Giant isopods are an example of deep-sea gigantism. Above, a giant isopod feasts on a fish in the deep sea around 40 miles southeast of Key West, Florida. NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research ...

Increased sea lice infestations, scientists say are caused by salmon farms, threaten the already-vulnerable wild Pacific salmon populations in western Canada, worrying conservationists and First ...

Rarely seen ‘supergiant’ deep-sea cousin of woodlice is actually quite common, study finds Crustacean may inhabit 59 per cent of world's oceans Vishwam Sankaran ...

A father from the dark side has lent his title to a giant creature from the deep sea, with scientists having named a "sea bug" Bathynomus vaderi. The bug—which belongs to a group that can reach ...

Some beachgoers have been left itching this week as Virginia Beach lifeguards say there’s been an increase in reports of sea lice. Tom Gill, the chief of the Virginia Beach Lifesaving Service ...

The threat to wild salmon from sea lice could be worse than feared as a new study shows the parasite is building up resistance to the chemical used in fish farming pens to tackle it.

The organisms known as "sea lice" have been around Florida since the 1900s, but they technically aren't lice at all.

But as sea lice in other parts of the world have different microbiomes, this might limit the Chilean vaccine’s scope. Ultimately, say researchers, vaccines will become one tool among many.