Piscirickettsiosis in the North-Atlantic

Piscirickettsiosis is an emerging disease in farmed Atlantic salmon in Norway, Scotland and Ireland. The project will primarily investigate similarities/differences in management of the disease in these countries and characterize the population structure of the causative agent (Piscirickettsia salmonis) in the North Atlantic area.

Partners 

  • Patogen AS
  • Marine Institute, Galway, Ireland
  • Marine Lab, Aberdeen, Skottland
  • ADLK Diagnostics, Chile
  • NCE Aquaculture

Read report from the project: Best Practice for Diagnosis and Management of Piscirickettsiosis

Project manager 

Duncan Colquhoun

Start
2025-08-01

Finish
2027-07-31


Status
Ongoing

Funding
Funded by FHF - Norwegian Seafood Research Fund

Research Areas
Bacteriology, Biofilms, Bioinformatics, Diagnostics, Fish health, Substrate production, Molecular biology

Forskere

Duncan Colquhoun

Duncan Colquhoun

Senior Forsker/ adjunct Professor
Ottavia Benedicenti

Ottavia Benedicenti

Karin Lagesen

Karin Lagesen

Forsker
Raoul Valentin Kuiper

Raoul Valentin Kuiper

David A. Strand

David A. Strand

Forsker
Hanne Katrine Nilsen

Hanne Katrine Nilsen

Forsker/Veterinær
Åse Helen Garseth

Åse Helen Garseth

Fagansvarlig villfiskhelse og Seniorforsker