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FARMED COD SPAWNING IN NET PENS: OFFSPRING RECRUITMENT UNDER NATURAL CONDITIONS AND INTERBREEDING WITH WILD LOCAL STOCK

Escapes of farmed fish from the aquaculture industry as well as large-scale stock enhancement/ranching activities are regarded as a risk factor for negative genetic impacts on native gene pools. The Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) is now the most interesti ng new marine species for large-scale far...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Feedserver - Fôringsteknologi for torsk i stor merd med fokus på svømmeblæreproblematikk

_Bakgrunnen_ for prosjektet ligger i hvordan torsk som art skiller seg fysiologisk fra laks og hva slags føringer dette legger for teknologien som kan nyttes i oppdrett. En av disse artsforskjellene er knyttet til svømmeblæren, som er åpen hos laks og luk ket hos torsk. Den lukkede svømmeblæren b...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Regulatory processes of melanisation in the Atlantic salmon

Pigment depositions in fillet and internal organs represent a costly problem to Norwegian aquaculture industry. In the worst cases, the production quality of up to 20% of fillets from certain farms is affected, and this implies trimming, cassation and sub sequently extra production costs. In a pr...

Awarded: NOK 4.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

New tools for optimising quality and performance management for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) reared in cyclic environments

A restricted feeding regime does not only improve the feed conversion factor and reduce the cost of feed; it also has a positive effect on the flesh quality. The increased muscle quality using a restrictive feeding regime is associated with a higher muscl e fibre density, and an enhanced texture ...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Kompetansebehov i marin sektor

Prosjektbeskrivelse Kompetansebehov i marin sektor Bakgrunn Høgskolen i Bodø (HBO) utdanner ledere og mellomledere til fiskeri og havbruksnæringa. Som alle utdanningsinstitusjoner som driver med slik utdanning opplever HBO at rekrutteringen til disse st udieplassene er preget av liten appell ho...

Awarded: NOK 24,999

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Accelerated production of Atlantic halibut

This project aims at establishing optimal rearing conditions for maximal growth in the land-based phase of Atlantic halibut production. Environmental parameters (temperature, photoperiod and their interaction) will be manipulated to enhance faster growth in juveniles. Water quality experiments wi...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

FRANCISELLA SP. INFECTION IN ATLANTIC COD (Gadus morhua) - STUDY OF PATHOGEN AND HOST IMMUNE CELLS INTERACTIONS

A new bacterial disease affecting cultured cod has been causing serious and increasing number of disease outbreaks at Norwegian sea cage facilities since summer of 2004. This bacterium has recently been identified as Francisella sp., a fastidious facultat ive intracellular pathogen. The propose...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Predator-prey interactions and how they influence the behaviour and morphology of the queen conch Strombus gigas for sea ranching

The doctoral study conducted by Ellen Sofie Grefsrud was carried out to investigate the defence capabilities in P. maximus of cultured and wild origin to better understand predator-prey interactions between crabs and scallops in culture (funded by The Res earch Council of Norway -project 137326)....

Awarded: NOK 0.47 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

The use of rheotactic and optometry responses in order to slaughter salmon at a rested state

New legislations regarding slaughter practices of farmed fish in Norway are expected to be enforced by 2007. The directive is expected to ban the current use of carbon dioxide to anaesthetise the fish before bleeding, and only stunning methods which rende r the fish unconscious immediately (e.g. ...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Welfare of Farmed Fish from Harvest to Killing- Meeting the Future Challenge

For salmon, cod and halibut, the fish are often live chilled prior to exsanguination with or without a stunning. From 2007 a new slaughter directive will act demanding that fish are stunned and killed unconsciously. Furthermore the welfare under CO2 suppl ement and chilling is questioned involvin...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Rogaland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI) in Atlantic salmon: diagnosis, pathogenesis and epidemiology

Heart and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI) is a transmissible disease of viral aetiology affecting farmed Atlantic salmon. The disease appears to be spreading rapidly into new areas, and it is important to limit further spread. HSMI is characterized by severe inflammation in heart and red ske...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Decontamination of persistent organc pollutants in fishmeal and fish oil

Fishmeal and fish oil are the most heavily contaminated materials used in feed production, with products of European fish stocks more heavily contaminated than those from South Pacific stocks. The fish stock of concern for the north European industry is s prat and herring in the Baltic Sea and he...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Vertical distribution: hybridisation barrier between escapee and wild cod?

Most farmed cod are produced in net-pens in sheltered coastal areas used as habitat by coastal cod. As future expansion of the industry is expected, interactions between farmed escapees and local coastal stock are inevitable. Genetic introgression from es capees has caused fitness depression in w...

Awarded: NOK 0.60 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Variation in developmental rate at early life stages of Atlantic salmon: applications for aquaculture

Normally in the production cycle, initiation of first feeding is based on the average developmental stage of the reared larva. There is, however, large variation in metabolic and developmental rate between individual fish, and early variation in metaboli c rate predicts a number of other trait c...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

The impact of pancreas disease (PD) on flesh quality of Atlantic salmon

PD is a serious and infectious disease. In 2005, PD was diagnosed in salmon at 35 seawater locations as compared to 11 in year 2000. Most Norwegian salmon farms with a PD diagnosis are located in Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordene but PD is unfortunately spre ading to new geographic areas. The indust...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

The Hardangerfjord Salmon Lice Project

This three-year research effort will focus on the interactions of salmon lice between farmed and wild salmonids in the Hardangerfjord and will be a continuum of the project which was initiated in 2004 (http://www.nina.no; attachment:NFRProgressReportHarda nger2005). The applied project consists o...

Awarded: NOK 5.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Vannkvalitet, resirkulering og optimalisert algeproduksjon i klekkerier for torsk og kamskjell

Sagafjord Sea Farm AS og Scalpro AS har i flere år arbeidet for å bedre og stabilisere vannkvaliteten i yngelproduksjonen av henholdsvis torsk og kamskjell. Utviklingen går mot økt vannbehandling og resirkulering, men kunnskapsgrunnlaget knyttet til dette i marine systemer er lite utviklet. Ukon...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Improved production efficiency and animal welfare in aquaculture through elevated dietary tryptophan (TRP) levels

The aim of this proposal is to develop a cost effective method for using TRP supplemented feed to enhance production efficiency and welfare of fish in aquaculture. TRP, a naturally occurring amino acid and precursor of serotonin, has been shown to reduce stress responsiveness in all vertebrates. ...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Utvikling av oppdrett- og bruk av berggylte i lakseoppdrett til kontinuerlig kontroll med lakselus

Prosjektet har et todelt formål: 1. Utvikle metodikk/protokoller for oppdrett av beiteklar bergylte med kjent helsestatus og i de mengder, kvalitet og størrelsesgrupper som næringen etterspørr. 2. Utvikle metodikk/protokoller for bruk av oppdrettet beitek lar berggylte ved lusekontroll i kommersi...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Møre og Romsdal

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Regulatory pathways of skeletal development in teleost fish: The impact of genetic, dietary, and environmental factors.

This proposal addresses the necessity to establish collaborative projects between Norwegian and North-American research institutions working in the field of fish skeletal development and malformation. A workshop, organised in Canada (Halifax) by scientist s from AKVAFORSK, NRC and Univ. of Dalhou...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Activation of immune mechanisms in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) by CpG oligonucleotides

Viral diseases cause severe problems for the aquaculture industry and development of efficient virus vaccines is a priority target. Cellular defence mechanisms, both innate and acquired, are especially important to combat viral infections. Therefore ident ification of adjuvants which promote stab...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Strategic collaboration between SINTEF Fisheries and aquaculture AS, the US Naval Academy (USA) and the Cawthron Institute (NZ)

We propose a strategic collaboration between researchers within SINTEF Fisheries and aquaculture (SFH), specifically from the aquaculture technology and marine resource technology divisions, the United States Naval Academy and the Cawthron Institute (New Zealand) to investigate some of the challe...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Energy modulation in fast growing cod

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Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Rogaland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Genetic engineering in aquaculture: Perspectives on Management and Sustainability

The proposed project, GENEAQUA, aims to provide an analysis of the present level of scientific understanding and uncertainties with regard to genetic engineering (GE) in aquaculture. The purpose is to improve our understanding of the fate of recombinant D NA constructs in fish and environments an...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Nitric oxide regulation of development in fish: emphasis on the light-brain-pituitary axis and gill during salmon smoltification

Development of organs and tissues occur during critical periods throughout life. Specific systems develop at specific stages, e.g. early development (organogenesis) and smoltification (light-brain-pituitary axis (LBP) and gill). Our research has shown the LBP and gill undergo morphological, mole...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 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

Utvikling av en in vitro modell for uttesting av vaksiners effekt hos atlantisk laks

Smitteforsøk er i dag den enerådende metoden for å teste ut om vaksiner gir tilstrekkelig beskyttelse hos fisk. Denne metoden er imidlertid omdiskutert da den medfører stort forbruk av forsøksdyr og en smertefull død for de dyrene som inngår i forsøket. H os varmblodige dyr blir stort sett in vit...

Awarded: NOK 0.80 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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

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