Wrasse (Labridae) as cleaner fish in salmonid aquaculture – The Hardangerfjord as a case study

• Published in: Marine Biology Research
• Main Authors: Skiftesvik, Anne Berit, Blom, Geir, Agnalt, Ann-Lisbeth, Durif, Caroline M.F., Browman, Howard I., Bjelland, Reidun M., Harkestad, Lisbeth S., Farestveit, Eva, Paulsen, Ole Ingar, Fauske, Merete, Havelin, Trond, Johnsen, Knut, Mortensen, Stein
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2013
• Subjects: VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Aquaculture: 922; Ballan; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/109108; https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2013.810760

Several species of wrasse (Labridae) are used as cleaner fish to remove salmon lice from farmed Atlantic salmon. We estimated the fishery and use of wrasse in Hardangerfjord. The estimated numbers of labrids used on salmon and rainbow trout farms varied between 86,000 and 251,000 from 2002–2006, but...