Norway's Salmon Death Rates Reach Record in World's Top Producer.

WORLD records; DEATH rate; SALMON; AQUACULTURE industry; SALMON farming; FISH farming

Norway's salmon farming industry, which accounts for over half of global supply, is facing record-high death rates among its farmed salmon. Disease and lice treatments are taking a toll on the fish, resulting in a mortality rate of 16.7%, the highest ever recorded. Challenges such as parasitic lice, gill disease, winter sores, and jellyfish damage have been affecting fish farmers. Norway regulates salmon farming to limit the impact on wild salmon and trout, with regions facing lice threats being ordered to reduce capacity. Additionally, 37.7 million hatchery fish died during the farming process last year. [Extracted from the article]

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