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A new study has shown that lumpfish who have habituated to their surroundings will consume more sea lice and exhibit less biological stress.
Thursday. October 3rd, 2019Lumpfish – which are currently largely derived from eggs obtained from wild-caught broodstock – are widely stocked in salmon farms in order to remove parasitic
Tuesday. December 18th, 2018New research has revealed that lumpfish exposed to live prey and frozen sea lice prior to transfer to marine sites perform better as cleaner fish once stocked
Wednesday. October 9th, 2019A new tool that fish farmers can use to improve the welfare of lumpfish has been developed by researchers at the University of Stirling.
Monday. August 16th, 2021The efficacy of using lumpfish in net pen salmon farms may have been questioned by a number of academics recently, but a new review offers strong support
Friday. September 4th, 2020Scientists at the University of Swansea have designed a series of behavioural tests to build personality profiles for lumpfish in hopes of determining
Monday. December 20th, 2021BioMar claims to have created a lumpfish diet that eliminates the development of cataracts and therefore improves their efficacy as cleaner fish.
Monday. May 27th, 2019Different families of lumpfish show marked differences in lice grazing, cataract prevalence and size, pointing to the possibility of breeding fish
Monday. February 1st, 2021Results of this study to evaluate the effect of various RAS water treatment designs on lumpfish production show culture in these systems can increase fish
Thursday. July 30th, 2020Good feed and the right environment during their hatchery phase are key for lumpfish to be effective as cleaner fish in salmon farms once transferred to sea.
Wednesday. April 3rd, 2019