Sea lice attached to the skin of a wild salmon. Salmon farms have been plagued by parasitic sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) since they were first established in Norway in the 1960s. The small ...

Increased sea lice infestations, scientists say are caused by salmon farms, threaten the already-vulnerable wild Pacific salmon populations in western Canada, worrying conservationists and First ...

Cichlid fishes, renowned for their extraordinary speciation and adaptive radiation, provide an exceptional framework to explore evolutionary dynamics, particularly through the study of their parasites ...

Dense populations of salmon in fish farms along Norway’s coastline cause lice outbreaks that affect wild fish more than is desirable, according to a report from a group of experts. Norway regulates ...

Results of a study on parasites in fish supports a change to European regulation, according to researchers. Their work found a low risk of Anisakis larvae infection in fish products from European ...

University of Guelph provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. University of Guelph provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Biologists study the social behaviour ...

Two newly published reports reveal that the threat from sea lice to wild fish populations is of serious concern and widely associated with fish farming activity. Aberfeldy, Scotland - Two newly ...

Salmon farms help stock supermarkets but also breed parasitic sea lice that infect young wild salmon and could endanger other important ocean species such as herring, scientists said in a study ...