Åsa Espmark is the new Centre Director of CtrlAQUA. She takes over from Bendik Fyhn Terjesen who has headed the Centre from its inception in 2015.

A meeting between a construction company from Ålesund and a researcher from Tromsø may lead to increased profitability for a new seafood industry in the Barents Sea.

If the fishing industry can extract the collagen from fish bones, it could earn millions. Scientists have managed this in the lab.

The combination of three genetic markers on three chromosomes can be the key to high survival after viral infection in salmon farming.

Preliminary trials and analyses of omega-3-rich oil from genetically modified rape seed indicate that it is safe to use in salmon feed.

New findings have revealed differences in the heritability of EPA and DHA in Atlantic salmon. This is important knowledge for breeders.

How does fish farming affect wild fish, and why do fishermen experience the quality of wild fish near aquaculture facilities differently from what scientists have documented?

We can’t ask a fish how it feels. Scientists have now compiled a manual for fish farmers and other interested stakeholders on what indicators to use to assess farmed salmon welfare.

Cleaner fish are kept together with the salmon in the cages, and eat lice off the salmon. This is an important weapon in the struggle against sea lice. But lice are more like ‘snacks’ for the fish, and alone, do not contribute enough nutrition to support them. In a new project, scientists will acquire knowledge of the correct feed and the nutrition needed.

We use many thousands of animals in experiments yearly. The most used species in Norway is not mice but a fish: the Atlantic salmon. Optimisation of the environment of animals used in testing is frequently on the agenda. But does this also apply to fish?