Advanced technology is helping the aquaculture industry to take a step towards the future. But what about biology?

Outbreak of cardiomyopathic syndrome (CMS) in farming sites has helped in uncovering genetic QTL markers for this disease. CMS field outbreak mortality from a Marine Harvest site indicates that genetic markers on two chromosomal regions might confer stronger survival and robustness to CMS.

In cooperation with R&D partners, Nofima has identified and validated genetic markers for resistance to PD in Atlantic salmon.

We do research and provide services for the development and operation of aquaculture breeding programs, where the use of genomic information plays a central part.