UNH Researchers Aim to Boost U.S. Production of Atlantic Salmon and Steelhead Trout With Cleanerfish
June 30, 2020
June 30, 2020
DURHAM, New Hampshire, June 30 -- The University of New Hampshire issued the following news release on June 29:
Sea lice negatively impact the health and survival of Atlantic salmon, steelhead trout and other salmonids, and researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire believe using lumpfish as cleanerfish--fish that eat parasites off other fish--may be a sustainable way to manage these pests.
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Sea lice negatively impact the health and survival of Atlantic salmon, steelhead trout and other salmonids, and researchers with the New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of New Hampshire believe using lumpfish as cleanerfish--fish that eat parasites off other fish--may be a sustainable way to manage these pests.
"Lumpfish eat pa . . .