Norwegian authorities sound alarm over escalating salmon sea lice crisis

A worsening lice situation has officials and salmon farmers on edge.

The Norwegian Food Safety Authority emphasized that the worsening lice problem must not justify compromising fish welfare. — The Norwegian Food Safety Authority emphasized that the worsening lice problem must not justify compromising fish welfare.Photo: IntraFish

Ann Eileen Ditlevsen Nygård

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Published 21 August 2025, 03:02Updated 21 August 2025, 03:02

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