Fish health and welfare

Need for strengthened focus on fish health and welfare?

Recent Norwegian reports regarding fish wellbeing have clearly stated the need for progress in this area before the industry is eligible for growth.?

Have you missed the latest reports? Watch the launch of the Fish Health Report from the Norwegian Veterinary Institute?here ????

Treating sea lice is a paradox?

Yesterday, EYs Aquaculture Analysis was launched digitally with several interesting sessions and discussions about the content of the report.

One of the highlights was "How to succeed with increased fish welfare and fish health" with Ingebj?rg S?vareid, Global Fish Health Manager at Grieg Seafood and Nina Stangeland, Managing Director in the cluster.?

It is then a paradox that sea lice is the only disease or indication we treat against that is not to protect or to improve the welfare or health of the animal itself,?S?vareid said.?

Relive the launch?here !

Technology that improves fish health

Insight through blood samples

Changes in blood biomarker profiles are often the first indication that something is not right, CEO Prof. Brian Quinn says.?

WellFish Diagnostics have pioneered processing of serum from blood that has been non-lethally sampled from fish. The samples are used for health monitoring and diagnostic application.?

Quinn explains that following the analysis of many '000 samples, their AI model has learnt to spot profiles that are associated with specific health issues, including gill health, cardiac health, pancreas health and so on.??

Fascinating! Read more about them?here .?

Blue Lice catch sea lice in a trap?

Tricking sea lice is a complicated task, but Steffen Klemetsen Jakobsen and his team in Blue Lice are up for the challenge.?

Our patented sea lice trap attracts and catches the harmful parasites before they attack the salmon, providing a cost effective and sustainable solution for the industry, he explains.??

As stated by the Norwegian Veterinary Institute's Fish Health report, damages from delousing are one of the most significant health challenges for farmed salmon in 2022. Blue Lice's solution is aiming at improving this issue.??

?By catching sea lice before they can attach to salmon, we eliminate the need for harmful treatments and significantly reduce sea lice levels in fjords.??

Check out the full story?here .?