• Aquaculture-derived trophic subsidy boosts populations of an ecosystem engineer 

      White, Camille; Bannister, Raymond; Dworjanyn, Simon; Husa, Vivian; Nichols, Peter D.; Dempster, Tim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Environmental management of coastal aquaculture is focused on acute impacts of organic and nitrogenous wastes close to farms. However, the energy-rich trophic subsidy that aquaculture provides may create cascades with ...
    • Attraction of cod Gadus morhua from coastal spawning grounds to salmon farms 

      Skjæraasen, Jon Egil; Karlsen, Ørjan; Langangen, Øystein Ole Gahr; Meier, Sonnich; Dunlop, Katherine Mary; van der Meeren, Terje; Keeley, Nigel B.; Myksvoll, Mari Skuggedal; Dahle, Geir; Moland, Even; Nilsen, Rune; Elvik, Kristine Marit Schrøder; Bannister, Raymond; Olsen, Esben Moland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Wild fish aggregate at aquaculture net-pens, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. This study examined how salmon farms attract coastal Atlantic cod Gadus morhua from their inshore spawning grounds. ...
    • Attraction of cod Gadus morhua from coastal spawning grounds to salmon farms 

      Skjæraasen, Jon Egil; Karlsen, Ørjan; Langangen, Øystein Ole Gahr; Meier, Sonnich; Dunlop, Katherine Mary; van der Meeren, Terje; Keeley, Nigel B.; Myksvoll, Mari Skuggedal; Dahle, Geir; Moland, Even; Nilsen, Rune; Elvik, Kristine Marit Schrøder; Bannister, Raymond; Olsen, Esben Moland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Wild fish aggregate at aquaculture net-pens, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. This study examined how salmon farms attract coastal Atlantic cod Gadus morhua from their inshore spawning grounds. ...
    • Changes in benthic sediment conditions under an atlantic salmon farm at a deep, well-flushed coastal site 

      Bannister, Raymond; Valdemarsen, Thomas; Hansen, Pia Kupka; Holmer, Marianne; Ervik, Arne S (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-02-27)
      Along the Norwegian coastline, it is predicted that salmonid aquaculture will rapidly expand in the coming years, exceeding current production levels of 1.3 million t in 2012. This will result in increased interactions ...
    • Discrete water quality sampling at open-water aquaculture sites: limitations and strategies 

      Jansen, Henrice M; Reid, Gregor K; Bannister, Raymond; Husa, Vivian; Robinson, Shawn M.C.; Cooper, John Andrew; Quinton, Cheryl; Strand, Øivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
    • Effect of substrate type and pellet age on the resuspension of Atlantic salmon faecal material 

      Carvajalino-Fernandez, Marcos Antonio; Keeley, Nigel B.; Fer, Ilker; Law, Brent; Bannister, Raymond (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
    • Effect of suspended sediments on the pumping rates of three species of glass sponge in situ 

      Grant, Nathan; Matveev, Eugueni; Kahn, Amanda; Archer, Stephanie; Dunham, Anya; Bannister, Raymond; Eerkes-Medrano, Dafne; Leys, Sally P (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The largest known glass sponge reefs in Canada are within the Hecate Strait and Queen Charlotte Sound Glass Sponge Reefs Marine Protected Area (HSQCS-MPA) in British Columbia. However, human activities outside the core MPA ...
    • Habitat associations of juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) and sympatric demersal fish communities within shallow inshore nursery grounds 

      Dunlop, Katherine Mary; Staby, Arved; van der Meeren, Terje; Keeley, Nigel B.; Olsen, Esben Moland; Bannister, Raymond; Skjæraasen, Jon Egil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Resolving the relationship between demersal fish and sublittoral biotic habitats and substrates is a key element in the protection of important nursery grounds for strengthening fish recruitment. In Norway, coastal Atlantic ...
    • Incongruence between the distribution of a common coral reef sponge and photosynthesis 

      Bannister, Raymond; Hoogenboom, Mia O.; Anthony, Kenneth R.N.; Battershill, Christopher N.; Whalan, Steve; Webster, Nicole S.; de Nys, Rocky (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-02-10)
      Symbiosis between coral reef fauna and microorganisms drives the growth, maintenance and diversity of coral reef habitats. Sponges, a key faunal component of coral reefs, form complex symbiotic relationships with ...
    • Marine indikatorer 

      van der Meeren, Gro; Øigård, Tor Arne; Øien, Nils; Nilssen, Kjell Tormod; Oug, Eivind; Sunnanå, Knut; Jakobsen, Tore; Mehl, Sigbjørn; Kvamme, Cecilie; Torstensen, Else; Stenevik, Erling Kåre; Planque, Benjamin; Helle, Gunnar; Gjøsæter, Jakob; Skiftesvik, Anne Berit; Aglen, Asgeir; Johannessen, Tore; Dommasnes, Are; Naustvoll, Lars-Johan; Moy, Frithjof E.; Falkenhaug, Tone; Melle, Webjørn; Knutsen, Tor; Eriksen, Elena; Jørgensen, Lis Lindal; Fosså, Jan Helge; Bannister, Raymond; Buhl-Mortensen, Lene; Buhl-Mortensen, Pål; Strand, Øivind; Søvik, Guldborg; Jelmert, Anders; Knutsen, Jan Atle; Enersen, Svein Erik; Edvardsen, Hanne; Kroglund, Tone; Pedersen, Atle; Eikrem, Wenche; Bekkby, Trine; Tveite, Stein (DN-utredning;4-2010, Chapter, 2010-09)
      The Nature Index (NI) is established to get an overview of the state and development of biodiversity within the major ecosystems of Norway. It includes marine, limnic and terrestrial ecosystems. The aim of the index is to ...
    • Mine waste and acute warming induce energetic stress in the deep-sea sponge Geodia atlantica and coral Primnoa resedeaformis; results from a mesocosm study 

      Scanes, Elliot; Kutti, Tina; Fang, James Kar-Hei; Johnston, Emma L.; Ross, Pauline M; Bannister, Raymond (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      There is the potential for climate change to interact with pollution in all of the Earth's oceans. In the fjords of Norway, mine tailings are released into fjords generating suspended sediment plumes that impact deep-sea ...
    • Rapid respiratory responses of the deep-water sponge Geodia barretti exposed to suspended sediments 

      Tjensvoll, Ingrid; Kutti, Tina; Fosså, Jan Helge; Bannister, Raymond (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-09-04)
      Sponges often dominate deep-water benthic faunal communities and can comprise up to 90% of the benthic biomass. Due to the large amount of water that they filter daily, sponges are an important link between benthic and ...
    • Recycling pathways in cold-water coral reefs: Use of dissolved organic matter and bacteria by key suspension feeding taxa 

      Maier, Sandra R.; Kutti, Tina; Bannister, Raymond; Fang, James Kar-Hei; van Breugel, Peter; van Rijswijk, Pieter; Van Oevelen, Dick (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Cold-water coral (CWC) reefs are one of the most diverse and productive ecosystems in the deep sea. Especially in periods of seasonally-reduced phytodetritus food supply, their high productivity may depend on the recycling ...
    • Resilience of dynamic coastal benthic ecosystems in response to large-scale finfish farming 

      Keeley, Nigel B.; Valdemarsen, Thomas; Woodcock, Skye; Holmer, Marianne; Husa, Vivian; Bannister, Raymond (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Global expansion of salmon aquaculture is contingent upon finding new, large-capacity farming locations that are, increasingly, situated in dispersive environments with atypical ecological characteristics. The capacity of ...
    • Risk assessment of the environmental impact of Norwegian Atlantic salmon farming 

      Taranger, Geir Lasse; Karlsen, Ørjan; Bannister, Raymond; Glover, Kevin; Husa, Vivian; Karlsbakk, Egil; Kvamme, Bjørn Olav; Boxaspen, Karin Kroon; Bjørn, Pål Arne; Finstad, Bengt; Madhun, Abdullah Sami; Morton, Hugh Craig; Svåsand, Terje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-02)
      Norwegian aquaculture has grown from its pioneering days in the 1970s to be a major industry. It is primarily based on culturing Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout and has the potential to influence the surrounding environment ...
    • Spatial response of hard- and mixed-bottom benthic epifauna to organic enrichment from salmon aquaculture in northern Norway 

      Dunlop, Katherine Mary; Harendza, Astrid; Bannister, Raymond; Keeley, Nigel B. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Norwegian Atlantic salmon aquaculture is continuing to expand in northern regions dominated by hard- and mixed-bottom substrates. Such habitats contain rich benthic epifaunal communities, including sponges and other sessile ...
    • Spatio-temporal dynamics in the dissolved nutrient waste plume from Norwegian salmon cage aquaculture 

      Jansen, Henrice M; Broch, Ole Jacob; Bannister, Raymond; Cranford, Peter J.; Handå, Aleksander; Husa, Vivian; Jiang, Zengjie; Strohmeier, Tore; Strand, Øivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      The aim of this study was to define the waste plume dynamics around a salmon farm in Norway. Systematic water sampling and numerical modeling were implemented to define nutrient concentrations in the upper water column at ...
    • Spatio-temporal dynamics in the dissolved nutrient waste plume from Norwegian salmon cage aquaculture 

      Jansen, Henrice M; Broch, Ole Jacob; Bannister, Raymond; Cranford, Peter J.; Handå, Aleksander; Husa, Vivian; Jiang, Zengjie; Strohmeier, Tore; Strand, Øivind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      The aim of this study was to define the waste plume dynamics around a salmon farm in Norway. Systematic water sampling and numerical modeling were implemented to define nutrient concentrations in the upper water column at ...
    • Survival under conditions of variable food availability: Resource utilization and storage in the cold-water coral Lophelia pertusa 

      Maier, Sandra R; Kutti, Tina; Bannister, Raymond; van Breugel, Peter; van Rijswijk, Pieter; Van Oevelen, Dick (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Cold‐water coral (CWC) reefs are hotspots of biodiversity and productivity in the deep sea, but their distribution is limited by the availability of food, which undergoes complex local and temporal variability. We studied ...
    • Terrestrial fatty acids from feed oil in feed for farmed salmonids are transferred to the liver, gonads, and muscle of wild Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) 

      Meier, Sonnich; van der Meeren, Terje; Skjæraasen, Jon Egil; Bannister, Raymond; Rasinger, Josef; Karlsen, Ørjan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Wild fish attracted to salmon farms feed on waste feed that presently contain high levels of fatty acids of terrestrial origin. This study examines whether mature Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) caught at spawning grounds has ...