GillHealthAct Workshop

Gill diseases are a significant challenge in the global freshwater and saltwater fish farming industry. In Norway, gill diseases are identified as the most important cause of reduced growth, poorer fish welfare and increased mortality in fish farms. In recent years, the challenges related to gill health have increased.

As a measure, FHF has awarded a grant to the GIllHealthAct project ( https://www.fhf.no/prosjekter/prosjektebasen/901911/ ), which has as its main goal
To develop an evidence-based framework rooted in empirical and historical data for best practices that support and promote optimal gill health in salmon.

In order to build this framework, we depend on dialogue with the industry and with this in mind, we would like to invite you to a professional day for gill health on April 10th in Bergen, mainly for fish health personnel in PO 3-5.

Some of the questions we want to answer during the meeting are:

What characterizes good and bad gill health?

What tools do we have today to diagnose gill health-related challenges and what tools are we missing?

Based on the tools we have available today, can a national standard be created that can be implemented throughout the industry?

Program:

10.00 – 10.10 Welcome to the workshop and objectives for the day

By Ann Cecilie Hilling, NCE Aquaculture

10.10 – 10.40 Gill-related mortality – what is the cause?

by Trine Dale, Niva and Martin Huun Røed, Pathogen

10.40 – 11.00 Presentation of the GillHealthAct project – what has the project revealed so far?

by Trine Dale, Niva

11.00 – 11.20 Coffee break

11.20 – 11.40 Jellysafe – What have we learned so far about the pearl jellyfish and how does it relate to gill health?

by Tina Oldham, Institute of Marine Research  

11.40 – 11.50 Feed as a measure for improved gill health

by Erik Hoel, Skretting

11.50 – 12.45 Lunch

12.45 –13.30 Our measures in the fight against complex gill disease?

by Linn Maren Strandenes, Lerøy Sea troll

v/Hanna Bjerke, AquaKompetance

13.30 – 13.50 Break and coffee break

13.50 – 14.40 Discussion:

What characterizes good and bad gill health?

What tools do we have today to diagnose gill health-related challenges and what tools are we missing?

14.45 – 14.55 The project's path forward.

by Ann Cecilie Hilling

14.55 – 15.00 Thank you and welcome home

Welcome to the trade fair in Bergen!