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Habituation is key: how to get the most out of lumpfish A new study has shown that lumpfish who have habituated to their surroundings will consume more sea lice and exhibit less biological stress.
03/10/2019
Lumpfish threatened by salmon sector Lumpfish – which are currently largely derived from eggs obtained from wild-caught broodstock – are widely stocked in salmon farms in order to remove parasitic
18/12/2018
Why lumpfish benefit from live feeds New research has revealed that lumpfish exposed to live prey and frozen sea lice prior to transfer to marine sites perform better as cleaner fish once stocked
09/10/2019
Researchers launch lumpfish welfare tool A new tool that fish farmers can use to improve the welfare of lumpfish has been developed by researchers at the University of Stirling.
16/08/2021
Lumpfish study counters cleaner fish critics The efficacy of using lumpfish in net pen salmon farms may have been questioned by a number of academics recently, but a new review offers strong support
04/09/2020
Researchers use personality profiling to improve lumpfish performance Scientists at the University of Swansea have designed a series of behavioural tests to build personality profiles for lumpfish in hopes of determining
20/12/2021
New diet said to counter cataracts in lice-eating lumpfish BioMar claims to have created a lumpfish diet that eliminates the development of cataracts and therefore improves their efficacy as cleaner fish.
27/05/2019
How breeding can improve lice-eating efficacy of lumpfish in salmon farms Different families of lumpfish show marked differences in lice grazing, cataract prevalence and size, pointing to the possibility of breeding fish
01/02/2021
Lumpfish production in RAS with various water treatments Results of this study to evaluate the effect of various RAS water treatment designs on lumpfish production show culture in these systems can increase fish
30/07/2020
How to improve cleaner fish efficacy Good feed and the right environment during their hatchery phase are key for lumpfish to be effective as cleaner fish in salmon farms once transferred to sea.
03/04/2019