At SeaLab we have 4 associate / full professors, 2 researchers and a number of PhD candidates carrying out research on a range of topics related to sustainable aquaculture, fish welfare and marine environmental science. In addition we host researchers from other departments at NTNU, other universities and businesses from Norway and other countries.

Publications from researchers based at SeaLab may be found on their individual staff pages: Staff - SeaLab - NTNU

Projects at SeaLab

EMBRC

The European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC) is a European research infrastructure that provides researchers and companies with access to marine organisms and the facilities to study them, including experimental facilities and technological platforms. NTNU is a member of the Norwegian node EMBRC Norway (EMBRC-NO). As a member of this network NTNU offers access to facilities at SeaLab, including climate-controlled rooms, wet labs, analytical facilities, and cultures of marine copepods (Calanus finmarchicus). 

Duration of current project: 2019 – 2028

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Project information and preliminary results from Research Council of Norway
 

AQUASERV

AQUASERV is a multinational project that brings together six European research infrastructures to provide services in the fields of sustainable aquaculture, fisheries, ecological restoration and the blue economy.

AQUASERV offers over 500 free customised services across Europe to researchers aiming to advance their research on marine and freshwater biological resources, food and biotechnology. NTNU SeaLab is one of the facilities offering access to services through this project. 

The services are easily accessible through transnational access (TA) and virtual access (VA), via online application.

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Project information and preliminary results from the European Commission

IRISCC

Integrated Research Infrastructure Services for Climate Change Risks

Climate change presents a complex challenge, demanding a deep understanding of its impacts on human systems, natural environments, and production processes. IRISCC is a powerful consortium of leading European research infrastructures. Our collective goal is to empower society to address and strengthen resilience to climate change risks, ultimately fostering a more sustainable future for Europe.

IRISCC is a collaboration between 14 research infrastructures representing 79 partners in 22 countries. NTNU SeaLab is one of the facilities offering access to our research infrastructure through this project.

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Project information and preliminary results from the European Commission

Taskforce Lakselus

Project leader: Yngvar Olsen (NTNU)

Building up fundamental knowledge about how sea lice spread within and between salmon farms, as well as between farmed and wild populations of salmonids.

• Internal infection of sea lice within and between salmon farms during normal management routines and through interaction with the environment.
• Mechanism of infection between wild and farmed populations of salmonids
• The role of chemical cues in the infection process
• Life cycle and biology of planktonic stages of salmon lice
• Molecular methods for tracing salmon lice - new genetic markers and development of methods

Project duration: 2017 - ongoing 

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