Ottavia Benedicenti

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. 

Bacterial ulcer conditions cause major animal welfare and financial problems within Norwegian sea-based salmon farming. In this FHF-funded project led by the Norwegian Veterinary Institute, we will study the bacterial species involved, both from seawater and fish, in order to better understand why only a few, specific strains of these are overrepresented amongst salmon with ulcers.

Bakterielle sårlidelser forårsaker store dyrevelferdsmessige og økonomiske problemer innen norsk sjøbasert lakseoppdrett. I dette FHF-finansierte prosjektet ledet av Veterinærinstituttet, vil vi studere de involverte bakterieartene, både fra sjøvann og fisk, for å bedre forståelsen av hvorfor bare noen få, spesifikke stammer av disse er overrepresentert blant laks med sår.

Formålet med prosjektet er å øke kunnskapen om overgang fra ikke-virulent til virulent virus og utarbeide beste-praksis biosikkerhetstiltak for settefiskanlegg for å redusere risiko for endring til og spredning av virulent ILAV.