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Lumpfish breakthrough can ease pressure on wild population

Lumpfish breakthrough can ease pressure on wild population

Scientists have discovered that lumpfish sperm can be cryogenically preserved and remain healthy, potentially reducing the need for increasing numbers of wild male lumpfish to be caught to supply the cleaner fish needs of the salmon farming industry.

Study sheds sunlight on mystery of transparent lice

Study sheds sunlight on mystery of transparent lice

Transparent salmon lice might not have evolved to be invisible to cleaner fish – they might simply not have had a chance to get a suntan.

Semi-closed containment better for post-smolt salmon, study shows

Semi-closed containment better for post-smolt salmon, study shows

Post-smolt salmon in semi-closed containment systems (SCCS) grew far better than those in open net pens, a study has shown.

Fisheries and aquaculture seen as most sustainable sector

Fisheries and aquaculture seen as most sustainable sector

Norwegians regard fisheries and aquaculture as the country’s most sustainable industry, a new survey has found.

Smolts kept in salt water ‘less susceptible to tenacibaculosis’

Smolts kept in salt water ‘less susceptible to tenacibaculosis’

Smolts kept in salt water for four weeks before being stocked in net pens are less susceptible to wound development, new research has confirmed.

Protein in louse intestine ‘offers potential for fish vaccine’

Protein in louse intestine ‘offers potential for fish vaccine’

In a doctorate, new general knowledge about the biology of salmon lice has been obtained, but it has also resulted in the discovery of protein in the salmon lice intestine that can potentially be attacked by a vaccine.

Study links escaped salmon to reduction in wild smolts

Study links escaped salmon to reduction in wild smolts

Norwegian researchers who carried out at eight-year study have concluded that spawning and hybridisation of escaped farmed salmon can lead to reduced production of wild smolts.

High-protein feed worth the extra cost, concludes thesis

High-protein feed worth the extra cost, concludes thesis

A PhD study into the balance between fat and protein in salmon feed has concluded that high-protein feed is worth the extra cost compared to a high-fat feed.

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.