Young pink salmon infect bigger fish as they are consumed, new research shows
PRINCE RUPERT - Sea lice are surprisingly acrobatic and can leap from juvenile salmon to larger fish that prey on them, new research has found.

In the study, published in the peer-reviewed science journal Biology Letters, Simon Fraser University doctoral candidate Brendan Connors and researchers from the University of Alberta focused on young pink salmon infected with sea lice that were eaten by predatory cutthroat trout and coho salmon.

Their findings show that in approximately 70 per cent of the trials, sea lice ... Continued@URL.... http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=c69ae968-8680-441b-890a-e3b3a795b761