PathoRAS

Pathogen dynamics and disinfection in Atlantic salmon recirculating aquaculture system

The overarching aim of PathoRAS is to ensure top-notch biosecurity measures in Atlantic salmon RAS through a better understanding of how pathogens proliferate, establish, and survive in the complex ecosystem of the RAS environment.

ArctiCod

How will climate change affect the production of farmed cod?

One of the biggest threats to sustained food production is climate change. ArctiCod aims at understanding the general impact of different climate scenarios upon cod-farming in the Arctic, and the specific interactions between climate related stressors on biological responses in cod.

BIVALVI

Advancing European bivalve production systems

BIVALVI aims to advance bivalve production in Europe in a sustainable way by combining genetics and reproductive technologies with improved health and production management.

Kongemat

Feeding of small king crabs using lumpfish

The main goal of this project is to test whether rlumpfish, either as a coating on dry crab food or as raw (frozen) food, can increase appetite and feed intake in juvenile king crabs and thus lead to an increased degree of meat content and value of the king crabs.

Temp-Intens

Life cycle study of Atlantic salmon with temperature and salinity as critical test variables

Temp-Intens' main objective is to provide recommendations for commercial production of salmon through optimization of temperature and salinity. These critical test variables will be tested under different farming conditions in the hatchery stage, and the fish will be monitored all the way until they are slaughtered, in order to assess performance, health, welfare and product quality.

SeaMark

Seaweed-based market applications

SeaMark aims to upscale circular ocean seaweed cultivation and land-based integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) systems and develop novel processing methods involving fermentation and biotransformation into twelve innovative seaweed-based products.

CoastShift

Area use, sustainability and increased food production

CoastShift looks at the possibilities of increasing food production on the coast of Northern Norway, and at the same time making it more sustainable.

FeedCtrl

Building competence along the feedfish-waste axis

The aim of this project is to shed light on the relationship that exists between feed ingredients, feed technology and sludge, and how this can help increase the utilisation of feed resources and also improve water quality in land-based facilities (RAS).

DeepVision

Adapting spectral and molecular tools to improve fish welfare assessments

In this project we are exploring how new technologies can be adapted to improve the speed and accuracy of welfare assessments in aquaculture.

SpotMap

Mapping dark spots in salmon fillets

The main objective is to map the incidence of dark spots in salmon fillets originating from the Norwegian salmon farming industry. In addition to general mapping, the project will also have a subsidiary objective of mapping the incidence in relation to where (geography) and how (technology) salmon is produced.

COOLFISH

Improving Atlantic salmon health and welfare by metabolic programming

In COOLFISH, we will investigate the role of embryonic temperature on the development and function of the Atlantic salmon immune system later in life, and exploit this knowledge to enhance fish health, welfare and production.

RAS 4.0

Biologically driven automation of salmon production conditions in RAS

The main objective of RAS 4.0 is to improve fish wellbeing and production efficiency and reduce operational risks by developing integrated control systems for water quality, feeding and energy optimization.

EATFISH

Genetics of AGD and gill health in Atlantic salmon

In this project we evaluate phenotypes to describe resistance to amoebic gill disease, with regards to their ability to improve gill health through selective breeding.

NoLice

Novel tools and knowledge for a future with no lice infestations in Norwegian aquaculture

The overall aim of this project is to identify naturally produced compounds that are associated with Atlantic salmon susceptibility and resistance to two parasitic sea lice species and to develop tools that can be applied to boost Atlantic salmon resistance and reduce lice infestation in Norway.

Insight

Insight into Fish Health under Climate Change

In this project, we study how different climate scenarios and subsequent climate changes can affect the farming of salmon and cod in Norway.

Development of SNP array for cod

Existing genome sequence data is used to discover genomic SNP-variants and develop SNP-array specific for the Norwegian cod population. Use of the SNP-panel is demonstrated by analyzing data from the National Cod Breeding Program.

BIO4ROBUST

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

In this project we gather more knowledge on how to produce robust smolts, post-smolts and slaughter size fish in order to combine the full potential of RAS systems with sustainable fish production.

AquaVitae

Increased production of low-trophic species

AquaVitae aims to develop solutions for increasing the cultivation of low-trophic species, such as seaweed and sea urchins.