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Scientific articles with Cermaq contribution

A competent research organization is based on highly qualified individuals working effectively with researchers at universities, industries and others bringing forward new knowledge to the of all. Below are some recent scientific publications with Cermaq contribution:

  • Sara Calabrese, Albert K. D. Imsland, Tom Ole Nilsen, Jelena Kolarevic, Lars O. E. Ebbesson, Camilla Diesen Hosfeld, Sveinung Fivelstad, Cindy Pedrosa, Bendik Fyhn Terjesen, Sigurd O. Stefansson, Harald Takle, Harald Sveier, Frode Mathisen, Sigurd O. Handeland: Water Flow Requirements of Post-smolt Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) Reared in Intensive Seawater Flow-through Systems: A Physiological Perspective
  • Ytrestøl T, Hjelle E, Kolarevic J, Takle H, Rebl A, Afanasyev S, Krasnov A, Brunsvik P, Fyhn Terjesen B (2022) Photoperiod in recirculation aquaculture systems and timing of seawater transfer affect seawater growth performance of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.co...
  • Ytrestøyl T, Takle H, Kolarevic J, Calabrese S, Timmerhaus G, Rosseland BO, Teien HC, Nilsen TO, Handeland SO, Stefansson SO, Ebbesson LOE, Terjesen BF (2020). Performance and welfare of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) post-smolts in RAS; Importance of salinity, training, and timing of seawater transfer. J WorldAquacult Soc. 2020;1–20 DOI: 10.1111/jwas.12682
  • Vasco C. Mota, Tom OleNilsen, JaschaGerwins, MicheleGallo,JelenaKolarevic, AlekseiKrasnov, Bendik FyhnTerjesen: Molecular and physiological responses to long-term carbon dioxide exposure in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
  • Shazia N.Aslam, Sharada Navada, Gisle R.Bye, Vasco C.Mota, Bendik FyhnTerjesen, Øyvind Mikkelsen: Effect of CO2 on elemental concentrations in recirculating aquaculture system tanks ELSEVIER Science Direct
  • Xavier A. Gutiérrez, Jelena Kolarevic, Harald Takle, Grete Baeverfjord, Elisabeth Ytteborg, Bendik Fyhn Terjesen: Effects of chronic sub‐lethal nitrite exposure at high water chloride concentration on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, Linnaeus 1758) parr Wiley Online Library
  • SharadaNavada, OlavVadstein, Ann-KristinTvetend, Gerhardus C.Verstege, Bendik FyhnTerjesen, Vasco C.Mota, VishweshVenkataraman, Frédéric Gaumet, Øyvind Mikkelsen, Andries Kamstra: Influence of rate of salinity increase on nitrifying biofilms ELSEVIER Science Direct
  • J.M.R.GORLE, B.F.TERJESEN, S.T.SUMMERFELT: HYDRODYNAMICS OF ATLANTIC SALMON CULTURE TANK: Effect of inlet nozzle angle on the velocity field.​ ELSEVIER SCIENCE DIRECT
  • Lene Rydal Sveen, Gerrit Timmerhaus, Aleksei Krasnov, Harald Takle, Sigurd Olav Stefansson, Sigurd Olav Handeland & Elisabeth Ytteborg: High fish density delays wound healing in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-35002-5.pdf
  • Jagan M.R. Gorle, Bendik F. Terjesen, Astrid B. Holan, Arne Berge, Steven T. Summerfelt: Qualifying the design of a floating closed-containment fish farm using computational fluid dynamics https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1537511017311583
  • Sverre BangSmåge, KathleenFrisch, HenrikDuesund, Øyvind J.Brevik, Rolf HetlelidOlsen, Stine T.Sjaatil, AreKlevan, BjørnBrudeseth, KuninoriWatanabe, AreNylund: Induction of tenacibaculosis in Atlantic salmon smolts using Tenacibaculum finnmarkense and the evaluation of a whole cell inactivated vaccine. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0044848618304265?via%3Dihub#!
  • Christopher Good, John Davidson, B.F. Terjesen, H. Takle, J. Kolarevic, G. Bæverfjord, Steven Summerfelt: The effects of long-term 20 mg/L carbon dioxide exposure on the health and performance of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar post-smolts in water recirculation aquaculture systems. Aquacultural Engineering https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0144860917302145
  • J.M.R.Gorle, B.F.Terjesen, V.C.Mota and S.Summerfelt: Water velocity in commercial RAS culture tanks for Atlantic salmon smolt Production. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0144860917302182 Aquacultural Engineering
  • Are Nylund, Haakon Hansen, Øyvind J. Brevik, Håvard Hustoft, Turhan Markussen, Heidrun Plarre,and Egil Karlsbakk: Infection dynamics and tissue tropism of Parvicapsula pseudobranchicola (Myxozoa: Myxosporea) in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).https://parasitesandvectors.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13071-017-2583-9
  • S B Småge, K Frisch, Ø J Brevik, K Watanabe, A Nylund: First isolation, identification and characterisation of Tenacibaculum maritimum in Norway, isolated from diseased farmed sea lice cleaner fish Cyclopterus lumpus L
  • Otterlei A, Ø J. Brevik, D Jensen, H Duesund, I Sommerset, P Frost, Mendoza, P McKenzie, A Nylund and P Apablaza. Phenotypic and genetic characterization of Piscirickettsia salmonis from Chilean and Canadian salmonids. BMC Veterinary Research Doi: 10.1186/s12917-016-0681-0
  • Agusti C, S Bravo ,G Contreras , MJ. Bakke, K O. Helgesen, C. Winkler, Ma. T Silva, J.Mendoza, T E. Horsberg. Sensitivity assessment of Caligus rogercresseyi to anti-louse chemicals in relation to treatment efficacy in Chilean salmonid farms. Aquaculture Volume 458, 2016, Pages 195–205. Doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2016.03.006
  • Apablaza P, Brevik ØJ,Mjøs S, Valdebenito S, Ilardi P, Battaglia J, Dalsgaard I, Nylund A., 2015. Variable Number of Tandem Repeats (VNTR) analysis of Flavobacterium psychrophilum from salmonids in Chile and Norway. BMC Veterinary Research (2015) 11:150. DOI: 10.1186/s12917-015-0469-7
  • Gutierrez AP, Yáñez JM, Fukui S, Swift B, Davidson WS., 2015. Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) for Growth Rate and Age at Sexual Maturation in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar). PLoS ONE 10(3): e0119730. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0119730
  • Markussen T, Agusti C, Karlsbakk E, Nylund A, Brevik Ø, Hansen H., 2015. Detection of the myxosporean parasite Parvicapsula pseudobranchicola in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) using in situ hybridization (ISH). Parasites & Vectors (2015) 8:105. DOI 10.1186/s13071-015-0718-4.
  • Småge SB, Brevik ØJ, Duesund H, Ottem KF, Watanabe K, Nylund A., 2015. Tenacibaculum finnmarkense sp. nov., a fish pathogenic bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from Atlantic salmon. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (2015). DOI:10.1007/s10482-015-0630-0
  • Steigen A,Karlsbakk E, Plarre H, Watanabe K, Øvergård AC, Brevik Ø, Nylund A., 2015. A new intracellular bacterium, Candidatus Similichlamydia labri sp. nov. (Chlamydiaceae) producing epitheliocysts in ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta (Pisces, Labridae). Arch Microbiol (2015) 197:311–318. DOI: 10.1007/s00203-014-1061-4
  • Helgesen KO, Bravo S, Sevatdal S, Mendoza J, Horsberg TE. 2014. Deltamethrin resistance in the sea louse Caligus rogercresseyi (Boxhall and Bravo) in Chile: bioassay results and usage data for antiparasitic agents with references to Norwegian conditions. Journal of Fish Diseases,doi:10.1111/jfd.12223
  • Oelckers K , Vike S, Duesund H, Gonzalez J, Wadsworth S, Nylund A. 2014. Caligus rogercresseyi as a potential vector for transmission of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) virus in Chile. Aquaculture, 420-421, 126-132.
  • Siaha A, Duesund H, Frisch K, Nylund A, McKenzie P., Saksida S. 2014. Development of a Multiplex Assay to Measure the Effects of Shipping and Storage Conditions on the Quality of RNA Used in Molecular Assays for Detection of Viral Haemorrhagic Septicemia Virus. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 26:173–180.
  • Vike S. 2014.Infectious salmon anaemia in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L. in Chile – transmission routes and prevention. Doctoral thesis. Univ Bergen, Norway.
  • Vike S, Duesund H, Andersen L, Nylund A. 2014. Release and survival of Infectious Salmon Anaemia (ISA) virus during decomposition of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) Aquaculture, 420-421, 119-125.
  • Vike S, Oelckers K, Duesund H, Erga SR, Gonzalez J, Hamred B, Fretted Ø, Nylund A. 2014. Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) Virus: Infectivity in Seawater under Different Physical Conditions. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, 26 (1). 33-42,
  • Yañez AJ, Molina C, Haro RE, Mendoza J, Rojas-Herrera M, Trombert A, Silva AX, Cárcamo JG, Figueroa J, Polanco V, Manque P, Maracaja-Coutinho V, Olavarría VH. 2014. Draft genome sequence of virulent strain AUSTRAL-005 of Piscirickettsia salmonis, the etiological agent of piscirickettsiosis. Genome Announc. 2(5):e00990-14. doi:10.1128/