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Negative pressure affects farmed salmon behaviour

Negative pressure affects farmed salmon behaviour

What happens to a salmon that is exposed to negative pressure, something it occurs when it is sucked up from the cage in connection with handling? Attempts have been made to find out as part of a project in Norway.

Can fish sludge feed the insects that can feed fish?

Can fish sludge feed the insects that can feed fish?

Researchers in Norway have been granted NOK 10 million (£832,000) to look at the possibilities of safely using fish farm sludge as a feed for animals such as black soldier fly, which could then be used to make protein for fish feed.

Gill health conference scheduled for October

Gill health conference scheduled for October

The Sustainable Aquaculture Innovation Centre (SAIC) has announced the return of the International Gill Health Conference, which will see the aquaculture sector combine its expertise and knowledge to tackle one of salmon farming’s biggest challenges.

Stunning research aims for better fish welfare

Stunning research aims for better fish welfare

Norway has given the go ahead to two new research projects examining different methods of anesthetising salmon before slaughter.

Gill Health Initiative calls for abstracts for 2020 meeting

Gill Health Initiative calls for abstracts for 2020 meeting

The international Gill Health Initiative has issued a call for scientists to submit abstracts for its next meeting, GHI2020, which will take place in the Stirling Court Hotel in the grounds of Stirling University on April 1-2 next year.

Algae-based feed shown to deter salmon lice

Algae-based feed shown to deter salmon lice

Feeding salmon on microalgae has been shown to significantly reduce the onset on lice.

Salinity and temperature must be considered in fight against lice

Salinity and temperature must be considered in fight against lice

The Institute of Marine Research in Norway has just published its final report on the FHF project “deep light and feeding”, which shows that feeding and lighting in the depth can be beneficial to avoid lice, but that salt content and temperature must also be taken into consideration.

Talking our language: welfare indicators handbook now available in English

Talking our language: welfare indicators handbook now available in English

It’s been a long wait, but an English-language version of a successful Norwegian handbook on welfare indicators for farmed Atlantic salmon is now available online.

Double bid to improve gill health

Double bid to improve gill health

Two projects have been launched to understand the factors that cause gill problems in salmon farming and to provide concrete recommendations for preventive measures that can reduce the problems.

PRV ‘probably linked to black spots’ in salmon

PRV ‘probably linked to black spots’ in salmon

A new study has shown that piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) infection alone is not enough to initiate the formation of black spots in salmon fillets but seems to explain a larger proportion of the more pronounced forms of black spots.

‘Landmark’ cleaner fish summit under way

‘Landmark’ cleaner fish summit under way

The first ever International Cleaner Fish Summit is under way at the Technology & Innovation Centre in Glasgow, with 180 industry practitioners from the Faroes, Iceland, Ireland, Norway and Scotland attending.

Prevention beats cure for lice

Prevention beats cure for lice

One of the world’s most eminent sea louse specialists believes that the salmon industry is spending too much time “firefighting” sea louse problems, when they should in fact be looking at ways of preventing their impact.