Scientific papers & publications

The challenges and problems of managing good biosecurity are wide-ranging and multifactorial with many compounding factors to pre-dispose farmed stocks to an increased risk of infection with consequential stock losses. There is a need for better...

To address sustainability challenges and to enable the use of new areas currently inaccessible by the incumbent aquaculture technology, the Norwegian authorities launched in 2015 a new type of innovation policy instrument, known as development...

This article highlights that with good governance and political will, the social, economic, and environmental objectives for attaining the Sustainable Development Goals during the period 2020–2030 are possible if governments integrate sustainable...

Particulate waste from open-cage fish farms in marine systems can cause organic enrichment of seabed habitats and enter the food web through consumption by wild organisms, with potential for broader ecosystem changes. Expected expansion of the...

Recirculating aquaculture system (RAS), as a modern highly intensive aquaculture mode, demonstrates the advantages of environmental friendliness, high efficiency and sustainable development, and has been widely used worldwide; they are also expected...

Worldwide, current mussel and seaweed aquaculture practices contribute to the increase of fossil fuel-based plastic gears at sea, leading to marine litter and microplastics generation. Smart aquaculture has a great potential for shifting towards the...

Modelling potential impacts of salmon lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis on Atlantic
salmon Salmo salar requires estimation of the levels that cause serious sub-lethal physiological impacts and direct mortality. This document analyses results from existing...

In aquaculture, infectious diseases triggered by viruses are amongst the major cause of mortality of farmed fish. The aim of this review is compiling the information available concerning reassortant viruses affecting fish species of relevance for...

Fish are thought to settle and recruit to shellfish and seaweed farms; however, there is little published evidence to support this assumption. This document include findings that provide foundational quantitative evidence of the interactions that...

Rethinking of our food systems is required under conditions of climate change, ecosystem degradation and increasing food demand. Food production in Europe must therefore transform to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, increase...