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Improving the performance of cleaner fish in salmon aquaculture A new project aims to produce ballan wrasse that are more effective at eating sea lice on salmon farms.
07/06/2021
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
Study questions cleaner fish efficiency - Part 2 The outcomes of this research will enable the industry to use cleaner fish judiciously and strengthen focus on creating cage conditions that optimise cleaner
17/04/2020
Study questions cleaner fish efficiency - Part 1 Claims that using cleaner fish to remove parasitic sea lice from farmed salmon can be economically or ethically justified are not backed up by “robust evidence”
17/04/2020
BioMar’s latest feed diet cuts out cleaner fish cataracts Denmark's BioMar Group reports to have found a solution to the cataract issues affecting certain varieties of cleaner fish with its latest feed recipe
17/12/2019
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
Why feed blocks could improve the efficacy of cleaner fish Lumpfish offered feed blocks are likely to perform better as cleaner fish than those given pelleted diets, according to new research.
11/07/2019
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 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