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Reduced Infestation Levels of Lepeophtheirus salmonis in Atlantic Salmon

Salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) constitute a major challenge during the production of farmed Atlantic salmon in Norway. Preventive measures are considered to have a higher impact on sustainable control than lice treatment.

Enhanced growth and decreased mortality in Atlantic Salmon

Disease in farmed Atlantic salmon occurs in all its life stages. Salmon are particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases at transition from the freshwater stage to the saltwater stage. Our aim in these studies reported was to investigate the possibility that waterborne delivery of a probiotic comprised of naturally occurring marine bacterial species would reduce the mortality and improve the health and growth of farmed Atlantic salmon.

Improved health and better survival of farmed lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) after a probiotic bath with two probiotic strains of Aliivibrio

Cleaner wrasse eat sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) directly from the skin of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). To reduce harvest from the wild wrasse populations and to increase the quality and availability of cleaner fish, lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) have been increasingly developed as a service industry to the farming of Atlantic salmon in the last few years. Acquired resistance against the de-lousing chemicals is occuring at an increasing speed particularly in mid- and western-Norway has made the farming of lumpfish more important in the control of the sea lice infestations in farmed Atlantic salmon.