• Electrical stunning and killing of lumpfish with commercial waterbath and dry stunners 

      van de Vis, Hans; Reimert, Henny; Grimsbø, Endre; Gerritzen, Marien; Foss, Atle; Roth, Bjørn (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2024-02-12)
      Lumpfish, ranging in size from 146-4200 g, were placed in an electric dry stunning unit head first and exposed to 50 Hz, 240 V AC for 0.5 or 1 s and thereafter 4.5 or 9 s of electricity, thus 5 and 10 s respectively. In seawater, lumpfish were exposed to an electric field equivalent of 4.6 Vrms/cm, 100 pps square AC, with 15% duty cycle for 1 s and thereafter 9 s. This to verify whether the animal ...
    • Hepatic melanomacrophage centers in the arctic cultured fish Cyclopterus lumpus are not indicative of its health state 

      Passantino, Letizia; Corriero, Aldo; Pousis, Christo; Zupa, Rosa; Perillo, Antonella; Superio, Joshua Lustracion; Swain, Jaya Kumari; Foss, Atle; Galindo-Villegas, Jorge; Ventriglia, Gianluca (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2024-11-26)
      The lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus, holds significant promise as a candidate for large-scale aquaculture production, particularly in its role as a cleaner fish used to manage sea lice infestations in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar farming. Melanomacrophage centers (MMCs) represent polymorphic structures present in the hemolymphopoietic organs of various vertebrates, serving as a widely applicable ...