• Atlantic salmon in a rapidly changing environment—Facing the challenges of reduced marine survival and climate change 

      Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Bliss, Doug; Breau, Cindy; Damon-Randall, Kimberly; Sundt-Hansen, Line Elisabeth Breivik; Hatfield, Emma M.C.; Horsburgh, Grant; Hansen, Heidi; Maoiléidigh, Niall Ó.; Sheehan, Timothy F.; Sutton, Stephen G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      1. Atlantic salmon populations have declined in recent decades. Many of the threats to the species during its freshwater and coastal residency periods are known, and management approaches are available to mitigate them. ...
    • Captive breeding of European freshwater mussels as aconservation tool: A review 

      Geist, Juergen; Thielen, Frankie; Lavictoire, Louise; Hoess, Rebecca; Altmueller, Reinhard; Baudrimont, Magalie; Blaize, Christine; Campos, Miquel; Carrol, Paul; Daill, Daniel; Degelmann, Wolfgang; Dettmer, Rainer; Denic, Marco; Dury, Pierrick; de Eyto, Elvira; Grunicke, Felix; Gumpinger, Clemens; Jakobsen, Per J.; Kaldma, Katrin; Klaas, Kunnar; Legeay, Alexia; Magerøy, Jon Hamner; Moorkens, Evelyn A.; Motte, Gregory; Nakamura, Keiko; Ondina, Paz; Österling, Martin; Pichler-Scheder, Christian; Spisar, Ondrej; Reis, Joaquim; Schneider, Lea D.; Schwarzer, Arno; Selheim, Heidi; Soler, Joaquín; Taskinen, Jouni; Taylor, John; Strachan, Ben; Wengstrom, Niklas; Zając, Tadeusz (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      1. Freshwater mussels are declining throughout their range. Their importantecological functions along with insufficient levels of natural recruitment haveprompted captive breeding for population augmentation and questions ...
    • Comparisons of reproductive function and fatty acid fillet quality between triploid and diploid farm Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 

      Murray, D.S.; Kainz, M.J.; Hebberecht, L.; Sales, K.R.; Hindar, Kjetil; Gage, Matthew J.G. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Triploidy could prevent escaped farm salmon breeding in the wild, while also improving nutrient quality within farmed fillets. Despite these potential advantages, triploid Atlantic salmon have not been widely used in ...
    • Effects of salmon lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis on wild sea trout Salmo trutta—a literature review 

      Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Todd, Christopher D.; Uglem, Ingebrigt; Bjørn, Pål Arne; Gargan, Patrick G.; Vollset, Knut Wiik; Halttunen, Elina; Kålås, Steinar; Berg, Marius; Finstad, Bengt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Salmon farming increases the abundance of salmon lice, which are ectoparasites of salmonids in the sea. Here we review the current knowledge on the effects of salmon lice on wild sea trout. Salmon lice feed on host mucus, ...
    • Effects of salmon lice on sea trout. A litterature review 

      Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Todd, Christopher D.; Bjørn, Pål Arne; Gargan, Patrick G.; Vollset, Knut Wiik; Halttunen, Elina; Kålås, Steinar; Uglem, Ingebrigt; Berg, Marius; Finstad, Bengt (NINA Rapport;1044, Research report, 2014)
      Thorstad, E.B., Todd, C.D., Bjørn, P.A., Gargan, P.G., Vollset, K.W., Halttunen, E., Kålås, S., Uglem, I., Berg, M. & Finstad, B. 2014. Effects of salmon lice on sea trout. A litterature review. NINA Rapport 1044. 162 s. ...
    • Effekter av forstyrrelser på fugl og pattedyr fra akvakulturanlegg i sjø – en litteraturstudie 

      Follestad, Arne (NINA rapport;1199, Research report, 2015-11-30)
      Follestad, A. 2015. Effekter av forstyrrelser på fugl og pattedyr fra akvakulturanlegg i sjø - en litteraturstudie. - NINA Rapport 1199. 44 s. Rapporten gir en sammenfatning av eksisterende kunnskap om effekten av ...
    • Escaped farmed Atlantic salmon in Norwegian rivers during 1989–2013 

      Diserud, Ola Håvard; Fiske, Peder; Sægrov, Harald; Urdal, K.; Aronsen, Tonje; Lo, Håvard; Barlaup, Bjørn Torgeir; Niemela, Eero; Orell, P.; Erkinaro, J.; Lund, Roar A.; Økland, Finn; Østborg, Gunnel Marie; Hansen, Lars Petter; Hindar, Kjetil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      We report on the data from an extensive monitoring programme for the occurrence of escaped farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Norwegian rivers for 25 years. This monitoring started as a 3-year research programme in ...
    • Forslag til kategorisering av laksebestander som er påvirket av rømt oppdrettslaks 

      Diserud, Ola Håvard; Fiske, Peder; Hindar, Kjetil (NINA Rapport;782, Research report, 2012)
      Vi har laget en modellbasert analyse av hvordan villaksbestander (Salmo salar) er blitt påvirket av rømt oppdrettslaks i løpet av årene 1989-2009, og et forslag til trusselkategorisering på grunnlag av den modellbaserte ...
    • Forslag til kategorisering av laksebestander som er påvirket av rømt oppdrettslaks. Oppdatering for perioden 1989-2012 

      Diserud, Ola Håvard; Fiske, Peder; Hindar, Kjetil (NINA Rapport;976, Research report, 2013-11)
      Denne rapporten presenterer en modellbasert analyse av hvordan villaksbestander (Salmo sa-lar) er blitt påvirket av rømt oppdrettslaks i løpet av årene 1989-2012, og et forslag til trusselka-tegorisering på grunnlag av den ...
    • Half a century of genetic interaction between farmed and wild Atlantic salmon: Status of knowledge and unanswered questions 

      Glover, Kevin; Solberg, Monica Favnebøe; McGinnity, Phil; Hindar, Kjetil; Verspoor, Eric; Coulson, Mark W.; Hansen, Michael Möller; Araki, Hitoshi; Skaala, Øystein; Svåsand, Terje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is one of the best researched fishes, and its aquaculture plays a global role in the blue revolution. However, since the 1970s, tens of millions of farmed salmon have escaped into the wild. ...
    • Lophelia pertusa in Norwegian waters. What have we learned since 2008? 

      Järnegren, Johanna; Kutti, Tina (NINA Rapport;1028, Research report, 2014)
      Järnegren, J. & Kutti, T. 2014. Lophelia pertusa in Norwegian waters. What have we learned since 2008? – NINA Report 1028. 40 pp. This report was requested by the Norwegian Environment Agency as a platform of knowledge ...
    • Natural and anthropogenic drivers of escaped farmed salmon occurrence and introgression into wild Norwegian Atlantic salmon populations 

      Diserud, Ola Håvard; Fiske, Peder; Karlsson, Sten; Glover, Kevin Alan; Næsje, Tor; Aronsen, Tonje; Bakke, Gunnar O; Barlaup, Bjørn Torgeir; Erkinaro, J.; Florø-Larsen, Bjørn; Foldvik, Anders; Heino, Mikko Petteri; Kanstad-Hanssen, Øyvind; Lo, Håvard; Lund, Roar Asbjørn; Muladal, R.; Niemela, E.; Økland, Finn; Østborg, Gunnel Marie; Otterå, Håkon Magne; Skaala, Øystein; Skoglund, Helge; Solberg, Ingrid; Solberg, Monica Favnebøe; Sollien, Vegard Pedersen; Sægrov, Harald; Urdal, Kurt; Wennevik, Vidar; Hindar, Kjetil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Marine aquaculture of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is a relatively new industry where breeding programs have led to rapid genetic change in the captive populations that were built up alongside conspecific wild individuals. ...
    • Sårbarhetsvurdering av ville laksebestander overfor rømt oppdrettslaks 

      Hindar, Kjetil; Diserud, Ola Håvard (NINA Rapport;244, Research report, 2007)
      Hindar, K. og Diserud, O. 2007 Sårbarhetsvurdering av ville laksebestander overfor rømt oppdrettslaks. NINA Rapport 244. 45 s. Denne rapporten beskriver effekter av rømt oppdrettslaks (Salmo salar) på villaks, og fokuserer ...
    • Selection against individuals from genetic introgression of escaped farmed salmon in a natural population of Atlantic salmon 

      Wacker, Sebastian; Aronsen, Tonje; Karlsson, Sten; Ugedal, Ola; Diserud, Ola Håvard; Ulvan, Eva Marita; Hindar, Kjetil; Næsje, Tor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The viability of wild Atlantic salmon populations is threatened by genetic introgression from escaped farmed salmon. Farmed Atlantic salmon are genetically improved for important commercial traits and a life in captivity ...
    • Timing is everything: Survival of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar postsmolts during events of high salmon lice densities 

      Bøhn, Thomas; Gjelland, Karl Øystein; Serra-Llinares, Rosa Maria; Finstad, Bengt; Primicerio, Raul; Nilsen, Rune; Karlsen, Ørjan; Sandvik, Anne Dagrun; Skilbrei, Ove Tommy; Elvik, Kristine Marit Schrøder; Skaala, Øystein; Bjørn, Pål Arne (Journal article, 2020)
      1. Atlantic salmon in aquaculture act as reservoir hosts and vectors of parasites like salmon lice and this parasite is shown to harm wild salmonid populations. 2. In this study, n = 29,817 tagged Atlantic salmon were ...
    • Widespread genetic introgression of escaped farmed Atlantic salmon in wild salmon populations 

      Karlsson, Sten; Diserud, Ola H.; Fiske, Peder; Hindar, KJetil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) escape from net pens and enter rivers to spawn, potentially resulting in genetic introgression and reduced fitness of wild salmon. Here, we quantify genetic introgression of farmed to ...