In lumpfish We Trust? The Efficacy of Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus to Control Lepeophtheirus salmonis Infestations on Farmed Atlantic Salmon: A Review [PDF]
Fishes, 2022 In this review, we have systematized current knowledge about the effect of stocking lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) as cleaner fish to control Lepeophtheirus salmonis infestations on farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.).
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Causes of Mortality and Loss of Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus [PDF]
Fishes, 2022 Data from research and commercial use of lumpfish were collected from the research facilities of Gifas (Inndyr, Northern Norway, 67.0° N, 14.0° E). The data were sourced from 12 main lumpfish groups subdivided into 66 subgroups (N = 160,729) delivered to
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It works! Lumpfish can significantly lower sea lice infestation in large-scale salmon farming
Biology Open, 2018 To assess the efficacy of lumpfish grazing on attached sea lice on Atlantic salmon, six large-scale sea cages, (130 m circumference, 37,688 m3 volume) each stocked with approximately 200,000 salmon 0+ smolts, were stocked with a 4, 6 and 8% density (8000,
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Condition factor tailored to lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) used as cleaner fish in salmonid farms [PDF]
Aquaculture ReportsLumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) are extensively used as part of the control measures against salmon lice in fish farms. In recent years, there has been an increased focus on lumpfish welfare, and how to increase survival of lumpfish during production.
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Ultrasonic imaging as a means of monitoring gonadal development in lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) [PDF]
Physiological Reports, 2023 The commercial farming of juvenile lumpfish requires monitoring of gonadal development to achieve synchronized production. Conventional methods such as gonadosomatic index (GSI), sex hormone analyses, gonadal histology, endoscopy, and gene expression ...
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Reproductive performance of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus, L. 1758) females: Effects of integrated photoperiod and temperature manipulations on sexual maturation and spawning. [PDF]
PLoS ONEA successful control of sexual maturation is crucial for year-round production of lumpfish juveniles destined as cleaner fish in Atlantic salmon aquaculture.
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Bycatch mitigation in the West Greenland lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) fishery using modified gillnets [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2023 Bycatch in gillnets is a global issue and mitigation measures that balance target species catch rates, bycatch reduction and fisher support are scarce. In the North Atlantic lumpfish fisheries, bycatch includes marine mammals and seabirds, and there are ...
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Tolerance of juvenile lumpfish (Cyclopterus Lumpus) to high rearing densities
Journal of the World Aquaculture SocietyLumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) are raised as cleaner fish for controlling sea lice. Intensive rearing is complicated by fin nipping that occurs between juvenile conspecifics.
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Aquaculture ReportsCleaner fish are utilised as a preventive control measure against sea lice infestations in salmon farms. In recent years, lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) has been the most commonly deployed cleaner fish species in Norway.
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Piscirickettsiosis in Farmed Turbot, Scophthalmus maximus. [PDF]
J Fish DisABSTRACT Piscirickettsia salmonis is a well‐established intracellular pathogen of farmed Atlantic salmon around the world. The bacterium has also been detected from a number of other hosts including lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus), seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).
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