Price of salmon leaps 50% as sea lice epidemic worsens
According to a report in the Guardian, salmon prices are set to soar further in 2017 as salmon farmers from Scotland to Norway and Chile try to tackle parasite problems.
You may never have heard of Lepeophtheirus salmonis, and you’re unlikely to have spotted one, because they are usually less than 1.5cm long, but the humble sea louse is creating waves that are about to wash on to your dinner plate.
Male and female
Lepeophtheirus salmonis
Lepeophtheirus salmonis
