MOTLUS - Model based regional control of salmon lice
In this project, models for the spread of salmon lice between aquaculture farms will be further developed and used to assess strategies for zoning and the introduction of alternative operational methods.
Scenario simulations for controlling salmon lice in aquaculture facilities will be carried out using two models.
The first is the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) metapopulation model, which will be expanded from a regional to a national model.
The second is the Norwegian Computing Centre’s epidemiological model, which will be extended to use simulated hydrodynamic water connectivity from IMR as an additional explanatory variable.
Finally, the impact of salmon lice on wild salmon will be assessed for the various proposed strategies.
The project builds on established model systems that are used, among other things, in the Traffic Light System by IMR and the Norwegian Veterinary Institute.
The project is led by the Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
Internal projectleader at NVI is Leif Christian Stige.
