A comparison of two seawater adaptation strategies for Atlantic salmon post-smolt (Salmo salar) grown in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS): Nitrification, water and gut microbiota, and performance of fish

• Published in: Aquaculture
• Main Authors: Fossmark, Ragnhild Olsen, Attramadal, Kari, Kristian, Nordøy, Østerhus, Stein Wold, Vadstein, Olav
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 1478
• Subjects: Bray; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2686846; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735973

The land-based production phase in Norwegian Atlantic salmon farming has the past years been extended to include post-smolt for an increasing number of farmers. Post-smolt production can involve introduction of brackish/seawater to a recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) that is acclimatized to fre...