Accountability and transparency
Sea lice reporting
We publicly report sea lice levels throughout the year for all of our active farm sites.
Why are sea lice counts important?
Cermaq counts lice on a weekly basis in order to meet and exceed Aquaculture license requirements and ensure the health and welfare of the fish in our care and of surrounding wild salmon.
Timely and accurate identification and enumeration is important for a few reasons:
- Provide a clear picture of the sea lice status on our fish.
- Sea lice trends aid in determining the best approach for managing levels.
- Help determine if a treatment is necessary and how soon it should be done.
How does Cermaq publicly report their Sea Lice counts?
- Weekly figure reported every Monday is the average sea lice abundance for the farm during the previous Sunday to Saturday period.
- Where there are two sample events within one week (pre and post-treatment), post-treatment counts will be posted on the Cermaq website.
- All sea lice sampling counts are reported to DFO, who then publicly report these counts on their website.
Sea lice counts updated as of October 2nd, 2023
Farm | Motile lepeophtheirus salmonis (average number per fish) | Comments |
---|---|---|
Bare Bluff | Inactive | |
Bawden Point | 0.00 | |
Bedwell Sound | Inactive | |
Binns Island | Inactive | |
Brent Island | Inactive | |
Cecil Island | Inactive | |
Cypress Harbour | No sampling required in the last 7 days | |
Dixon Bay | Delousing underway | |
Maude Island | Inactive | |
McIntyre Lake | Inactive | |
Millar Channel | 0.13 | |
Mussel Rock | Inactive | |
Plover Point | Inactive | |
Rant Point | Inactive | |
Raza Island | Inactive | |
Ross Pass | 0.55 | |
Saranac Island | Inactive | |
Simmonds | Inactive | |
Sir Edmund Bay | Inactive | |
Venture Point | Inactive | |
Wehlis Bay | Inactive | |
Westside | Inactive | |