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CRISPR used to find IPN-resistance gene in farmed salmon A gene affecting resistance to a viral disease in Atlantic salmon has been identified using CRISPR gene-editing technology.
22/10/2021
Study suggests farmed salmon spread PRV to wild fish Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) – which is associated with kidney and liver damage in Chinook salmon – is transmitted between Atlantic salmon farms and wild
09/06/2021
Genetic breakthrough could save farmed salmon from flavobacteriosis Two new genetic markers that indicate greater resistance to a bacterial infection in farmed Atlantic salmon have been identified by a team of aquaculture
09/06/2021
How AI is helping to solve key fish health issues A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can help provide a detailed evaluation of Atlantic salmon skin is currently being developed by researchers at Nofim
12/03/2021
A novel means of monitoring sea lice A novel means to assess sea lice levels is set to be trialled in Scotland in a project supported by the UK Seafood Innovation Fund.
04/02/2021
Consigning manual lice counting to history? Manual counting of sea lice – an activity that is stressful for fish, time-consuming for farmers and statistically questionable – is no longer mandatory on all
04/02/2021
Turning ultrasound and infrared on sea lice A new technique that uses a combination of ultrasound and infrared light to remove sea lice from farmed salmon is due to be trialled shortly.
04/02/2021
Can CRISPR edit sea lice out of salmon aquaculture? A new project will use the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 to assess why Pacific salmon species are less susceptible to sea lice than Atlantic salmon.
30/11/2020
Novel sea lice treatment gains medical approval BMK08, a novel treatment against sea lice, is one step closer to commercial launch, having been recommended for approval by the EU’s Committee for Medicinal
03/11/2020
A new tool in the battle against sea lice and AGD New methods for performing freshwater treatments against sea lice and amoebic gill disease (AGD) in salmon farms have been successfully developed and trialled
06/10/2020