Better fish welfare – six solutions
Resources and references accompanying Nofima's seminar at Aqua Nor on 19 August 2025.
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Why coho win the battle against lice – and Atlantic salmon don’t
Presented by Lene Sveen.
- Project web site: CrispResist
- News: Salmon have 48 hours to defeat sea lice
- Publication: Local inflammation at the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) attachment site contributes to copepodid rejection in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
- Podcast interview “How coho salmon fight off sea lice” at Fish ‘n bits: Listen to the episode at Spotify and Apple
Strategies for mitigating bacterial skin ulcerations
Presented by Christian Karlsen.
- Fact sheet: Bakterielle sår på laks i sjø – og hudens responser mot bakterier
- Worth knowing: About bacterial wounds in Atlantic salmon
- Project web site: NatBiom (with link to webinar, videoblog and publications)
This is what the temperature does with the salmon’s health and development
Presented by Anja Striberny.
- Project web site: Temp-Intens (with link to webinar and “Lakseliv” blog)
Why you should care about liver health
Presented by Evan Durland.
- Publication 2025: Quantification of fat content in the liver of different aquaculture fish species using hyperspectral image analysis
- Publication 2025: Genetic and metabolic characterization of individual differences in liver fat accumulation in Atlantic salmon
- Publication 2020: Sudden increased mortality in large seemingly healthy farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) was associated with environmental and dietary changes
Can live diagnostic tools help prevent sea loss?
Presented by Kirsti Hjelde.
- News 2025: Carbone dioxide a cause of kidney stones in rainbow trout
- News 2023: Diagnosing nephrocalcinosis in the field
- LinkedIn site of NephrorReduce
- Project website of CtrlAQUA (terminated 2023)
How to protect fish from jellyfish with electric fences
Presented by Bjørn Roth.
- News (in Norwegian only): Fem sekunder unna å uskadeliggjøre drapsmaneten
- Report (in Norwegian only): Utløsning av cnidoblaster hos maneter ved bruk av elektrisk strøm | Nofima…
