Sustainable production and use of cleaner fish for the biological control of sea lice: recent advances and current challenges

AJ Brooker, A Papadopoulou, C Gutierrez… - Veterinary …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Currently, cleaner fish are one of the most widely used sea lice control strategies in Atlantic
salmon aquaculture. Two species are currently being farmed in North Atlantic countries …

Cleaner fish in aquaculture: Review on diseases and vaccination

T Erkinharju, RA Dalmo, M Hansen… - Reviews in …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Combating and controlling sea lice causes large economic costs for the farmers, with
estimated values of more than 305 million euros (€) per year. Increased resistance against …

Use of lumpfish for sea‐lice control in salmon farming: challenges and opportunities

A Powell, JW Treasurer, CL Pooley… - Reviews in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient sea‐lice control remains one of the most important challenges for the salmon
farming industry. The use of wrasse (Labridae) as cleaner fish offers an alternative to …

Addressing the welfare needs of farmed lumpfish: Knowledge gaps, challenges and solutions

C Garcia de Leaniz, C Gutierrez Rabadan… - Reviews in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L.) are increasingly being used as cleaner fish to control
parasitic sea lice, one of the most important threats to salmon farming. However, lumpfish …

Metabolic rates, swimming capabilities, thermal niche and stress response of the lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus

M Hvas, O Folkedal, A Imsland, F Oppedal - Biology Open, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
The lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) is a semi-pelagic globiform teleost native to the North
Atlantic with a ventral suction disc that allows for attachment onto surfaces. Some local …

[HTML][HTML] Cleaner fish growth, welfare and survival in Atlantic salmon sea cages during an autumn-winter production

L Geitung, DW Wright, F Oppedal, LH Stien, T Vågseth… - Aquaculture, 2020 - Elsevier
Cleaner fish used as a biological control agent against salmon lice is rapidly increasing in
Atlantic salmon aquaculture. However, concerns have been raised about the welfare and …

Characteristics of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) with high cleaning efficacy in commercial Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) production

L Boissonnot, I Kharlova, NS Iversen, FR Staven… - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
Cleaner fish such as lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) are widely used as a biological method
for delousing in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) aquaculture. Previous studies have mainly …

It works! Lumpfish can significantly lower sea lice infestation in large-scale salmon farming

AKD Imsland, A Hanssen, AV Nytrø… - Biology …, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
To assess the efficacy of lumpfish grazing on attached sea lice on Atlantic salmon, six large-
scale sea cages,(130 m circumference, 37,688 m3 volume) each stocked with approximately …

[HTML][HTML] Salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) in the stomach contents of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) sampled from Norwegian fish farms: Relationship between …

S Engebretsen, M Aldrin, L Qviller, LC Stige, T Rafoss… - Aquaculture, 2023 - Elsevier
Cleaner fish are commonly used as a control measure against salmon lice infestations in
salmonid farms. Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) is the most common cleaner fish species …

Effects of photoperiod and light Spectrum on growth performance, digestive enzymes, hepatic biochemistry and peripheral hormones in spotted sea bass (Lateolabrax …

ZS Hou, HS Wen, JF Li, F He, Y Li, X Qi, J Zhao… - Aquaculture, 2019 - Elsevier
Growth performance, digestive and metabolic activities, and contents of peripheral
hormones of spotted sea bass (Lateolabrax maculatus) juveniles were evaluated under …