National Survey of the Sea Lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis Krøyer and Caligus elongates Nordmann) on Fish Farms in Ireland - 2003

• Main Authors: O'Donohoe, P, Kennedy, S, Kane, F, Naughton, O, Tierney, D, Copley, L, Jackson, D
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Marine Institute 2004
• Subjects: Leaflet; Norway; Kabata; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10793/390

Sea lice are regarded as having the most commercially damaging effect on cultured salmon in the world with major economic losses to the fish farming community resulting per annum (Bristow and Berland, 1991; Jackson and Costello, 1991). They affect salmon in a variety of ways; by reducing fish growth...