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HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Effect of bioactive fatty acids on survival (IPN/PD), growth and feed conversion in 0+ and 1+ Atlantic salmon.

Introductory studies based on an ongoing research-directed project in AKVAFORSK have revealed critical energy demanding periods for 1+ and 0+ salmon in sea coinciding with negative effects on growth, feed conversion and natural outbreak of virus diseases (IPN/HSMB). Dietary supplementation of bio...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Fish welfare recorder - Development of a Black box for documenting condition and welfare under live transportation, handling and slaughter

The objective of this project is to develop and demonstrate an implantable miniature fish welfare recorder ("black box tag") containing sensors and data storage technology for documentation of welfare and conditions as experienced by the fish under live t ransportation, handling and slaughter. Th...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2008

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Hurtigtester for algetoksiner i sjømat (skjellmat), vann og miljøprøver

Nye og enklere metoder for å oppdage og kvantifisere biotoksiner i miljøprøver, mat og drikkevann er et hovedfokus innen EU så vel som i USA (USFDA & USEPA). EU og USA er regulatoriske pådrivere innen dette feltet. Markedet for slik testing er allerede be tydelig og vil som følge av skjerpet foku...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2008

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Progressive, modern production of juvenile Atlantic cod

High throughput, reduced generation time, rapid development, high energy diets, intensive feeding scheme (rotifers), high densities, heated water and photoperiod control, with constant light to enhance growth and accelerate development, are becoming key r equirements for successful season-indepen...

Awarded: NOK 9.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Genetically modified plant products (GMPP) in feed for Atlantic salmon - A follow-up study on physiological responses and DNA traceability.

During the initial five-year period (1996-2001) when genetically modified (GM) crops were first adapted, the global planting area of GM crops increased rapidly and especially in USA, Argentina and Canada. Among the crop plants that accounts for the larges t planting area, are maize and soybeans. ...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Algal toxins & polyunsaturated fatty acids: a polyketide genomic approach to safe and efficient utilisation of microalgae in bioproduction

Microalgal secondary metabolites have attracted attention for two main reasons: first, because they are source of toxins in harmful algal blooms and second, because they are potential rich source of polyunsaturated fatty acids. The dinoflagellates are hig hly diverse group of flagellated unicellu...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Cardiomyopathy (CMS) in Atlantic salmon: pathogenesis and experimental transmissibility.

Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS) has been diagnosed in Norway since 1985. It affects Atlantic salmon and primarily large farmed fish in seawater that are close to harvest. The economic impact is therefore significant. In spite of the serious impact, the caus e(s) is still unknown. Infectious etiolog...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

NEW MARINE FEED RESOURCES The building of a consortium towards exploitation of un-utilised marine resources for diets to farmed fish

The farming of high priced salmonid species in the northern hemisphere focuses on the production of marine PUFA-rich fillets. In recent years, farming of marine species has increased with higher protein and lower lipid demands. The main feed ingredients, have been fish meal and oil. But predictio...

Awarded: NOK 17.3 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Motivational states and coping ability as operational welfare indicators in farmed fish

To improve welfare of farmed fish there is a need to develop objective indicators that can be used to assess, manage and document welfare. The high number of individuals in aquaculture production units puts constraints on which indicators that are likely to be operational in the industry. Behavio...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Potential of using microalgae to partially replace fish oil and fish meal in aquaculture fish feeds (ALGAFEED)

Aquaculture is a growing industry worldwide. Salmon and trout are the main species for fish aquaculture in Norway, but both governmental and industry interests have put focus on Atlantic cod in order to be a future commercial aquaculture species. A furthe r increase in intensive aquaculture will ...

Awarded: NOK 3.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

The importance of bacterial interactions for winter ulcer and the potential use in control of fish diseases

Investigation of bacterial interaction within and between pathogens involved in the disease Winter ulcer will be the main object since this disease is the main unsolved bacterial infection in salmonid farming and the problem has so far not been solved by vaccination, antibiotics or any management...

Awarded: NOK 3.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Oslo

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Tracing escaped farmed salmon by means of naturally occurring DNA markers, fatty acid profiles, trace elements and stable isotopes

In 2003, the Ministry of Fisheries took the initiative to set up a national committee to investigate some questions regarding the tagging of farmed fish. In the same year, the Director of Fisheries set up the Tagging Committee with representatives of the aquaculture industry, the research communi...

Awarded: NOK 8.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2008

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Interactions between wild and farmed Atlantic cod: non-lethal impacts of escapees on wild populations

Cod is a new target species for aquaculture in the north Atlantic. With increasing numbers of farmed cod kept in sea-pens in coastal areas it is necessary to address the potential impacts of cod aquaculture on the local environment. Of particular concern is the effect of cod that escape from net-...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

EFFEKTIVE VAKSINER OG VAKSINESTRATEGIER FOR TORSK, FOKUS PÅ BAKTERIELLE AGENS

Klassisk vibriose er den alvorligste bakteriesjukdommen i torskeoppdrett i Norge. Atypisk Aeromonas salmonicida isoleres fra stadig flere anlegg for yngel og større torsk. Når torskenæringen vokser forventer vi også at andre kjente og ukjente organismer v il kunne gi sjukdom. Moritella viscosa og...

Awarded: NOK 1.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Development of vaccines and diagnostic tools against a new bacterial fish pathogen

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Awarded: NOK 1.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Støtte til utgivelse av to spesialutgaver av Norsk Fiskeoppdrett AS

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Awarded: NOK 49,999

Project Period: 2006-2006

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Background levels: Occurrence and effective detection of cod pathogens

Cod farming is considered one of the areas with the highest potential for growth in Norwegian aquaculture. Most cod hatcheries use wild caught broodstock, which represent a danger for the contamination of the farm premises with pathogens (virus, bacteria, parasites); particularly those transmitt...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Effects of vaccination and innate immune defence against recurrence of IPN in salmon carrying IPN virus of different virulence.

There is a need to identify factors that may contribute to the serious infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) disease problems in A. salmon post-smolts. It is important to know more about the impact of the widespread carrier state of IPNV in A. salmon, the risk of recurrence of IPN, and the high vi...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Leptin in fish - exploring the actions of a novel hormone and its role in control of appetite, growth and puberty in Atlantic salmon and cod

In mammals, leptin is a hormone produced by adipose tissue and has been established as a key signal for regulating adiposity. Until last month (May 2005), when our collaborators at National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Mie Japan published their disc overy of the leptin gene and its expressi...

Awarded: NOK 2.8 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Jern og toksiske blandsoner i norske settefiskanlegg - bruk av silikat-lut som tiltaksmiddel

Ulike kilder kan bidra til forhøyet nivå av Fe i driftsvann ved settefiskanlegg: jernholdig grunnvann eller humøst overflatevann som råvann, samt fôr-rester og blod/feaces fra fisk. Fe kan foreligge i ulike fysisk-kjemiske tilstandsformer, fra enkle ioner til komplekser, kolloider og partikler. ...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Skeletal malformations in farmed salmon and cod: a functional approach to determine causalities and mechanisms

Skeletal deformities cause severe losses both in salmon and cod production. This research platform aims to gain further insight into the normal growth and development of the vertebral column of salmon, and how current culture techniques may disrupt norma l growth inducing bone related pathologic...

Awarded: NOK 16.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Optimizing the nutritional value of non-marine protein sources in extruded fish feed.

Considerable increases in the food fish demand, a shortage of fishmeal and fish oil and the occurrence of contaminants in marine feed ingredients have forced the aquaculture industry and the research community to explore other ingredients for farmed fish. Increased use of protein-rich ingredient...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Production of all-female cod as a means to circumvent problems with early puberty in males: Studies on sex determination and differentiation

Early puberty is a major problem in cod farming both due to negative impact on production performance in on-growth farms, and due to risk of negative genetic impact on wild stocks following spawning in sea cages or after escape. Use of all-female stocks c an mitigate some of these problems. Howev...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Salmon louse vaccine - identification and evaluation of novel antigens

The salmon louse is one of the main problems for the salmon farming industry both in Norway and in other countries. Pesticides and different management measures currently control the salmon louse. However, only a few types of drugs are available for salmo n louse combat and there are several repo...

Awarded: NOK 9.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Application of genomics tools and resources to selective breeding for improved disease resistance and animal welfare in fish

Disease poses probably the greatest worldwide risk to the success of intensive aquaculture both through its effects on production and animal welfare. An animals resistance to or tolerance of disease can in some instances be improved through selective bree ding or with treatment such as vaccines, ...

Awarded: NOK 6.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Pancreas disease in Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout; pathogenesis and risk factors (187087)

Pancreas disease is an emerging viral disease that affects farmed rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon in sea water. In regions where the disease is endemic, the economic impact is significant. An expansion of affected areas and a few outbreaks at previously un-affected sites show the potential for...

Awarded: NOK 9.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Muskelstruktur og kvalitet hos kveite Tilleggsbevilgning til prosjekt 133849

Det viktigste formålet med oppdrett av matfisk, er å produsere muskel av høy kvalitet. En av de viktigste kvalitetsfaktorene for fisk, og da spesielt feit marin fisk, er muskelens sammensetning av lange og flerumettede fettsyrer. Prosjektet fokuserer på å oppnå en grunnleggende viten om sammenhe...

Awarded: NOK 0.29 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2006

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Wave and current loads on net panels and net cages

SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture (SFH) has over the last five years developed a numerical model (3dNet) of a three dimensional net structure exposed to waves and current. This activity has been financed by the Research Council of Norway through two projec ts: 3 Dimensional netpen movement and moo...

Awarded: NOK 4.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

The parasite fauna of wild and reared cod: transmission of parasites?

Parasites may move freely between fish hosts kept in net pens and surrounding wild fish stocks. The background prevalence and intensity of the different parasite species will determine the infection pressure on net-penned populations of naive juvenile fis h. Knowledge of the natural infection lev...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Black lines in the muscle of cultured atlantic cod (gadus morhua).

Black lines and spots observed in fillets have become a matter of concern for the producers of farmed cod. Whilst there is very little published material on the subject the problem is increasingly discussed throughout the industry. The phenomenon has als o been observed in other species of farme...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

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