Identification and evaluation of sustainable and innovative solutions in sea lice treatment

Abstract

Though 70 % of the earth’s surface is covered by water, but just 2 % of all the foods come from the sea. Increase in population necessitates using sustainable solution is necessary in order to increase production and decrease mortality of fishes in farms. The fish industry in Norway is an old and specific attention is paid to fish aquaculture and fish industry. The salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) infesting Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the sea water phase is one of the major issues for the Norwegian aquaculture. To obtain health and welfare of the farmed Atlantic salmon, different innovative treatment methods are being used for controlling the sea lice. Different medicinal and non-medicinal solutions are already being applied in the farms, but a sustainable solution is still required. This thesis will identify the most recent innovative solutions in sea lice treatment in Norway and evaluate the possibility of sustainability for the solutions.