Nathan Edward Mertz
About
My PhD research focuses on developing new tools for measuring salmon parasite abundance and applying them to current regulatory practices, including the national salmon lice monitoring program and traffic light system for aquaculture production. I am particularly interested in producing a low-cost alternative for sampling plankton communities along the Norwegian coast and refining molecular quantitative techniques to assess plankton samples for abundance of parasitic life-stages of salmon lice (lepeophtheirus salmonis) and scotch lice (Caligus elongatus).
Publications
2023
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Mertz, Nathan Edward;
Paterson, Rachel;
Finstad, Bengt;
Brandsegg, Hege;
Andersskog, Ida Pernille Øystese;
Fossøy, Frode.
(2023)
Molecular quantification of parasitic sea louse larvae depends on species and life stage.
Journal of Fish Diseases
Academic article
Journal publications
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Mertz, Nathan Edward;
Paterson, Rachel;
Finstad, Bengt;
Brandsegg, Hege;
Andersskog, Ida Pernille Øystese;
Fossøy, Frode.
(2023)
Molecular quantification of parasitic sea louse larvae depends on species and life stage.
Journal of Fish Diseases
Academic article
Outreach
2025
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Academic lectureMertz, Nathan Edward; Stolz, Christian; Sivertsgård, Rolf; Tuene, Stig Atle; Sauphar, Clara Pauline; Finstad, Bengt. (2025) (Mis)understanding salmon lice larvae: Measuring their objective distribution has in different outcomes than lab and mesocosm trials. Sea Lice Conference 2025 , Puerto Varas 2025-11-29 - 2025-12-03
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Academic lectureMertz, Nathan Edward; Stolz, Christian; Bakke, Snorre; Tuene, Stig Atle; Sauphar, Clara Pauline; Sivertsgård, Rolf. (2025) (Mis)understanding salmon lice larvae: Measuring their objective distribution has different outcomes than laboratory and mesocosm trials. Aqua Nor 2025 , Trondheim 2025-08-19 - 2025-08-21
2020
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Academic lecturePræbel, Kim; Guri, Gledis; Paulina, Urban; Turon, Marta; Angulo-Preckler, Carlos; Descoteaux, Raphaelle. (2020) The importance of eDNA baselines in the marine Arctic. World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2020 2020-12-13 - 2020-12-16