Sea Lice Management Solutions

phases of Sea lice

Why sea lice are challenging for the farming industry

Mobile Sea Lice

Floating in the Ocean

Lice naturally floating in the ocean are known as "mobile lice". These lice can are capable of spreading across fish populations, both wild & farmed.

Stationary Sea Lice

Lice Attaching to Fish

Stationary lice are lice that have attached to a fish's skin or gills. While they can cause damage, it is typically localized around the attachment point on the fish.

Treatments

Removing Lice from Fish

To relieve the stress on fish, treatments are common on farms such as mechanical, thermal, or bath treatments used to remove lice.

After Treatment

Fish Health Outcomes

While most fish are cleaned of all to most lice and returned into cages for harvesting, sometimes fish can obtain abrasions resulting in wounds post-treatment.

Cost of Sea Lice

Sea Lice Impact on Norwegian Salmon Farms

Sea lice treatments cost aquaculture farms over $1 billion globally each year, significantly impacting the multi-billion-dollar salmon farming sector. Monitoring female lice pressure is a crucial indicator of lice infestation levels, while tracking mechanical treatments helps gauge the industry's response in management.

In this podcast episode we break more on the cost of sea lice, specifically:

The history, regulations, and industry responses to sea lice
Challenges faced by salmon farming companies
What economic and environmental complexities surround sea lice in salmon farming