Preliminary safety study of an aquaculture disinfectant when used against sea lice
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Funded by Ecolab.
This project is the continuation of a previous project (AWERB 16/17 169), which found that the commercial aquaculture disinfectant Incimaxx ? Aquatic (Ecolab) shows in vitro activity against the fish parasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis (salmon louse). The present project will assess whether the concentrations of Incimaxx? Aquatic required to cause the desired effects in sea lice (impairment of attachment and swimming behaviour) are tolerated by salmon during and after short term (30 min ) bath treatments. The project will follow a standard methodology well established at the Marine Environmental Research Laboratory (MERL), an external facility of the Institute of Aquaculture.
Total award value ?6,842.13