OPTIFLEKK - Optimization of production methods and protocols for stable production of spotted wolffish
OPTIFLEKK project kick-off meeting at Akvaplan niva FISK station (September 2025). From left: Jorge Galindo-Villegas (UNord), Johan Munch-Ellingsen (KIME Akva), Thor Arne Hangstad (Ode), Armand Moe Nes (Akvaplan-niva), MSc candidate Anton Schubert (UiT), Atle Foss (Akvaplan-niva), Stefano Peruzzi (UiT Norges arktiske universitet), Terese Vollstad-Giæver (Akvaplan-niva), Lars Olav Sparboe (Akvaplan-niva), Thomas Langhelle (Amar Seafood) og Børre Erstad (Sterling Halibut).Main Objectives
The overall aim objective of the project is to generate new knowledge and develop protocols that ensure a stable and predictable production of spotted wolffish (Anarhichas minor) fry.
Sub-objectives
• Develop protocols for the storage of milk, with special emphasis on cryopreservation and reactivation of non-motile, but live, sperm cells.
• Develop protocols for disinfection and procedures for removing egg stickiness that ensure high egg survival throughout a long incubation phase.
• Achieve increased survival, faster growth and development and reduced incidence of deformities in the larval and early juvenile stages.
https://www.fhf.no/prosjekter/prosjektbasen/910142/
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Økt kunnskap om yngelproduksjon for optimalisering av flekksteinbitoppdrett | Akvaplan-niva
Responsible organisation:
Akvaplan niva AS
Project manager:
Atle Foss
Members:
Financial/grant information:
FHF (Fishery and Aquaculture Fund), Norway
Project number: 910142