One third of the world's population relies on fish as a source of protein. Expanding fish farming is one way to meet the demand of the world's growing population. Fish farms are known to experience ...

Scottish salmon companies are being accused of employing “greenwashing” tactics to cover up death rates, sea lice and chemical ... heatwave receded in the Atlantic.” Hydrogen peroxide ...

The fishing industry is particularly important in northern Norway. Here in Finnmark county, it accounts for almost 7 per cent ...

The Atlantic species of wild salmon is almost ... the netcages threaten surrounding marine life and wild salmon. Infestations of sea lice are common in salmon farms and there is evidence in ...

With 20% of male escapees sexually mature and capable of breeding with wild Atlantic salmon, threat to wild stocks ‘is ...

"Revered for centuries as the king of fishes, in more recent years Atlantic salmon has become better ... copper treatment used to preserve netting, sea lice and chemicals used to treat them ...

According to the IUCN, Atlantic salmon are decreasing globally due to multiple threats, including climate change, pollution, interbreeding with farmed salmon, and sea lice from salmon farms.

Anna Kindy told legislature open-net pen salmon farming poses minimal harm to wild salmon and should be supported ...

The most recent incident involves the escape of 27,000 salmon from an aquaculture facility off the coast of Norway, with the ...

“Most existing methods focus on taking the sea lice off the fish so the fish are taken out of the salmon pen at sea and subjected to the treatments. The treatments are stressful but also ...

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