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Topic: Smolt

Smolt is young salmon ready for life in seawater. Nofima scientists study how it grows strong and adapts to aquaculture. Here you find some of our work.

Results from research on smolt

16. Oct 2025

High temperature rearing led to strong salmon growth at sea

01. Oct 2025

Omega-3 and zinc: A powerful duo in salmon feed

06. Dec 2023

Understanding salmon skin

05. Oct 2023

New fraction from insect meal tested in feed

25. Aug 2023

Diagnosing nephrocalcinosis in the field

15. Jun 2023

The smolt are larger now than previously, but are they stronger?

Projects on smolt

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FLO-biosec

Solutions for water intake, water treatment and biosecurity in FLO

2026 - 2028

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IllumiAkva

Species-specific light use in Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout aquaculture

2024 - 2028

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BIO4ROBUST

Atlantic salmon biology in focus: for a robust fish in a shifting aquaculture industry

2020 - 2022

Events

14. Oct. 2026 - 15. Oct. 2026

Smolt production in the future

Conference

Worth knowing

42 highlights from research on closed aquaculture systems

A brief overview of fish farming systems

Publications on smolt

Varm oppvekst ga god laksevekst i sjø

Norsk Fiskeoppdrett, 2025
Article in business/trade/industry journal

Impact of three light smoltification regimes on the performance and genetic parameters of traits in Atlantic salmon

Frontiers in Animal Science, 2025
Academic article

Konferansen «Fremtidens Smoltproduksjon 2024»

2025
Nofima’s reports

Molecular responses in the intestine of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) following light and diet stimulation of smoltification: Potential molecular markers for a seawater-ready smolt

Aquaculture, 2025
Academic article

Gradually decreasing daylength after smoltification induced by “winter signal“ reduced sexual maturation in male Atlantic salmon

Frontiers in Aquaculture, 2024
Academic article

Kunnskapskartlegging pigmentering i laks

2024
Nofima’s reports

Associated Research Areas

Farmed fish

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