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About The Norwegian Scientific Advisory Committee for Atlantic Salmon

The Norwegian Scientific Advisory Committee for Atlantic Salmon (Vitenskapelig råd for lakseforvaltning) is an independent body appointed by the Norwegian Environment Agency. Comprising thirteen scientists from seven institutions, the committee evaluates the status of wild Atlantic salmon in Norway, identifies key threats, and provides science-based management advice.

Each year, the committee publishes comprehensive reports detailing their evaluation. While the full reports are in Norwegian, English summaries of the main reports are available to reach a broader audience.

 

The most recent English report summaries include:

 

Scientific articles in English:

 

The most recent reports in Norwegian:

 

Contact

Torbjørn Forseth, leader
Norwegian institute for nature research (NINA).
Telephone: +47 73 80 14 00, +47 92 64 34 37
e-mail: torbjorn.forseth@nina.no
Mail address: Postboks 5685 Sluppen, 7485 Trondheim, Norway
Visitor address: Høgskoleringen 9, 7034 Trondheim, Norway

Eva B. Thorstad, secretariat
Norwegian institute for nature research (NINA).
Telephone: +47 73 80 14 00, +47 91 66 11 30
e-mail: eva.thorstad@nina.no
Mail address: Postboks 5685 Sluppen, 7485 Trondheim, Norway
Visitor address: Høgskoleringen 9, 7034 Trondheim, Norway

 
News

Threats to sea trout in Norway

Publisert: 3. november 2023

For the first time, the Norwegian Scientific Advisory Committee for Atlantic Salmon has assessed the threats from human activities to sea trout. This is an English summary of the report.

Threats to sea trout in Norway
Photo: Eva B. Thorstad

The Norwegian Scientific Advisory Committee for Atlantic Salmon has earlier shown that sea trout in many watersheds in Norway is in a poor state, except in Northern Norway, where sea trout is in a better state than the rest of the country. For the first time, we have now assessed the threats from human activities to sea trout. Salmon lice from aquaculture farms is the largest threat to sea trout. The impact of salmon lice is so large, and covers such large geographical area, that this threat alone has been and will be the determining factor for the future development of sea trout. To improve the situation, the salmon lice infestation pressure from fish farms must be considerably reduced. Climate change is the second largest threat. Culverts, channelisation, other habitat alterations, and agriculture are also threats to sea trout, but to a smaller extent than salmon lice and climate change. Hydropower production, water abstraction for other purposes than power production, and infectious diseases also have a significant negative impact on sea trout. 

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Members

Torbjørn Forseth (Senior researcher, Norwegian institute for nature research)

Asbjørn Vøllestad (Professor, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo)

Knut Wiik Vollset (Researcher, NORCE - Norwegian Research Center AS)

Peder Fiske (Senior researcher, Norwegian institute for nature research)

Morten Falkegård (Researcher, Norwegian institute for nature research)Åse

Monica Solberg (Senior researcher, Institute of marine research)

Helge Skoglund (Researcher, NORCE - Norwegian Research Center AS)

Eva B. Thorstad (Researcher, Norwegian institute for nature research)

Øyvind Kaste (Senior researcher and regional leader, Norwegian institute for water research)

Anders Foldvik (Senior researcher, Norwegian institute for nature research)

Sigurd Einum (Professor, Centre for Biodiversity Dinamics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

Åse Helen Garseth (Veterinarian, Norwewgian Veterinary Institute)

Kjell Rong Utne (Researcher, Institute of marine research)

Geir H. Bolstad (Senior researcher, Norwegian institute for nature research)