Bacterial diversity within and outside the premises of a South Norwegian salmon fish farm

2021

Master's thesis in Coastal ecology (BIO501) Norwegian salmon farming is a rapidly expanding sector and the Norwegian Government have a set goal to facilitate a five-fold growth towards 2050. Organic enrichment of the surrounding waters and the sediment below the cages due to the inputs of organic matter from uneaten food, tissue and faecal matter etc., affect the macro -and microfauna. To monitor the effect of these organic inputs, fish breeding companies must perform periodic controls. Traditionally, these periodic controls are based on time-consuming and expensive methods, and the necessary taxonomic knowledge is declining. In this study, we evaluated the usefulness of marine bacterial co…