Fish continue to die on Norwegian farms

Published 2023년 2월 28일

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A recent report has highlighted concerns about the high mortality rate of salmon in Norwegian aquaculture, with the rate varying from 10% in the north to 27% in western Norway. The increase in mortality is linked to the introduction of an additional 15 million salmon last year and issues with sea lice. However, the research suggests that the problem is not evenly distributed across Norway, with lower mortality rates in the north.
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“We are not where we would like to be. We had to lower the level to 10 percent to be able to say that we are satisfied,” said Ellen Sophie Grefsrud, researcher at the Institute of Marine Research and editor of the report. An additional 15 million salmon were brought into cages last year, which Grefsrud believes could also be the reason for this increase in mortality. The situation, according to this work, is not uniform, “there is less mortality in the north of Norway, but it is no less true that there is a problem with winter peptic ulcer,” the researcher explains. In ...
Source: Fishretail

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