in both wild and farmed settings.

As was the case with a number of the previous international sea lice conferences in this series presenters will be invited to submit full papers which will be published in Diseases of Aquatic Organisms as a special edition.

 Preliminary Program:













ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 15 February
Early Registration Fee (before April 1, 2012): NOK 3500 (US$603.701) (Students NOK 2000) (US$344.972)

Late Registration Fee (after April 1, 2012): NOK 4000 (US$689.944) (Students NOK 2000) (US$344.972)

For more information, registration and abstract submission, go to www.imr.no/sealice2012 or contact Sealice2012@imr.no

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This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers. To get your copy of  'PPLAPP' click here.