Marta Bou Mira

My main research area is lipid metabolism and nutrition in salmonids, with a special focus on adipose tissue development and the distinct roles of different fat depots. I am particularly interested in how dietary lipid composition and levels of essential fatty acids influence lipid storage, fish health, and robustness.
I have broad experience from both in vivo feeding trials and in vitro cell models, and I actively collaborate with industry and academic partners to explore the use of new and sustainable lipid sources in aquaculture feeds.

Nutrition and feed technology

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My Projects

Keto4cells

Effect of cetoleic acid on psoriasis

2023 - 2025

Pigmentation in salmon

How feed controls pigmentation in salmon

2020 - 2024

Genomics4Robust

Integrating genomics resources for robust fish for the future

2021 - 2023

BIO4ROBUST

Atlantic salmon biology in focus: for a robust fish in a shifting aquaculture industry

2020 - 2022

BALANCE

Metabolic imbalance in Atlantic salmon – Significance of the interaction between nutrition and genetics

2017 - 2020

My publications

Marta Bou Mira has 33 publications at Nofima:

My Projects

Effect of cetoleic acid on psoriasis

How feed controls pigmentation in salmon

Integrating genomics resources for robust fish for the future

Atlantic salmon biology in focus: for a robust fish in a shifting aquaculture industry

Metabolic imbalance in Atlantic salmon – Significance of the interaction between nutrition and genetics

My publications

Dietary Protein-to-Lipid Ratio Inﬂuences Feed Intake andUtilization, Body Composition, Fatty Acid Metabolism, andTesticular Growth in Atlantic Salmon Postsmolt

Effect of eicosapentaenoic acid on innate immune responses in Atlantic salmon cells infected with infectious salmon anemia virus

Dietary Content of Plant Ingredients and Phospholipids Affects Astaxanthin Utilization and Lipid Deposition in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.)

Smoltification, seawater performance, and maturation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed different fat levels

Gradually decreasing daylength after smoltification induced by “winter signal“ reduced sexual maturation in male Atlantic salmon

Smoltification of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) Is Associated with Enhanced Traffic and Renewal of B Cell Repertoire

Investigation of the Functions of n-3 Very-Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Skin using in vivo Atlantic Salmon and in vitro Human and Fish Skin Models

Dietary Level of the Omega-3 Fatty Acids EPA and DHA Influence the Flesh Pigmentation in Atlantic Salmon

A dose-response study with omega-3 rich canola oil as a novel source of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) in feed for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in seawater; effects on performance, tissue fatty acid composition, and fillet quality

Requirement for omega-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids by Atlantic salmon is relative to the dietary lipid level

Deposition and metabolism of dietary n-3 very-long-chain PUFA in different organs of rat, mouse and Atlantic salmon

Trenger laks fettsyren EPA for optimal immunrespons? Rapport FHF prosjekt EPA-laks

Optimalisering av fett og fettsyrer i fôr til atlantisk laks for bedre helse og velferd gjennom ulike livsfaser og utfordrende miljøbetingelser

Sudden increased mortality in large seemingly healthy farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) was associated with environmental and dietary changes

DHA modulates immune response and mitochondrial function of atlantic salmon adipocytes after LPS treatment

Increasing dietary n-6 FA while keeping n-3 FA stable decreases EPA in polar lipids of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Lipid deposition and mobilisation in atlantic salmon adipocytes

The long-chain monounsaturated cetoleic acid improves the efficiency of the n-3 fatty acid metabolic pathway in Atlantic salmon and human HepG2 cells

Nye omega-3-kilder i fôr til laks

Effekt av fôr, temperatur og stress på pigmentering i laks. Faglig sluttrapport

n-3 canola oil effectively replaces fish oil as a new safe dietary source of DHA in feed for juvenile Atlantic salmon

Impact of Reduced Dietary Levels of Eicosapentaenoic Acid and Docosahexaenoic Acid on the Composition of Skin Membrane Lipids in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.)

Requirements of n-3 very long-chain PUFA in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L): effects of different dietary levels of EPA and DHA on fish performance and tissue composition and integrity

Low levels of very-long-chain n-3 PUFA in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) diet reduce fish robustness under challenging conditions in sea cages

EPA, DHA, and Lipoic Acid Differentially Modulate the n-3 Fatty Acid Biosynthetic Pathway in Atlantic Salmon Hepatocytes

Metabolism of omega-3 very long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): Effects of different dietary levels of EPA and DHA on fish performance and health

Effects of dietary n-3 fatty acids on Toll-like receptor activation in primary leucocytes from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Organ and phospholipid class fatty acid specificity in response to dietary depletion of essential n-3 fatty acids in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)

Langtidseffekter av lave omega-3 nivåer i fôr på laksens helse

Styrt fettsyresammensetning i fôr for å forebygge utbrudd av viktige virussykdommer i laks

De novo lipogenesis in Atlantic salmon adipocytes

Interplay of adiponectin, TNFa and insulin on gene expression, glucose uptake and PPARc, AKT and TOR pathways in rainbow trout cultured adipocytes

Adipose tissue and liver metabolic responses to different levels of dietary carbohydrates in gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)