Pacific sea lice differ from Atlantic cousins, researchers find

Sandra Mcculloch
April 1, 2009
Times Colonist

West Coast sea lice are very different from their East Coast cousins, a study team co-led by a University of Victoria researcher has found.

It's a finding that might lead to better management of lice on farmed and wild Pacific salmon.

The tiny parasites are at the centre of a huge debate over the environmental impact of salmon farming.

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