Lice shielding skirts through the decade: Efficiency, environmental interactions, and rearing challenges
Lice shielding skirts are a preventative measure against salmon lice in Atlantic salmon farming. The skirt is wrapped around the top meters of the net cage to divert the current flow around the cage, and thereby keep the salmon lice out. Despite these skirts being used actively in Norwegian aquacult...
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ftsintef:oai:sintef.brage.unit.no:11250/3098283 2023-11-12T04:14:42+01:00 Lice shielding skirts through the decade: Efficiency, environmental interactions, and rearing challenges Jonsdottir, Kristbjørg Edda Misund, Andreas Ugelvik Sunde, Leif Magne Schrøder, Merete Bjørgan Volent, Zsolt 2023 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3098283 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738817 eng eng Elsevier Aquaculture. 2023, 562, 738817. urn:issn:0044-8486 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3098283 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738817 cristin:2077220 Navngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier. 562 Aquaculture 738817 Peer reviewed Journal article 2023 ftsintef https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738817 2023-10-25T22:47:54Z Lice shielding skirts are a preventative measure against salmon lice in Atlantic salmon farming. The skirt is wrapped around the top meters of the net cage to divert the current flow around the cage, and thereby keep the salmon lice out. Despite these skirts being used actively in Norwegian aquaculture for the past decade, there is no standardised way of using them, and therefore type, depth and operating procedures vary between sites. The academic literature on the lice shielding efficiency of these skirts is not extensive and reported efficiency varies across studies and sites with some reporting favourable results, while others find none. Some also report of welfare related issues, with dissolved oxygen levels being the most prevalent, but this too varies across sites and through the production cycle. The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview and summary of relevant academic and grey literature from the last decade to identify knowledge gaps that must be filled to achieve optimal use of lice shielding skirts. This paper focuses on three main topics: lice shielding efficiency, interaction with the current flow and rearing challenges. The positive results from some sites indicate that skirts have potential as a tool against salmon lice, however, to create a best practice recommendation for skirt use, more knowledge is necessary on the interaction between skirt and the environment, and sufficient monitoring procedures and decision-making tools must be established. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic salmon SINTEF Open Aquaculture 562 738817 |
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Lice shielding skirts are a preventative measure against salmon lice in Atlantic salmon farming. The skirt is wrapped around the top meters of the net cage to divert the current flow around the cage, and thereby keep the salmon lice out. Despite these skirts being used actively in Norwegian aquaculture for the past decade, there is no standardised way of using them, and therefore type, depth and operating procedures vary between sites. The academic literature on the lice shielding efficiency of these skirts is not extensive and reported efficiency varies across studies and sites with some reporting favourable results, while others find none. Some also report of welfare related issues, with dissolved oxygen levels being the most prevalent, but this too varies across sites and through the production cycle. The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview and summary of relevant academic and grey literature from the last decade to identify knowledge gaps that must be filled to achieve optimal use of lice shielding skirts. This paper focuses on three main topics: lice shielding efficiency, interaction with the current flow and rearing challenges. The positive results from some sites indicate that skirts have potential as a tool against salmon lice, however, to create a best practice recommendation for skirt use, more knowledge is necessary on the interaction between skirt and the environment, and sufficient monitoring procedures and decision-making tools must be established. publishedVersion |
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Jonsdottir, Kristbjørg Edda Misund, Andreas Ugelvik Sunde, Leif Magne Schrøder, Merete Bjørgan Volent, Zsolt Lice shielding skirts through the decade: Efficiency, environmental interactions, and rearing challenges |
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Lice shielding skirts through the decade: Efficiency, environmental interactions, and rearing challenges |
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lice shielding skirts through the decade: efficiency, environmental interactions, and rearing challenges |
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