Probe into impact of sea lice on salmon farms to reopen

A European Commission investigation into the impact of sea lice on salmon farms is to be reopened.

The investigation, closed 14 months ago, could have implications for planned Marine Harvest and Bord Iascaigh Mhara fish farms in Bantry Bay and Galway Bay.

In deciding to re-open the file, the Commission referred to recent research which found ‘fundamental errors’ in earlier Marine Institute research which had shown the mortality rates of salmon infested by sea lice is just 1%.