MORE than one-third of deaths in some Atlantic salmon are caused by sea lice found largely in stocks of farmed fish, new research has claimed.
MORE than one-third of deaths in some Atlantic salmon are caused by sea lice found largely in stocks of farmed fish, new research has claimed.
FEARS: Anglers could see a decline in wild salmon numbers after new research showed the extent of sea lice threat . Picture: Jeff Mitchell.
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BRIAN DONNELLY
An unexpectedly large number of free-ranging salmon are being killed by the parasitic lice in European waters every year, a major international study involving experts in Scotland has found.
The study, published today in the biological research journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B and partly carried out by scientists at St Andrews University, is claimed to be the first evidence of the full impact of lice on salmon mortality levels.
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