Acronym Time4Success
Category
Aquaculture
Title Improve Atlantic salmon robustness in freshwater phase through training and feeding to a successfully timed sea transfer 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 Ana Cristina da Silva Gomes Coordinator email NA
Coordinator institution
UiB - University of Bergen (Norway)
Institutions involved
NA - Bremnes Seashore AS (Norway) ,
NA - Hokkaido University (Japan) ,
IMAR - Institute of Marine Research (Portugal) ,
NA - Lerøy Norway Seafoods AS (Norway) ,
UoS - University of Stirling (United Kingdom) ,
Start year 2021 End year 2024 Funding (€) € 906,300 Website https://prosjektbanken.forskningsradet.no/en/project/FORISS/320566?Kilde=FORISS&distribution=Ar&chart=bar&calcType=funding&Sprak=no&sortBy=date&sortOrder=desc&resultCount=30&offset=0&TemaEmne.2=Jord Summary Smoltification is a critical process in the life of salmonid species such as Atlantic salmon, triggering a series of morphological, physiological and behavioral changes that allow salmon to adapt to a life in the sea. The current trend of producing large smolts in farms has produced feeble, low performing salmon, compromising the smoltification process. This problem is exacerbated by a mismatch between smoltification and sea transfer due to commonly used but insufficient smoltification markers. This results in high mortality rates in salmon farms after seawater transfer and represents a major concern for farmers and consumers, since it compromises fish welfare and impairs the productivity of Norwegian salmon farms. The project TIME4SUCCESS will address these challenges by a two pronged-approach: first, by identifying new smoltification markers to allow farmers to determine the best timing for the sea transfer; secondly, by improving the salmon robustness and, thus, adaptation capacity to the seawater life. To produce more robust salmon we will use interval swimming exercise combined with a suitable feeding strategy to ensure an optimal nutritional status of the fish. This strategy will enhance the energy allocation towards muscle growth, reduce stress and possible early maturation, and improve the fish cardiac health and resilience. Producing more robust smolts in the freshwater phase while optimizing the timing for seawater transfer will allow the Atlantic salmon to cope better with the transition and life in their new environment, make them more resistant to diseases and stress, and, hence, increase the output and sustainability of the production. The novel insights gained in TIME4SUCCESS will contribute to a sustainable growth of the Norwegian Atlantic salmon aquaculture industry, while strengthening the sustainable development goals by contributing to food security and reducing impacts on the marine environment.
Keywords
Animal welfare;
Salmon;
Fish health;
Land-based aquaculture;
Fish;
Marine Region
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Not associated to marine areas
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