Pasteurella 'more of a risk to lumpfish than to salmon' Atlantic salmon appear to be less susceptible to pasteurellosis than lumpfish, the commonly used cleaner fish for the control of sea lice, new research suggests.
Lumpfish breakthrough can ease pressure on wild population Scientists have discovered that lumpfish sperm can be cryogenically preserved and remain healthy, potentially reducing the need for increasing numbers of wild male lumpfish to be caught to supply the cleaner fish needs of the salmon farming industry.
Liver colour offers insight into lumpfish welfare Research from experts at the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture could help improve the welfare of farmed lumpfish used as a natural method of tackling the problem of sea lice in the salmon industry.
Cleaner fish eggs flown into UK by private jet Private jets are normally the preserve of the super wealthy but are being used by a Norwegian company to carry a different kind of VIP – Very Important Packages of lumpfish eggs – to the UK.
Lumpfish researcher wins student prize in Berlin A Tanzanian student working on cleaner fish research at Norwegian technical university NTNU today won the Student Spotlight Award at Aquaculture Europe 2019 in Berlin.
Live diet ‘makes lumpfish better predators’ An experiment by researchers in Norway has shown that salmon lice grazing by lumpfish can be improved by feeding them with live Artemia and frozen salmon lice before they are transferred to salmon cages.
Ferry impressive: Mowi’s lumpfish survive five-day journey to Faroes Mowi Scotland’s cleaner fish plant in Anglesey has made its first successful delivery of lumpfish to Mowi farms in the Faroe Islands.
New lumpfish feed ‘eliminates diet-related cataracts’, says BioMar BioMar has produced a new feed which it says eliminates the problem of diet-related cataracts in lumpfish, which are used in fish farms to eat lice off salmon.
Genetic search for better fish wins £1.7m funding Improved disease resistance and growth rate for salmon and lumpfish are being targeted in a major research collaboration.
Feed, clean water and rest are keys to happy lumpfish Good feed and the right environment are key for lice-eating lumpfish to “thrive” at work, research from the Norwegian research institute Nofima shows.
Study: Live feed better for lumpfish survival and growth New experiments in Norway show that it is almost 40% more profitable to use copepods as a starting feed for lumpfish production.
FHF cleaner fish guidelines now available in English Updated guidelines on the best ways to transport, care for and use cleaner fish have been made available for salmon farmers to download from the Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) website.
Lumpfish happy in a crowd, study reveals New research shows that neither the growth nor survival of lumpfish is affected by high density in tanks, findings that have significance for cleaner fish health.
World’s largest lumpfish farm gets bigger Norwegian cleaner fish breeder Namdal Rensefisk has signed an agreement worth NOK 24 million (£2.25m) with AKVA group and its subsidiary Plastsveis to build a fish farming facility for research on and breeding of lumpfish.
