Blue Lice

Blue Lice offers an innovative solution to combat sea lice in the aquaculture industry, particularly for salmon farming. The company's patented system consists of physical units placed around fish farming pens, designed to lure and destroy sea lice before they can infest the salmon. Each unit functions as a trap, utilizing a combination of attractors such as light and odorants to make the trap more appealing to sea lice than the salmon themselves. The system also incorporates a suction mechanism in each trap to effectively capture the parasites.

By preventing sea lice from entering fish farms, Blue Lice's technology minimizes the need for potentially harmful treatments involving chemicals or stressful fish handling. The system is installed on the frame mooring, ensuring it does not interfere with daily operations in the fish pens. This non-invasive approach improves fish welfare, product quality, and production rates while being cost-effective, scalable, and sustainable. As of 2023, the global market potential for Blue Lice's solution was estimated at USD 4.3 billion, with approximately 12,000 salmon pens worldwide.