• Development of a risk assessment for sea trout in coastal areas exploited for aquaculture 

      Finstad, Bengt; Sandvik, Anne Dagrun; Ugedal, Ola; Vollset, Knut; Karlsen, Ørjan; Davidsen, Jan Grimsrud; Sægrov, Harald; Lennox, Robert J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The regulation of aquaculture production in Norway considers the potential impact of salmon lice on wild fish. However, most attention has been focused on impacts on wild Atlantic salmon, despite the fact that anadromous ...
    • Digital fisheries data in the Internet age: Emerging tools for research and monitoring using online data in recreational fisheries 

      Lennox, Robert; Sbragaglia, Valerio; Vollset, Knut; Sortland, Lene K.; McClenachan, Loren; Jarić, Ivan; Guckian, Meaghan L.; Ferter, Keno; Danylchuk, Andy J.; Cooke, Steven J.; Arlinghaus, Robert; Twardek, William M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Recreational fisheries are diverse in scale, scope, and participation worldwide, constituting an important ecosystem service of marine and freshwater ecosystems. Management of these socio-ecological systems is challenged ...
    • Direct evidence of increased natural mortality of a wild fish caused by parasite spillback from domestic conspecifics 

      Vollset, Knut; Lennox, Robert; Skoglund, Helge; Karlsen, Ørjan; Normann, Eirik; Wiers, Tore; Stöger, Elisabeth; Barlaup, Bjørn Torgeir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Parasite spillback from domestic animals can distort the balance between host and parasites in surrounding wildlife, with potential detrimental effects on wild populations. In aquatic environments, parasite spillback from ...
    • Drift diving: A quick and accurate method for assessment of anadromous salmonid spawning populations 

      Skoglund, Helge; Vollset, Knut; Lennox, Robert J.; Skaala, Øystein; Barlaup, Bjørn Torgeir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The accuracy of drift diving surveys of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. and sea trout, Salmo trutta L., was evaluated by comparing the abundance and size distribution with catches in a fish trap over 6 years in the River ...
    • Ecological regime shift in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean revealed from the unprecedented reduction in marine growth of Atlantic salmon 

      Vollset, Knut; Urdal, Kurt; Utne, Kjell Rong; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Sægrov, Harald; Raunsgard, Astrid; Skagseth, Øystein; Lennox, Robert; Østborg, Gunnel Marie; Ugedal, Ola; Jensen, Arne Johan; Bolstad, Geir Hysing; Fiske, Peder (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Ecological regime shifts are abrupt changes in the structure and function of ecosystems that persist over time, but evidence of contemporary regime shifts are rare. Historical scale data from 52,384 individual wild Atlantic ...
    • Making the best of lousy circumstances: The impact of salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis on depth preference of sea trout Salmo trutta 

      Mohn, Agnes Marie; Vollset, Knut; Karlsbakk, Egil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Sea trout are known for seeking out sources of freshwater to rid themselves of salmon lice. However, the effect of natural haloclines in fjords on parasite dynamics is not well understood. We tagged 48 naturally infested ...
    • Negative impacts of the sea lice prophylactic emamectin benzoate on the survival of hatchery released salmon smolts in rivers 

      Lennox, Robert J.; Salvanes, Anne Gro Vea; Barlaup, Bjørn Torgeir; Stöger, Elisabeth; Madhun, Abdullah; Helle, Turid Myklebust; Vollset, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Emamectin benzoate (EB) is a prophylactic pharmaceutical used to protect Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts migrating out of rivers and into the ocean against sea lice parasites. Randomized control trials comparing the ...
    • Novel large-scale mapping highlights poor state of sea trout populations 

      Fiske, Peder; Forseth, Torbjørn; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Bakkestuen, Vegar; Einum, Sigurd; Falkegård, Morten; Garmo, Øyvind A.; Garseth, Åse Helen; Skoglund, Helge; Solberg, Monica Favnebøe; Utne, Kjell Rong; Vollset, Knut; Vøllestad, Leif Asbjørn; Wennevik, Vidar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      1. The state of sea trout in 1251 Norwegian watercourses was assessed based on a scoring system for human pressures, abundance data, and local knowledge. 2. Over 16,000 km of rivers and lakes were available to sea trout ...
    • Predation of Atlantic salmon across ontogenetic stages and impacts on populations 

      Falkegård, Morten; Lennox, Robert; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Einum, Sigurd; Fiske, Peder; Garmo, Øyvind Aaberg; Garseth, Åse Helen; Skoglund, Helge; Solberg, Monica Favnebøe; Utne, Kjell Rong; Vollset, Knut; Vøllestad, Leif Asbjørn; Wennevik, Vidar; Forseth, Torbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Managers and stakeholders increasingly ask whether predation is a driving force behind the poor status of many species, and whether predator control is likely to be a successful management action to intervene. We review ...
    • Predation of Atlantic salmon across ontogenetic stages and impacts on populations 

      Falkegård, Morten; Lennox, Robert; Thorstad, Eva Bonsak; Einum, Sigurd; Fiske, Peder; Garmo, Øyvind Aaberg; Garseth, Åse Helen; Skoglund, Helge; Solberg, Monica Favnebøe; Utne, Kjell Rong; Vollset, Knut; Vøllestad, Leif Asbjørn; Wennevik, Vidar; Forseth, Torbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Managers and stakeholders increasingly ask whether predation is a driving force behind the poor status of many species, and whether predator control is likely to be a successful management action to intervene. We review ...
    • Predicting the nationwide outmigration timing of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts along 12 degrees of latitude in Norway 

      Vollset, Knut; Lennox, Robert J.; Lamberg, Anders; Skaala, Øystein; Sandvik, Anne Dagrun; Sægrov, Harald; Kvingedal, Eli; Kristensen, Torstein; Jensen, Arne Johan; Haraldstad, Tormod; Barlaup, Bjørn Torgeir; Ugedal, Ola (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
    • Redningsaksjon for Vossolaksen 2010-2020 -status per 2021 

      Hanssen, Erlend Mjelde; Kambestad, Marius; Normann, Eirik; Espedal, Espen Olsen; Wiers, Tore; Skoglund, Helge; Karlsson, Sten; Wacker, Sebastian; Diserud, Ola Håvard; Gabrielsen, Sven-Erik; Skår, Bjørnar; Vollset, Knut; Haraldstad, Tormod; Stöger, Elisabeth; Helle, Turid Myklebust; Landro, Yngve; Pulg, Ulrich; Lennox, Robert; Nilsen, Cecilie Iden; Postler, Christoph; Lehmann, Gunnar Bekke; Åtland, Åse; Stenberg, Sondre Kvalsvik; Velle, Gaute; Isaksen, Trond Einar; Mahlum, Shad Kenneth; Furnes, Håkon; Borge, Asbjørn; Borge, Arvid; Sandal, Inge; Stranzl, Sebastian Franz; Hoelting, Kristin; Henden, Geir Ove; Lo, Håvard; Bjøru, Bjørn (LFI - Laboratorium for ferskvannsøkologi og innlandsfiske, Research report, 2022)
    • Swimming with the fishes: validating drift diving to identify farmed Atlantic salmon escapees in the wild 

      Mahlum, Shad Kenneth; Skoglund, Helge; Wiers, Tore; Norman, E. S.; Barlaup, Bjørn Torgeir; Wennevik, Vidar; Glover, Kevin; Urdal, Kurt; Bakke, Gunnar O; Vollset, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Escaped farmed Atlantic salmon Salmo salar interbreeding with wild conspecifics represents a threat to the genetic integrity and viability of wild populations. Therefore, it is necessary to accurately quantify escapees in ...