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Why is the disease parvicapsulosis only seen in specific regions within the parasite's overall geographic distribution, while remaining absent in others? This crucial question serves as the focal point for our efforts to proactively address and mitigate the disease in the future.

Parvikapsulose er en sykdom forårsaket av parasitten Parvicapsula pseudobranchicola, som er et stort problem i lakseoppdrett i Nord-Norge. Nylig har det også vært utbrudd på Island.

Our oceans are under pressure with multiple users and the threats of climate change, making it more important than ever to manage our ocean resources carefully. The SusOffAqua project unites a highly qualified cross-disciplinary team in a unique effort to provide competence, innovation and technology to ensure sustainability and resilience in future offshore aquaculture and its value chains – Lower carbon footprint and preservation of biodiversity are key objectives. 

Our oceans are under pressure with multiple users and the threats of climate change, making it more important than ever to manage our ocean resources carefully. The SusOffAqua project unites a highly qualified cross-disciplinary team in a unique effort to provide competence, innovation and technology to ensure sustainability and resilience in future offshore aquaculture and its value chains – Lower carbon footprint and preservation of biodiversity are key objectives. 

Infectious salmon anaemia virus binds Atlantic salmon red blood cells, but we do not know the significance of this interaction. In this project we study how the virus’ ability to bind red blood cells influences the course of infection and development of disease in infectious salmon anaemia.