Sea lice zapping laser system clocks up 6 years without salmon wounds or single mortality

The Norwegian salmon industry alone could save more than half a billion dollars by deploying laser technology to kill sealice in pens, manufacturer Stingray Marine Solutions says.

Production manager Havard Olsen (left) and brother-in-law Alf-Goran Knutsen. They are two team that manages family-owned salmon producer Kvaroy Fiskeoppdrett on Helgeland. The company is now waiting for approval for automated lice counting.
Production manager Havard Olsen (left) and brother-in-law Alf-Goran Knutsen. They are two team that manages family-owned salmon producer Kvaroy Fiskeoppdrett on Helgeland. The company is now waiting for approval for automated lice counting.Foto: Rune Nilsen
Published 9 November 2020, 05:01Updated 9 November 2020, 05:10
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