The importance of exercise : Increased water velocity improves growth of Atlantic salmon in closed cages

• Published in: Aquaculture
• Main Authors: Nilsen, Arve, Hagen, Ørjan, Johnsen, Chris André, Prytz, Halvor, Zhou, Bingfei, Nielsen, Kristoffer Vale, Bjørnevik, Marit
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: VDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920::Fiskeriteknologi: 924; Slaughter; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2591453; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.09.057

There is increasing concern about Norwegian salmon farming and the possible environmental impacts from sea lice, escaped fish and release of toxic chemicals and organic emissions to the coastal waters. Closed containment systems (CCS) have the potential to eliminate the problems with sea lice and to...