Sea lice feed on the flesh and the blood of the salmon and in large
numbers will weaken and eventually kill the fish. The parasite is not known to harm people. <<
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THIS type doesn't. But confusingly, many completely different critters are popularly called sea lice. The salmon pest is a totally different critter from the "sea lice" that causes the red-ant type stings under swimsuits and wetsuits in the South Atlantic and Caribbean. Which stings don't cause permanent harm, but aren't much fun. These "sea lice" are actually jellyfish and other Cnidarian larvae. THEY bother human swimmers but not salmon.
Sea lice feed on the flesh and the blood of the salmon and in large
numbers will weaken and eventually kill the fish. The parasite is not known to harm people. <<
COMMENT
THIS type doesn't. But confusingly, many completely different
critters
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are popularly called sea lice. The salmon pest is a totally different critter from the "sea lice" that causes the red-ant type stings under swimsuits and wetsuits in the South Atlantic and Caribbean. Which stings don't cause permanent harm, but aren't much fun. These "sea lice" are actually jellyfish and other Cnidarian larvae. THEY bother human swimmers but not salmon.
