Use of lumpfish for sea‐lice control in salmon farming: challenges and opportunities

A Powell, JW Treasurer, CL Pooley… - Reviews in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Efficient sea‐lice control remains one of the most important challenges for the salmon
farming industry. The use of wrasse (Labridae) as cleaner fish offers an alternative to …

The behavioural ecology of marine cleaning mutualisms

EM Caves - Biological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cleaning interactions, in which a small 'cleaner'organism removes and often consumes
material from a larger 'client', are some of the most enigmatic and intriguing of interspecies …

Priority species to support the functional integrity of coral reefs

K Wolfe, K Anthony, RC Babcock, L Bay… - … and marine biology, 2020 - library.oapen.org
Ecosystem-based management on coral reefs has historically focused on biodiversity
conservation through the establishment of marine reserves, but it is increasingly recognised …

Notes on the behaviour of lumpfish in sea pens with and without Atlantic salmon present

AK Imsland, P Reynolds, G Eliassen, TA Hangstad… - Journal of ethology, 2014 - Springer
The behaviour of lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus L., in sea pens, with and without Atlantic
salmon, Salmo salar L., present, was assessed by underwater camera technology …

It works! Lumpfish can significantly lower sea lice infestation in large-scale salmon farming

AKD Imsland, A Hanssen, AV Nytrø… - Biology …, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
To assess the efficacy of lumpfish grazing on attached sea lice on Atlantic salmon, six large-
scale sea cages,(130 m circumference, 37,688 m3 volume) each stocked with approximately …

Brain morphology predicts social intelligence in wild cleaner fish

Z Triki, Y Emery, MC Teles, RF Oliveira… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
It is generally agreed that variation in social and/or environmental complexity yields variation
in selective pressures on brain anatomy, where more complex brains should yield increased …

The ecological significance of parasitic crustaceans

PC Sikkel, RL Welicky - Parasitic Crustacea: State of knowledge and future …, 2019 - Springer
Despite that aquatic parasite diversity and abundance likely surpasses that of terrestrial
parasites, our understanding of aquatic parasites lags far behind our knowledge of terrestrial …

Population differentiation and species formation in the deep sea: the potential role of environmental gradients and depth

RM Jennings, RJ Etter, L Ficarra - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Ecological speciation probably plays a more prominent role in diversification than previously
thought, particularly in marine ecosystems where dispersal potential is great and where few …

Sharks are the preferred scra** surface for large pelagic fishes: Possible implications for parasite removal and fitness in a changing ocean

CDH Thompson, JJ Meeuwig - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Mutualistic and commensal interactions can have significant positive impacts on animal
fitness and survival. However, behavioural interactions between pelagic animals living in …

Cleaner wrasse indirectly affect the cognitive performance of a damselfish through ectoparasite removal

SA Binning, DG Roche, AS Grutter… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Cleaning organisms play a fundamental ecological role by removing ectoparasites and
infected tissue from client surfaces. We used the well-studied cleaning mutualisms involving …