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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
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
Cleanerfish may not be suitable for de-lousing offshore salmon farms New research suggests that using lumpfish or ballan wrasse to combat sea lice in offshore fish farms isn’t workable
02/06/2021
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
Tackling sea lice in the face of climate change The offspring of salmon that have been bred to be more resistant to sea lice may not be so resistant in warmer waters, according to new research by Nofima.
01/02/2021
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
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
Parasite control in aquaculture takes teamwork Cleaner fish like wrasse and lumpfish have been used as a parasite control in aquaculture for decades, but for the most part their use has been limited
31/10/2019
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
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