Expanding fish farming is one way to meet the demand of the world's growing population. Fish farms are known to experience outbreaks of sea lice that make their products unmarketable. But fixing the ...

Fish farms are also rife with infection and disease. "In such crowded pens, lice spread as effectively – but far more lethally – as head lice do in schools," said the i news site. In 2023 a ...

Salmon farms have lodged 210 appeals against controls on lice infestations imposed by the Scottish Government’s environment ...

sea lice levels and chemical use, and found that the companies “fail to adequately protect” both the welfare of fish and the environment. The report says that in 2023, Scottish salmon farms ...