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Peer Review Status: Refereed
Title: Sustainable production and use of cleaner fish for the biological control of sea lice: recent advances and current challenges
Author(s): Brooker, Adam J
Papadopoulou, Athina
Gutierrez, Carolina
Rey, Sonia
Davie, Andrew
Migaud, Herve
Keywords: General Veterinary
General Medicine
Issue Date: 30-Sep-2018
Date Deposited: 2-Aug-2018
Citation: Brooker AJ, Papadopoulou A, Gutierrez C, Rey S, Davie A & Migaud H (2018) Sustainable production and use of cleaner fish for the biological control of sea lice: recent advances and current challenges. Veterinary Record, 183, Art. No.: 383. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104966
Abstract: Currently, cleaner fish are one of the most widely used sea lice control strategies in Atlantic salmon aquaculture. Two species are currently being farmed in North Atlantic countries, ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) and lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus), and the sector in most countries is rapidly expanding towards self-sufficiency. The species are very different both in terms of their biology and life histories and, consequently, production and husbandry methods must be tailored to each species. There are numerous health challenges currently experienced in both species, with bacterial and parasitic diseases being the most prevalent, and cohabitation with salmon may increase the risk of disease. Good husbandry and routine health monitoring are essential, although treatment is often required when disease outbreaks occur. Ballan wrasse and lumpfish are both proven to be effective salmon delousers, although delousing efficacy can be variable in farmed fish; the provision of suitable habitat and acclimation to net-pen conditions may encourage natural behaviours, including delousing, and the use of operational welfare indicators can highlight potential welfare issues. Cleaner fish research is progressing rapidly, although much of the basic knowledge regarding the species’ biology remains unknown. The simultaneous domestication of two new marine aquaculture species is a significant challenge demanding sustained effort and funding over a prolonged period of time. Research must focus on enhancing the robustness of the farmed stocks and increasing hatchery outputs to meet the urgent demands from the salmon sector and protect wild stocks from overfishing.
DOI Link: 10.1136/vr.104966
Rights: This article has been accepted for publication in Veterinary Record following peer review. The definitive copyedited, typeset version Brooker, AJ., Papadopoulou, A., Gutierrez, C., Rey, S., Davie, A., Migaud, H. (2018) Sustainable production and use of cleaner fish for the biological control of sea lice: recent advances and current challenges Veterinary Record 183, 383 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.104966.

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