A match for the auld enemy:Scottish salmoo farmers collaborate to combat commoo threat

摘要

AS we move into a new decade and, with Brexit now a reality, a new era for Scottish salmon farming, one factor remains unchanged: sea lice continue to be a significant threat. New challenges come and, sometimes, go but the Auld Enemy remains constant!We do, however, have a greater armoury than ever on our side in this fight and 2019 saw some significant victories.An increasing number of sites report having produced a crop without ever having a treatment intervention, either medical or physical. This is proof positive that preventative measures and biological control really are having a significant impact.There is, of course, still a lot of work to be done in improving these measures and, indeed, adapting them to changing conditions.