• Avlusing med kaldt vann? – effektivitet og laksens velferd — sluttrapport FHF prosjekt 901488 

      Oppedal, Frode; Stien, Lars Helge; Wright, Daniel William; Moltumyr, Lene; Nilsson, Jonatan; Dempster, Timothy David; Overton, Kathy (Rapport fra havforskningen, Research report, 2019)
      Termisk behandling av oppdrettslaks med varmt vann blir hyppig brukt av næringen som avlusingsmetode. Behandlingen rapporteres å fjerne mobile lus effektivt, men kan også føre til dårligere fiskevelferd og økt dødelighet. ...
    • Does the thermal component of warm water treatment inflict acute lesions on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)? 

      Moltumyr, Lene; Gismervik, Kristine; Gu, Jinni; Gåsnes, Siri Kristine; Kristiansen, Tore S; Rønnestad, Ivar; Nilsson, Jonatan; Stien, Lars Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Warm water treatment, i.e. exposure to sea water at a temperature of 28–34 °C for 20–30 s, has in recent years been widely used for delousing of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in ...
    • Increasing Dip Net Mesh Size Results in More Fin Splits in Post-Smolt Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) 

      Moltumyr, Lene; Stien, Lars Helge; Madaro, Angelico; Nilsson, Jonatan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Dip nets are widely used to retrieve fish from the water but can cause injuries to the fish. The objective of this study was to document the potential effects of dip net mesh size with respect to external injuries, more ...
    • Long-term welfare effects of repeated warm water treatments on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 

      Moltumyr, Lene; Nilsson, Jonatan; Madaro, Angelico; Seternes, Tore; Winger, Fredrik Agerup; Rønnestad, Ivar; Stien, Lars Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Warm water treatment has in recent years become widely used for ridding salmonids of sea lice in aquaculture although the consequences of the treatment for fish welfare are not adequately investigated. The objective of ...
    • Program rensefisk: Adferd og artssamspill i laksemerder 

      Skiftesvik, Anne Berit; Bjelland, Reidun Marie; Durif, Caroline; Moltumyr, Lene; Hjellum, Ruth Berit; Halvorsen, Kim Aleksander Tallaksen (Rapport fra havforskningen;33-2018, Research report, 2018)
      Rensefisk er lakseoppdretternes viktigste, ikke-medikamentelle hjelpemiddel i kampen mot lakselus. Det brukes ofte flere arter rensefisk i kombinasjon, men det er lite kjent om adferd og artssamspill kan påvirke effekten ...
    • Sudden exposure to warm water causes Instant behavioural responses indicative of nociception or pain in Atlantic salmon 

      Nilsson, Jonatan; Moltumyr, Lene; Madaro, Angelico; Kristiansen, Tore S; Gåsnes, Siri Kristine; Mejdell, Cecilie Marie; Gismervik, Kristine; Stien, Lars Helge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Thermal treatment has become the most used delousing method in salmonid aquaculture. However, concerns have been raised about it being painful for the fish. We studied the behavioural response of Atlantic salmon acclimated ...