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MARINFORSK-Marine ressurser og miljø

Micro- and nanoplastic impacts on the marine environment (MIME)

...manufactured microplastics in various p roducts and the breakdown of larger plastic litter. It is...presence of microplastic a t both the micro- and nano-scale is having an impact on marine...to establish whether the presence of micro- and nano-sized plastic particles in the marine...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2019

Location: Oslo

NANO2021-Nanoteknologi og nye materiale

Nano- and microplastics: Do they impact fish health and welfare?

...current proposal addresses the impact of NPs and MPs on fish health and welfare by...current know how – which is fairly fragmented – and especially the fact that most of the previous...any plastic polymer-specific biological effects and c) whether wounded fish especially suffer from...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2024

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUK2-Stort program for havbruksforskning

Effects of the Regulatory Framework on Fish Welfare and Health

...on how the framework may come in conflict with fish welfare and health. To assess the interactions...approaches. Comparing the regulatory fish health and welfare framework of salmon with...give a systematic point-by-point assessment, and facilitate the identification of discrepancies...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2020

Location: Vestland

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

ICRAD Nucleic NanoVaccines for Fish

...constrained by infectious diseases. Impact of viral infections on fish health and...important to develop new vaccines to prevent fish viral diseases for the development of a...aquaculture. Experimental DNA vaccines against fish viral infections have been developed, some...

Awarded: NOK 3.2 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2024

Location: Akershus

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

New Fish in a New Environment: Challenges to a Comprehensive Management of Fish, Environments and Human Beings

...research project involves a doctorate project which seeks to investigate how...practices in the public administration of fish. The s tarting point for the investigation is...established practices related to what a fish is. The issue of fish welfare suggests that...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2015

Location: Oslo

HAVBRUK2-Stort program for havbruksforskning

NordForsk - Intelligent farming and health control in landbased recirculating aquaculture systems

...of fish in land-based aquaculture contributes...sustainable solution that is becoming more and more relevant for current production systems....systems means narrow production margins and uncertainties regarding fish health and...av fisk i landbasert akvakultur er en betydelig kilde for...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2024

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Fish Welfare in Capture Based Aquaculture (CBA)

...a fishery context, fish welfare relates largely to...rapidly developing trade of live wild caught fish (Capture Based Aquaculture, CBA) seen in...The rationale for concern is that a s wild fish are being stored the duration of impact will...

Awarded: NOK 1.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2008

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUK2-Stort program for havbruksforskning

Frameworks for classifying the welfare of farmed Atlantic salmon based upon the principles of severity assessment

...Different people may therefore differ in how they judge the effects of stress, injuries, and...compare the effects of differing technologies and operations upon fish welfare. The WELFARE...IMR, NVI, NOFIMA, Wageningen UR, Norecopa, and major salmon farming and well boat companies...

Awarded: NOK 11.6 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUK2-Stort program for havbruksforskning

Cardiomyopathy Syndrome in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar): Fishing for a Cure

...industry. Thus, there is a great economic and animal welfare potential associated with...about CMS to create better prognostic tools and possible future treatments for affected...increasing with accumulating economic expenses and losses being the most immediate consequence....

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2025

Location: Oslo

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Workshop on microplastics in marine environments: pathways, toxicity and impacts on biota

...litter is an important environmental problem and poses a risk for the health of marine...currently funds a project on 'Microplastics impacts in marine environments' (MIME) and the Fram...protocols for plastic particles in situ and from affected marine biota, as well as...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2015-2015

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

NAERINGSPH-Nærings-phd

MUCOSAL HEALTH AND WELFARE OF ATLANTIC SALMON SMOLT IN LAND-BASED RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM (RAS)

...of the project is to identify new biomarkers and characterize biological and physical...systems (RAS) and reduce costs from losses of fish in intensive salmon farming. RAS have...farming. However, there are challenges for fish health with RAS and there is little industrial...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2026

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUK2-Stort program for havbruksforskning

Optimising dietary fatty acids and lipids of Atlantic salmon to secure their health and welfare through varying environmental conditions

...new knowledge regarding dietary fatty acid and lipids for Atlantic salmon to secure fish...and different life stages. Due to shortage of fish oil, such knowledge is necessary for...of the salmon industry while securing fish health. In this project, EPA and DHA requirements...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2019

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Fish welfare assessment through brain function: Impacts of environmental stress on brain plasticity and behaviour

...reliable measures of fish welfare is a priority within Norway and the...environments that minimize stressors that impact health and the animal?s mental function. In...While brief mild stress can enhance learning and me mory, in mammals, chronic or severe stress...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2009-2012

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUK2-Stort program for havbruksforskning

Non-Invasive Biological Warning Systems: monitoring of farmed fish and environment to improve welfare in aquaculture systems

...prevention, control of diseases and non-invasive systems to monitor the welfare of...production. This requires the development and use of sensor systems able to generate...The number of individuals per unit in modern fish farms (up to 200 000 fish per cage/tank)...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2024-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MARINFORSK-Marine ressurser og miljø

Digestion and maternal/paternal transfer of microplastic contaminants in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) food web.

...have a high surface area to volume ratio and a large potential to accumulate organic...accumulation on microplastics in the sea and the subsequent effect on Atlantic cod (Gadus...size of 0.3-0.6 mm, filled in permeable bags and placed in the sea at 9 locations along the...

Awarded: NOK 9.0 mill.

Project Period: 2016-2020

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUK2-Stort program for havbruksforskning

Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence based Salmon Identification and automated long-term welfare assessment in aquaculture net-pens

...automated, machine-assisted monitoring of fish health and welfare in aquaculture farms at...vision technology along with individual fish re-identification algorithms for uninterrupted...observed welfare status, environmental factors, and farming practices will be integrated into...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2023-2027

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

INT-BILAT-BILAT-ordningen

Canada - Intensive rearing conditions: effects on health and welfare

...a compromise between intensive production and a growing need for healthy, high-quality...and Canada, there has been increasing focus on fish welfare. However, there are few established...there is a need to develop methods to assess and secure the status of fish. The interactions...

Awarded: NOK 0.10 mill.

Project Period: 2005-2007

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUK2-Stort program for havbruksforskning

Economic impact of genomic selection on reducing treatments for sea lice infestation in Atlantic salmon aquaculture

...affecting animal welfare, local environment and having negative economic consequences due to...the average number of adult female lice per fish approaches on average 0.25 or 0.50. These...lice have direct financial and indirect other health costs. From year 2012 to 2017, the number of...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2025

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUK2-Stort program for havbruksforskning

NORDFORSK: Physiology shapes the happy salmon – a systems approach to sustainable feeds for stimulation of growth, welfare and survival

...project aims is to contribute with knowledge and solutions for a successful Atlantic salmon...habitat from a life in freshwater to seawater, and includes a spectrum of physiological changes...is regarded as a stressful process, and the current smolt production protocols used by...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2025

Location: Vestland

FRIPRO-Fri prosjektstøtte

Defining the Impact of Microplastics on Soil Resilience

...moderating the global hydrological cycle, and representing a substantial carbon store. Many...environments are under significant pressure and global soil degradation represents one of the...(MP) have emerged as a contaminant of concern and several estimations have now identified soil...

Awarded: NOK 7.1 mill.

Project Period: 2021-2024

Location: Oslo

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Reduced Moritella viscosa losses

...causes ?Winter ulcer? in Atlantic salmon and can also infect rainbow trout, cod, turbot and...conditions winter ulcer is still a common and serious problem all along the Norwegian coast...vaccination. Winter ulcer thus causes mortality and loss short time after sea water challenge or...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2008

Location: Akershus

HELSEVEL-Gode og effektive helse-, omsorgs- og velferdstjenester

Sites of Access. Entry opportunities into employment for people with disabilities

...and reduced work capacity is ofter perceived as a...its starting point that work life organizations do accommodate for difference. There are sites of...provided by both work life organizations and the labour and welfare services. Three...

Awarded: NOK 9.4 mill.

Project Period: 2016-2023

Location: Oslo

HAVBRUK2-Stort program for havbruksforskning

Environmental requirements and welfare indicators for new cage farming locations and systems

...key knowledge gaps related to the behaviour and welfare of farmed salmon introduced by the...lice infestations and the escape of farmed fish. However, new knowledge is required to assess...knowledge on production environments, fish behaviour and welfare in new farming systems...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2020

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBRUK2-Stort program for havbruksforskning

Safeguarding Atlantic salmon: A non-invasive approach to assess viral disease dynamics, surveillance methods and effect of control measures

...transmission models for spread of infections, and disease control strategies are important tools...developing novel approaches for assessing the impact of viral disease dynamics, transmission and...alfavirus (SAV) er årsak til meldepliktige sykdommer som fører til store tap for den norske...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2021

Location: Akershus

NAERINGSPH-Nærings-phd

In vitro methods for screening novel ingredients

...in recent years alongside the culture of other fish species and has become one of the...To ensure production growth improvements in fish growth and health are essential. The...novel raw materials, needs to ensure that both fish and final products are of the highest quality....

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2025

Location: Rogaland

MARINFORSK-Marine ressurser og miljø

Ethical capture and killing methods in trawl fisheries

...Work program, limited focus has been placed on fish welfare and other ethical aspects of catching...fish have a capacity for mental awareness, and there is a growing concern for the welfare of...fish, welfare requirements are included in laws and regulations, but for wild fish, the industry...

Awarded: NOK 8.8 mill.

Project Period: 2017-2020

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

PES2020-Prosj.etabl.støtte H2020

FishBiome SMEINST-2

...FishBiome SMEINST-2 will mature, pilot and prepare...prophylactic solution to strengthen overall fish health as a sustainable strategy to lower the...improve fish welfare, protect the environment and recover profitability. By strengthening...

Awarded: NOK 74,999

Project Period: 2019-2019

Location: Oslo

HAVBRUK2-Stort program for havbruksforskning

Novel vaccines against tenacibaculosis and mouth rot.

...project aims to develop a safe and efficacious vaccine against tenacibaculosis...attributed to Tenacibaculum finnmarkense and T. maritimum in Atlantic salmon....of concern to the industry in terms of both fish health and welfare issues, as well as...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2022-2024

Location: Vestland

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

ANIHWA PlantVac: Sustainable management of aquaculture fish health through the development of low cost plant-derived fish vaccines

...achieve a sustainable food-fish production and manage the aquaculture fish...effective method for increasing economic output and improving animal welfare. It has also...fish farming with reduced use of antibiotics and chemicals. Since viral diseases pose threat to...

Awarded: NOK 1.5 mill.

Project Period: 2015-2018

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUK2-Stort program for havbruksforskning

NORDFORSK: RAS-TOOLS: A microbial toolbox for RAS production and innovation.

...of recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) in fish farming, is a promising strategy for an...component of all RAS facilities, since they ensure a high water quality by degrading...stable RAS conditions that can ensure health and welfare of the fish, as well as...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2020-2024

Location: Vestland