• Occupational health, safety and work environments in Norwegian fish farming - employee perspective 

      Thorvaldsen, Trine; Kongsvik, Trond; Holmen, Ingunn Marie; Størkersen, Kristine Vedal; Salomonsen, Cecilie; Sandsund, Mariann; Bjelland, Hans Vanhauwaert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Aquaculture workers are exposed to several workplace hazards. Norwegian fish farming has a high occupational injury rate. This article provides new knowledge about workers' perceptions of their health and work ...
    • Optimal investment decisions in lice-fighting technologies: A case study in Norway 

      Brakstad, Oscar Mathias; Hagspiel, Verena; Lavrutich, Maria; Matanovic, Dunja (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The Norwegian salmon farming industry is currently facing significant obstacles to future growth. The major challenge is posed by the high level of sea lice in the sea nets at the salmon farms. At the moment both salmon ...
    • The value of mono-gender production in Atlantic salmon farming 

      Lavrutich, Maria; Markussen, Jonas Drageland; Rystad, Nore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Efforts to enhance production efficiency in the aquaculture industry are imperative to ensure its sustainable growth. The aim of this study is to investigate whether the usage of mono-gender smolt in Atlantic salmon farming ...