The data comprise lice counts on Atlantic salmon placed in both stationary and moving sentinel cages deployed at and between specified locations. Deployment duration, fish number, cage type, tow number, fish length, fish weight, lice settlement location, lice lifecycle stage and number of lice were all recorded. Sampling was undertaken during September/October of three consecutive years 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Data presented here has been used in one peer review publication:
Pert CC, Wallace IS, Macdonald P, Ives SC, Murray AG, Rabe B (2023) Infestation rates of lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Caligus elongatus on Atlantic salmon in fixed and towed sentinel cages. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 155:165–174.