Acronym Lice-IS
Category
Aquaculture
Title Parasite - and host-driven characteristics of infestation success in salmon lice Programme National Programme
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source National Coordinator Samantha Bui Coordinator email samantha.bui@hi.no
Coordinator institution
IMR - Institute of Marine Research (Norway)
Institutions involved
NA
Start year 2019 End year 2020 Funding (€) € 174,996 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/en/project/FORISS/294730?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=600&Geografi.1=Vestland Summary The operational salmon lice dispersal model provides vital information to management authorities that regulates the growth of the Norwegian salmon aquaculture industry. The biophysical basis of the model is continuously revised, which enables updated or new information to be incorporated to improve accuracy and robustness. This project aims to fill some known knowledge gaps of the biology and behaviour of the salmon louse, particularly in relation to its interaction with salmon hosts. Specifically, characteristics of parasite- and host-driven infestation success will be investigated. Testing larval biological factors such as senescence and mortality rate with temperature, will complimented by studies of behavioural aspects of infestation, such as depth dispersal of planktonic larvae in the presence of hosts, and depth preferences of host with infestation status. These results will be input as updated biological parameters in the model. Depth distributions and behaviours of the infective planktonic lice and salmon will facilitate the development or improvement of passive prevention strategies, particularly depth-based cage modifications. In parallel, the importance of Norwegian wild and farmed salmonids in propagating lice populations will be quantified. Lastly, model validation will be achieved through using long-term case studies of multiple commercial sites to verify model assumptions and develop the ability to predict infestation pressure in coastal waters. The output will be a new framework for model validation and comparison that is greatly needed for this system, to facilitate robust scientific advice in a sensitive management landscape.
Keywords
Open sea aquaculture;
Cage aquaculture;
Fish;
Biology;
Parasite;
Salmon;
Marine Region
76
Not associated to marine areas
0
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