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title: Farmers are relying more on mechanical treatments
description: While farmers are treating less overall, reliance on mechanical treatments is still rising. We dig deeper.
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#### While farmers are treating less overall, reliance on mechanical treatments is still rising. We dig deeper.

 

This month, [Manolin](https://manolinaqua.com/) wrote that sea lice levels throughout Norway have been doing well compared to previous years. This is despite finding that, so far, farmers have used fewer treatments overall. ([Read the full story here.](https://blog.manolinaqua.com/norway-salmon-farmers-lice-treatments/))

**But one type of treatment in particular has been trending higher: mechanical. **So we dug deeper.

The number of partial-site and whole-site mechanical treatments are both rising in Norway.

And a record number of wellboats have been used in 2020.

Across PO3, PO4, and PO8, **farmers have used significantly more mechanical treatments than they did by October in previous years.**

As we enter the winter months, Manolin will be looking out for how the numbers rise, and how farmers' treatment strategies are evolving.

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