Aims:
Monitoring the health and welfare of fish produced in recirculating water in test- and production-scale recirculating aquaculture plants.
Keywords:
Recirculating aquaculture, fish health and welfare
Responsible project leader:
Jouni Vielma, Principal Scientist, PhD, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
Person at Finnish Food Authority responsible for the project:
Perttu Koski, Senior Researcher, DVM (PhD), Wild and Aquatic Animal Pathology Section;
Anna Maria Eriksson-Kallio, Senior Researcher, Wild and Aquatic Animal Pathology Section
In cooperation with:
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke);
University of Jyväskylä;
University of Eastern Finland
Project status:
In progress
Year of commencement:
2017
Year of completion:
2020
Publications:
Jani T. Pulkkinena, Anna M. Eriksson-Kallio, Sanni L. Aalto, Marja Tiirola, Juha Koskela, Tapio Kiuru, Jouni Vielma. The effects of different combinations of fixed and moving bed bioreactors on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) growth and health, water quality and nitrification in recirculating aquaculture systems. Aquacultural Engineering 85 (2019) 98 - 105
Project financed by:
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)