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Thu 12 Dec 2009Tackling a tiny terror of the sea
A UCD team has had some promising results in the search for a vaccine against sea louse, a parasite that has plagued Irish salmon farms and is threatening wild stocks
THE ANIMAL glowing blue in the picture below right might look pretty, yet its effects are anything but. It’s a sea louse that attaches to salmon and causes damage to skin and scales, along with a general decline in the fish’s health.
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