Tag: Nofima
Nofima launches Millennial Salmon Project Nofima has launched the Millennial Salmon Project with partners across the value chain to accelerate the development of sustainable solutions for the future of farmed salmon. The goal of the ...
Promising disease research on salmon in RAS facilities A new research facility in Norway for infection studies in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) provides more relevant research for the RAS industry. Preliminary results also show that ...
Culture must change if more women encouraged into fishing industry. A new report by Nofima on gender equality in fisheries concludes that if the proportion of women in fisheries is to increase, culture and attitudes ...
Doctoral degree on farmed salmon using large-scale production data. PhD Fellow René Alvestad at Nofima successfully defended his doctorate at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) earlier this week. His work involved analysing a ...
Norwegian researchers win fish health prize. Nofima researchers Carlo C. Lazado and Elisabeth Ytteborg have been awarded the Norecopa 3R Prize for their outstanding efforts to advance strategies for reducing the number of laboratory animals ...
Major R&D efforts still required regarding closed sea-based facilities. Cermaq has now started the third round of salmon production in closed containment systems, without having to delouse, according to an article on the Nofima website. ...
Removing flavour from fish offcuts. Nofima’s doctoral research fellow Silje Steinsholm has used a magnetic tongue to identify flavours that may make fish offcuts suitable for human consumption. On 12 April, she publicly defended her ...
Norway explores how to get more women employed in fishing. Fewer than four per cent of Norwegian fishermen are women. Nofima has now been commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Industry and Fisheries to identify ...
Salmon smolts grow more rapidly if their feed contains hydrolysed krill. Experiments conducted at Nofima show that salmon smolt that eat feed containing hydrolysed krill will eat considerably more and their weight will increase during ...
AI for Fish Health Reports Cermaq – The camera sensor for fish recognition in iFarm has been put into sea. The goal is to improve fish health and welfare by using artificial intelligence Cermaq aims ...
Foundations are laid for a new Norwegian fisheries standard. A lot of work remains to be done before a new Norwegian sustainability standard (NRFM) can be adopted, reports an article on the Nofima website. However, ...
British men more negative towards aquaculture. Young men from the UK are more negative towards aquaculture, according to a recent consumer survey conducted in five European countries. They were also among those with the least ...
New fish freezing method will ensure year-round jobs. Nofima is about to start a new project involving research on freezing methods. The purpose is to ensure that the fishing industry gains a regular supply of ...
Can cleaner fish become dinner? Would you like lumpfish for dinner? Nofima is trying to reveal how millions of cleaner fish used in the Norwegian salmon farming industry can be used for human consumption. Cleaner ...
Norwegian fisheries provide value creation amounting to NOK 22.7 billion. Norwegian fisheries provide significant value creation. Analyses indicate that the fishing industry generated a net value creation of NOK 22.7 billion in 2019. Of this, ...
Potential for high value creation from fish waste. The next time you remove the skin and bones from your fish dinner and throw them in the bin, you might want to keep in mind that ...
Study aims to reduce food poisonings at home. 40 percent of all food poisonings occur at home. Nofima researchers are leading the way to find the best solutions for reducing this number. “We are aware ...
25 New Research Projects for Nofima Research Council of Norway will participate in as many as 22 new research projects funded by the Research Council of Norway (NFR), and three projects funded by research funds ...
Breeding Climate Robust Salmon. Breeding salmon for growth or resistance to sea lice in cold waters may have little effect if the offspring grow up in warmer waters. “With climate change and more frequent heatwaves ...
Revolutionising the quality control of white fish. Fish producers can now establish if they have caught world-class cod even before the fish is gutted, using light-based quality inspection of whole fish which can be done ...
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