I have a fairly broad experience from teaching, supervising, basic and applied research, and studies in commercial farms. I lead the strategic project OPTIPROD where the main objective is to develop new and integrated understanding of how growth in salmon relates to the physiological state of the fish, and how this may be manipulated by diet composition and strategic supplements to optimize the performance by the fish under different climatic conditions. Regarding applied research I have experience from studies revealing the important interrelationship between dietary iron and omega-3 fatty acids with emphasis on nutritional, health and quality of farmed salmon (BioOptimal concept by BioMar).
I am one of the inventors of PhotoFish, as by using image analyse and online server technology make possible rapid and objective analyses of visual colour, pigment and fat content on the fish. In collaboration with commercial farmers along the coast of Norway the aim is to obtain new and scientifically documented knowledge about local, biological and production related conditions for a more controlled and cost effective production. I have a M.Sc. in Biology and Dr.philos. degree in Population genetics, University of Oslo. Professor i aquaculture nutrition, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, where I’m also responsible for a master/PhD-course in fish farming.
