Fish welfare and production optimalisation

Fish health and welfare

Fish health and welfare is​​​​ a key to produce a fish with improved disease resistance and increased survival rate from egg to on-growth in the netpens.

Production optimalisation and new technology to reduce environmental footprint from the aquaculture sector

Research is performed connected to new production technology or production strategies. Examples of such technology is use of cleanerfish to compat salmon lice, production in semiclosed containment, new technology to monitor fish welfare. Economy is also evaluated using different production strategies, feeding strategies – or production with use of new technology.

Reproduction and gamet quality

Farming of new species may be challanged by knowledge gap of production biology and reproduction cycle. Wolffish and Atlantic Halibut are both species with a considerable potential for Norwegian aquaculture. Knowledge about successful reproduction and early life stage is critical for use of these and other species in commercial aquaculture. More knowledge is needed to improve the success of reproduction and survival after hatching.