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The data were sourced from 12 main lumpfish groups subdivided into 66 subgroups (N = 160,729) delivered to Gifas between 2013 and 2020 and used in cleaner-fish research in (a) land-based facilities, (b) small-scale, or (c) large-scale sea pens. The data were standardised and organised into three main headings. Firstly, background information included transfer time, point of origin, mean starting weight and population size on arrival. Other information included to which site the lumpfish were transferred, volume of cage\/tank, whether in the presence of salmon or not, stocking density, days at each site and water quality parameters. Causes of mortality were recorded, when possible, for each group, along with calculated mortality rates, patterns, and analytical information, along with imaging where available. Results show that causes of mortality varied within and between research sites. For lumpfish in hatcheries as well as for those deployed at small-scale sea pens, the primary cause of mortality was identified as pathogenic, while for lumpfish deployed at large-scale sea pens, transporting, grading and mechanical delousing were the primary causes of mortality. The results indicate that more research is required to clarify best practices both in commercial hatcheries and salmon cages and further understanding on lumpfish biological requirements and stress physiology is necessary to develop better methods that safeguard lumpfish welfare and meet their needs.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/fishes7060328","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,10]],"date-time":"2022-11-10T19:18:29Z","timestamp":1668107909000},"page":"328","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":20,"title":["Causes of Mortality and Loss of Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"7","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9675-440X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Patrick","family":"Reynolds","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"GIFAS AS, Gildesk\u00e5l, 8140 Inndyr, Norway"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0077-8077","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Albert Kjartan Dagbjartarson","family":"Imsland","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Akvaplan-niva Iceland Office, Akralind 4, 201 Kopavogur, Iceland"},{"name":"Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, High Technology Centre, 5020 Bergen, Norway"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3448-1036","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lauris","family":"Boissonnot","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Aqua Kompetanse AS, 7770 Flatanger, Norway"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,11,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"18","DOI":"10.1016\/j.aquaculture.2013.12.033","article-title":"The use of lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L.) to control sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis Kr\u00f8yer) infestations in intensively farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)","volume":"424\u2013425","author":"Imsland","year":"2014","journal-title":"Aquaculture"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"117","DOI":"10.1007\/s10164-014-0397-1","article-title":"Notes on the behaviour of lumpfish with and without Atlantic salmon present","volume":"32","author":"Imsland","year":"2014","journal-title":"J. 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