The CtrlAQUA annual report for 2020 is now released, presenting an update on the latest development in research and innovation within closed containment aquaculture.

Nofima’s doctoral research fellow Silje Steinsholm has used a magnetic tongue to identify flavours that may make fish offcuts suitable for human consumption. On 12 April, she publicly defended her thesis and presented useful findings for the industry that wants to create food from fish offcuts.

According to a recent survey conducted by Nofima, many people are positive about eating seaweed and kelp, despite the fact that many know little about them. This is good news for seaweed and kelp growers, who are committed to bringing about a viable food industry based on these marine plants.

The research project RASHealth aims to develop the aquaculture technology of the future as well as the new generation of scientists and industry leaders.

New research shows that land-based recirculation facilities for salmon farming in Norway and in North America are disinfected in different ways. An overall picture of current practice may provide knowledge that increases safety in a rapidly growing industry.

Experiments conducted at Nofima show that salmon smolt that eat feed containing hydrolysed krill will eat considerably more and their weight will increase during their first days in the sea.

Young men from the UK are more negative towards aquaculture, according to a recent consumer survey conducted in five European countries. They were also among those with the least knowledge about aquaculture.

Farmed ballan wrasse fed extruded feed over long periods when young develop skeletal deformities. Therefore, scientists believe that feed of right technical quality is very important for fish welfare.

A new refining process developed by the Nofima research institute now enables mackerel fillet producers to manufacture a high-quality oil from the residual raw material. This is how value creation and sustainability can go hand in hand.

Breeding salmon for growth or resistance to sea lice in cold waters may have little effect if the offspring grow up in warmer waters.