The Scottish Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) launched an initiative to explore the potential of a novel approach to ultrasound to delouse farmed salmon and, ultimately, increase harvest volumes.

It is the first of its Rapid Response projects, and the six-month project brings together industry partner Pulcea with academic partners from the University of Dundee and the Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling to research the efficacy of ultrasound in targeting and dislodging naturally occurring sea lice in a non-invasive and non-harmful way.

 
“This innovative new project is precisely the kind of initiative that our Rapid Response scheme was set up to support," said Heather Jones (pictured left), CEO of SAIC.

"It