The skin mucosal barrier of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L.) is weakened by exposure to potential aquaculture production related stressors

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Ytteborg, Elisabeth, Lazado, Carlo C., Noble, Christopher, Hansen, Roy-Inge, Johansen, Lill-Heidi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Paa; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3062264; https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15352

Various cleaner fish species, such as the lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L.), are used in the sea cage production of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) as a control measure against the ectoparasitic salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). However, during severe lice infestation, alternative treatments a...