Sea Lice Biology and Control

Jim Treasurer (Edited By) Dr Jim Treasurer, Aquaculture and Fisheries scientist, of FAI Farms. Jim was Divisional Health Manager with Marine Harvest from 1989, then Aquaculture research manager UK for Seafish, and later Research director of VFF Ardtoe Marine Laboratory. His development and research activities in sustainable aquaculture include Integrated Pest Management of sea lice including biological control, Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture, alternative fish feeds, rearing of novel species to aquaculture such as cod and haddock and cleaner fish, fish reproduction and fish welfare.Ian Bricknell (Edited By) Professor Ian Bricknell is Professor of Aquaculture Biology at the University of Maine and is a member of the Aquaculture Research Institute and School of Marine Sciences. He began his sea lice research in 1989 and has worked on the host-parasite interface between sea lice and their hosts as well as the immune modulation of the host by the secreted products of sea lice.James Bron (Edited By) Professor James Bron heads the Aquatic Parasitology Research Group and is Professor of Aquatic Animal Health at the University of Stirling's Institute of Aquaculture. Over the last 35 years he has conducted extensive collaborative research on sea lice, working with academia, industry, government and NGOs to better understand aspects of sea louse biology and management, aiming to improve health and welfare of farmed and wild fish to better support sustainable and resilient aquaculture and capture fisheries.

• I: Sea lice biology 1: Introduction: a developing industry and the threat of sea lice 2: Introduction to sea lice morphology and biology 3: Sea lice development 4: Caligids in global aquaculture 5: Sea lice behaviour 6: Semiochemical tools for the management of sea lice 7: Pathologies associated with sea lice 8: Sea lice physiology 9: A standardised generic framework of sea lice model components for application in coupled hydrodynamic-particle models 10: Population dynamics of sea lice 11: Regulation and authorization of veterinary medicines for sea lice 12: Sea lice genomics 13: Salmon-louse interaction and immunological consequences for the host 14: Evolution of sea louse (Copepoda: Caligidae) resistance against control agents II: Sea lice control methods 15: An introduction to sea lice control 16: Sensitivity bioassays: understanding the biology of sea lice and its management in salmon farming 17: Selective breeding for improved resistance to sea lice in farmed salmonids 18: Sea lice – active monitoring methods for sea lice in the marine environment 19: Biological control of sea lice 20: Vaccination 21: Functional feeds and sea lice control 22: Physical prevention and control of sea lice III: Global impacts of sea lice 23: Impacts of sea lice 24: Wild and farmed fish interactions with sea lice IV: Future developments 25: Epilogue: Prospects for the future

The publication of this new volume is very timely when changes to regulatory frameworks for salmonid aquaculture are being considered across the globe. It provides a much-needed and updated authoritative reference on sealice and their control for scientists, farmed fish professionals, NGOs and regulators alike.