A surge of parasitic sea lice is disrupting salmon farms around the world. So far it has been an uphill struggle that is a threat to a way of life in countries where salmon farming is a part of the culture. Research about farming salmon along with mussels, which researchers have found will eat larval sea lice, is underway. Halse, who likened it to a “waterslide park” for fish, said the fish farming industry has no choice but to try such innovations. “The cost to the salmon farming industry from sea lice is huge,” he said.

Source: Washington Post September 18, 2017 05:03 UTC