Salmon lice – impact on wild salmonids and salmon aquaculture

Salmon lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, are naturally occurring parasites of salmon in sea water. Intensive salmon farming provides better conditions for parasite growth and transmission compared with natural conditions, creating problems for both the salmon farming industry and, under certain conditi...

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Main Authors: Torrissen, O, Jones, S, Asche, F, Guttormsen, A, Skilbrei, O T, Nilsen, F, Horsberg, T E, Jackson, D
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3675643/