• A PESTEL analysis of which areas that are appropriate for offshore aquaculture 

      Kaasa, Maritha Nyheim (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-15)
      The current conventional aquaculture industry represents a need for technology development as the locations suitable farming are limited. At the same time, there are other challenges such as salmon lice and pollution of ...
    • Bioøkonomisk analyse av negative eksternaliteter mellom lakseoppdrettsanlegg 

      Kinn, Magnus Sundby; Simonsen, Haavard (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, ...
    • The development of large scale aquaculture production: A comparison of the supply chains for chicken and salmon 

      Asche, Frank; Cojocaru, Andreea-Laura; Roth, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-08)
      The supply chain for salmon is, in many respects, the world's most efficient seafood supply chain. Adopting new technologies and expanding the scale of production have improved competitiveness leading to increased production ...
    • Economic Effects of Global Warming: The Impact on the Life Cycle of Salmon Lice, With Knock-on Effects on Aquaculture and Angling Tourism 

      Valberg, Vegard; Lee, Jacky (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 ...
    • Essays in Aquaculture: Economics and Marketing 

      Sørvig, Arne (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2015-12)
      The global aquaculture sector is currently experiencing a market revolution. In 2003, the Economist described the evolution of aquaculture during the 1960 and -70ies as a Blue Revolution. Many key scientific breakthroughs ...
    • The future looks like the past: Introgression of domesticated Atlantic salmon escapees in a risk assessment framework 

      Glover, Kevin; Wennevik, Vidar; Hindar, Kjetil; Skaala, Øystein; Fiske, Peder; Solberg, Monica Favnebøe; Diserud, Ola Håvard; Svåsand, Terje; Karlsson, Sten; Berg Andersen, Lasse; Grefsrud, Ellen Sofie (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 ...
    • Hesitant reforms: The Norwegian approach towards ITQ's 

      Standal, Dag; Asche, Frank (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11)
      Abstract In Norway, the rationale for fleet adaptations has been subject to different interpretations and policies. While coastal settlement, a surplus fishing capacity and a negative resource rent were dominant adaptations ...
    • Hvordan kan digitalisering og ny teknologi påvirke Framo Innovation sitt nye pumpesystem til oppdrettsnæringen? 

      Bull, Jørgen (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-05-01)
      Oppdrettsnæringen jobber aktivt med å utvikle nye løsninger for å skape bedre oppdrettsanlegg. En av årsakene til dette er å redusere luseproblematikken som er i tradisjonelle åpne merder. De nye anleggene er mer lukkede, ...
    • Implications of Entry Restrictions to Address Externalities in Aquaculture: The Case of Salmon Aquaculture 

      Soini, Vesa-Heikki; Øglend, Atle (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 

      Kalager, Fredrik Sandvær; Hellen, Thomas (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 

      Rocha Aponte, Fabian (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 ...
    • Measuring potential rents in the North Sea herring fishery 

      Arnason, Ragnar; Bjørndal, Trond; Gordon, Daniel Vernon; Bezabih, Mintewab (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This paper assesses the potential for rent generation in the North Sea herring fishery. The assessment distinguishes between rents and intra-marginal profits—the sum of which constitutes variable profits in the fishery. A ...
    • On the relationship between aquaculture and reduction fisheries 

      Asche, Frank; Tveterås, Sigbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2004-07)
      Recently, there has been a growing concern that increased aquaculture production poses an environmental threat to the species targeted in so-called reduction fisheries, the main source for fishmeal. The argument is that ...
    • Recent trends in salmon price volatility 

      Øglend, Atle (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 Aquaculture in a Global Perspective, a Lesson from Norwegian Regulations 

      Afradi, Karl Stefan (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-12-15)
      The salmon aquaculture is experiencing rapid growth as the worlds need for sustainable sources of protein and fat increases. The Norwegian aquaculture industry is world leading. Over the years several regulatory schemes ...
    • The cost of lice: Quantifying the impacts of parasitic sea lice on farmed salmon 

      Abolofia, Jay; Wilen, James E; Asche, Frank (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 ...
    • The operationalisation of sustainability: Sustainable aquaculture production as defined by certification schemes 

      Osmundsen, Tonje Cecilie; Amundsen, Vilde Steiro; Alexander, Karen A.; Asche, Frank; Bailey, Jennifer Leigh; Finstad, Bengt; Olsen, Marit Schei; Hernandez, Klaudia; Salgado, Hugo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01)
      Sustainability certification has become an increasingly important feature in aquaculture production, leading to a multitude of schemes with various criteria. However, the large number of schemes and the complexity of the ...
    • Økonomisk analyse av det offshorebaserte havbruket "Octopus" 

      Ludvigsen, Tord (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-12-15)
      Lakseproduksjonen i Norge har stagnert de siste 4-5 årene til tross for høy inntjening. Stagnasjonen skyldes i stor grad lakselus, knapphet på egnet sjøareal for akvakultur og restriksjoner på produksjonstillatelser. Likevel ...
    • Økonomiske konsekvenser av Infeksiøs lakseanemi for norske oppdrettsselskap 

      Meling, Karen (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 ...