Fish farmers seek new weapons to fight thriving parasites
Salmon farmers battling large numbers of parasites that flourish on fish farms are seeking—and finding—new ways to cut their losses and protect marine wildlife.
Salmon farmers battling large numbers of parasites that flourish on fish farms are seeking—and finding—new ways to cut their losses and protect marine wildlife.
Ecology
Feb 18, 2020
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A study by Simon Fraser University aquatic ecologists Emma Atkinson and John Reynolds reveals that young salmon may jump out of water to remove sea lice.
Ecology
Aug 13, 2018
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Salmon have a lousy problem, and the race to solve it is spanning the globe.
Ecology
Sep 18, 2017
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The battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria has taken to the high seas as a team of University of Alberta researchers received funding from the federal government to look at alternatives for fighting infection in salmon ...
Ecology
Jan 10, 2014
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Salmon farms are transferring parasitic sea lice to wild salmon over a much wider region than first thought. Thats the conclusion of a newly published article called Evidence of farm-induced parasite infestations on ...
Ecology
Nov 9, 2010
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