Harvey656 comments on In Norway, laser weapons are being used to remove sea lice from farmed salmon. The Stingray Laser System uses cameras to scan the fish, identify lice, and then deliver a laser pulse to kill them.

In Norway, laser weapons are being used to remove sea lice from farmed salmon. The Stingray Laser System uses cameras to scan the fish, identify lice, and then deliver a laser pulse to kill them. (files.catbox.moe)

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[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (5 children)

TIL: There is sea lice.

New terror unlocked.

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[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

Don't look up what replaces a fish' tongue, then...

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[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.cafe 16 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Although it’s technically not lice, this is called swimmer’s lice in many languages.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimmer's_itch?wprov=sfti1

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[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Seems to be something unrelated to this here. That system could never target such tiny organism, let alone have and impact at the flow speed. These fish are also not any of their hosts.

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[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 year ago

Oh totally, wasnt saying they were the same. was just adding an interesting thing to the discussion.

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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 point 1 year ago

flatforms, and thier eggs ar epretty microscopic, the lasers would be ineffective here. best not to swim in places where the flatworm exists.

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