Browsing Faculty of Science and Technology by Subject "lakseoppdrett"
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Bioøkonomisk analyse av negative eksternaliteter mellom lakseoppdrettsanlegg
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06)Norsk oppdrettsnæring har vært en industri i stadig vekst helt frem til 2015, hvor problemer knyttet til blant annet lakselus og sykdom satte en brems på veksten. Næringen har alltid slitt med denne type negative faktorer, ... -
Det er størrelsen det kommer an på - Lønnsomhetsanalyse av ny produksjonsmodell og bruk av storsmolt
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-14)Deler av laksenæringen vurderer en endring av driftsmodellen i tradisjonell sjøbasert oppdrett. Dette Innebærer å endre produksjonssyklusen ved å overføre en del av produksjonen til land, der smolten får vokse seg så store ... -
Econometric Analysis of Innovation, Productivity, Growth and Efficiency: Applications for the Norwegian Salmon Farming Industry
(PhD thesis UiS;284, Doctoral thesis, 2016-02-12)Although salmon farming in Norway has a relatively short history, it has developed into an important export industry for the national economy. The industry has experienced large growth in production volume; production ... -
Economic Effects of Global Warming: The Impact on the Life Cycle of Salmon Lice, With Knock-on Effects on Aquaculture and Angling Tourism
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-13)Salmon lice, Lepeophtheirus salmonis, is a parasitic copepod endemic to Atlantic salmon. In recent year salmon aquaculture has created large breeding grounds for this parasite, as well as acting as a vector for infection ... -
Factors influencing production loss in salmonid farming
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02)Using a unique dataset, this paper investigates factors influencing production loss in Norwegian salmonid farming. The factors can be grouped into fish-specific factors (e.g. species, genetics, and generation), input factors ... -
The future looks like the past: Introgression of domesticated Atlantic salmon escapees in a risk assessment framework
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-06)Escapes of domesticated fish from aquaculture, followed by interbreeding with wild conspecifics, represent a threat to the genetic integrity and evolutionary trajectory of natural populations. Approximately fifty years of ... -
Identification and evaluation of innovation opportunities emerging from technology and business trends
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)New technology emerges faster than ever before, and the development is increasing exponentially. The speed of development is too rapid for businesses to investigate and identify potential value from them. There ... -
Identification and evaluation of innovation opportunities in the fish farming industry emerging from technology trends
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-14)There are 7.6 billion people on this planet today, and it is predicted that the world’s population will exceed 9 billion people by 2050, which will lead to a significant increase in the worldwide demand for food. With this ... -
Identification of Innovative Improvements for Aquaculture Sector Using Arising Technologies
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IMBM/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)The arising of new technologies as internet of things, machine learning, 3D printing, virtual reality and among others are starting to transform industries in different sectors, already calling this phenomenon as the 4th ... -
Implications of Entry Restrictions to Address Externalities in Aquaculture: The Case of Salmon Aquaculture
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-10)This paper investigates production license management when regulation constrains the number of production licenses to address production externalities. This is increasingly relevant for aquaculture production where disease ... -
Kostnader knyttet til behandling mot lakselus i norsk havbruksnæring
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-12)De siste årene har produksjonsmengden av laks i den norske oppdrettsnæringen nærmest stagnert som følge av MTB-reglementet som ble innført i 2005. Allikevel har produksjonskostnadene steget. Den største prosentvise endringen ... -
Market organization in natural resource industries: Empirical analysis of salmon aquaculture
(PhD thesis UiS;514, Doctoral thesis, 2020-05)This thesis aims to contribute to a better understanding of the intricacies of market organization in a renewable natural resource industry: The Norwegian salmon industry. Natural resource industries are of special interest ... -
Quantifying the economic impacts of viral disease in Norwegian aquaculture.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-14)Norway has since the advent of modern aquaculture been leading in the production of farmed Atlantic salmon. The industry has seen a rapid increase in production and combined with an overall increase in salmon price, the ... -
Recent trends in salmon price volatility
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-08)Since the start of intensive salmon farming, salmon has become an increasingly cheaper source of protein. Salmon has transitioned from a relative luxurious food item to a staple part of everyday diets. For most of the 1980s ... -
Salmon trout, the forgotten cousin?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12)This study investigates potential economic reasons why the production of trout is maintained in Norway by analyzing prices and production for Norwegian Atlantic salmon and trout. The species Atlantic salmon dominates the ... -
The cost of lice: Quantifying the impacts of parasitic sea lice on farmed salmon
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-04)Diseases are an important challenge in aquaculture. However, most of what is known about the effect of diseases comes from laboratory experiments. Using a farm-level data set containing sea lice infestation counts for all ... -
Økonomiske konsekvenser av Infeksiøs lakseanemi for norske oppdrettsselskap
(Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-14)Infeksiøs lakseanemi (ILA) er en svært alvorlig og smittsom virussykdom som rammer atlantisk laks. Virussykdommen fører til alvorlige konsekvenser for oppdrettslaksen sin helse, samt økonomiske konsekvenser for de rammede ...