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Chemicals in salmon farming Part I: Does SLICE® (emamectin benzoate) still make the cut?

Thursday, May 23rd, 2019

SLICE®, a treatment for parasitic sea lice on salmon, is widely used by Scottish salmon farms in open net pens, despite documented impacts on neighbouring marine wildlife. If a farm has persistent problems with lice and is reliant on harmful treatments to manage infestations, it should be questioned whether that farm is viable and sustainable into the future.

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