Pacific cleanerfish project proves its worth

the Fish Site 18 April 2017, at 1:00am Following the successful deployment of a number of species notably lumpsuckers and ballan wrasse as cleanerfish in salmon cages in the eastern Atlantic, the aquaculture industry in BC has been seeking to find a fish native to the...

Local perch species clean sea lice from salmon, research finds

Vancouver Sun – Randy Shore Published on: April 2, 2017 | Last Updated: April 2, 2017 5:02 PM PDT Two local species of Pacific perch are showing aptitude as “cleaner fish” for salmon aquaculture, which could reduce the need for chemical treatments of sea lice on...

New study disproves sea lice accusations in Broughton

Monday, December 13, 2010 BCSFA Press Release After studying years of sea lice data, researchers have shown that rises and declines in wild Pink salmon populations do not correlate with sea lice from salmon farms. “This is an important addition to the expansive...

Wild-salmon decline was not caused by sea lice from farm salmon

December 13, 2010 UC Davis Press Release Atlantic salmon on a fish farm in British Columbia, Canada; and Gary Marty, the new study’s lead author. He is a veterinary pathologist and research associate at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. (Marine Harvest...