Professor Ivar Rønnestad has a background in human and comparative physiology. Early in his career, he worked on thermal regulation and respiratory adaptations in divers, focusing on the physiological mechanisms that enable humans to function in extreme environments, such as deep-sea diving operations down to 360m. Rønnestad was involved in trials that led to the development of Norway's first designed deep sea breathing system (OBS).

Rønnestad's transition to fish physiology allowed him to apply his understanding of comparative physiology, metabolic regulation, and adaptive mechanisms to improve knowledge on fish development, feeding behavior, growth, and environmental adaptations. His expertise in these areas facilitated significant advancements in understanding of the nutritional physiology of fish.

Since 1988, his primary research interest has been the nutritional and digestive physiology of teleost fish. Currently, he focuses on digestion and appetite regulation, specifically the gut-brain axis, and how it relates to growth and energy homeostasis. While his current main species of study is Atlantic salmon, Rønnestad has extensive experience with other aquaculture species.

In the following key areas, Professor Rønnestad's research contributes to both fundamental science and practical aquaculture improvements:

• Digestive Physiology and Feeding Behavior in Larval Fish: His early work on teleosts explored the digestive processes in larval fish, including nutrient digestion, absorption, and the functional development of their digestive systems from first feeding through metamorphosis. These studies aim to improve feeding protocols and enhance larval survival in aquaculture.
• Fish Growth and Metabolism: His current research emphasizes the molecular and physiological mechanisms underlying appetite, digestion, feed intake, and growth in fish. A key focus is on understanding appetite control and gut-brain axis signaling pathways, particularly how gut-derived signals like hormones communicate with the brain to regulate hunger and satiety. This research is crucial for optimizing feed intake, improving growth rates, and enhancing sustainability in aquaculture.
• Melanocortin System and Appetite control: One significant aspect of his work involves studying neuropeptides in the melanocortin system, which is involved in appetite control. His group has mapped key neuropeptides in fish such as Atlantic salmon, linking them to feeding behavior and energy homeostasis. This research contributes to more efficient aquaculture practices by optimizing growth, improving feed conversion ratios, and reducing waste.
• Aquaculture and Sustainability: Rønnestad is also involved in projects aimed at improving the sustainability of aquaculture, focusing on developing alternative feed ingredients (e.g., fishmeal replacements) and investigating the impacts of environmental changes such as global warming on fish health and production.
• Gas Bubble Disease in Fish: Drawing from his early work on diving physiology, Rønnestad has applied similar physiological principles to his recent research involvement on gas bubble disease in Atlantic salmon. This condition, related to gas supersaturation, mirrors challenges seen in diving physiology and is crucial for improving operational procedures to mitigate mortalities and welfare issues in aquaculture.

Overall, Professor Rønnestad’s work contributes to both the scientific understanding of fish physiology and the development of practical solutions for enhancing aquaculture efficiency and sustainability.

Ivar Rønnestad is currently mainly involved in teaching in BIO104 (Comparative physiology) and BIO291 (Fish Biology II- Physiology) in addition to supervision of Master, PhD and Postdoc candidates. He is the leader of the ExcelAQUA Summer school that is a collaboration between University of Bergen, NORCE and seven Universities and Research Institutes in Japan. Students and faculty from USA and Canada also participate in the Summer school.

Through BioCEED he collaborates with Educational Researchers Sehoya Cotner and Seth Thompson at University of Minnesota.

He received the Olav Thon Foundation National award for outstanding teaching in 2019.

2025

• Endre Lygre; Ana Cristina Da Silva Gomes; Jonatan Nilsson et al. (2025). Feed residuals in the midgut supresses appetite in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.). (external link)
• Hanne Jorun Sixten; Katerina Kousoulaki; Floriana Lai et al. (2025). A sustainable krill meal enriched with stickwater boosts feed intake, growth performance, and stress resilience in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) following simulated acute high-temperature delousing. (external link)
• Fekadu Yadetie; Ingvill Tolås; Anne Elin Varhaugvik et al. (2025). Assessing effects of antifouling copper on Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) using transcriptome analysis. (external link)
• S. Stensby-Skjærvik; Lauris Jeannine Ernestine Boissonnot; Alf Seljenes Dalum et al. (2025). Assessment of Diagnostic Tools to Detect Acute Gas Bubble Disease in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.). (external link)
• Endre Lygre; Ana S. Gomes; Ole-Kristian Hess-Erga et al. (2025). Gastrointestinal evacuation and return of appetite in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.). (external link)
• Ana S. Gomes; Virginie Gelebart; Rute C. Félix et al. (2025). Activation profile of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) calcium-sensing receptor (Casr) by selected L-amino acids. (external link)
• Jonas Ismael Silva Marrero; Floriana Lai; Sigurd Olav Handeland et al. (2025). Integration of Gill and Intestinal Osmoregulatory Functions to Assess the Smoltification Window in Atlantic Salmon. (external link)
• Marina Linhares Azevedo; Tomé Silva; Filipe Soares et al. (2025). Development and evaluation of reference feed intake models for meagre (Argyrosomus regius). (external link)
• Floriana Lai; Sergei Budaev; Ida Kristine Hundven et al. (2025). Influence of water temperature on feed intake, appetite control, and energy allocation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) post-smolt. (external link)
• Floriana Lai; Ivar Rønnestad (2025). Environmental impact on feed intake and energy allocation. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Kåre Segadal; Torolf Storsul et al. (2025). Dykkersyke kan gi fisken alvorlige helseproblemer. (external link)
• Ingvill Tolås; Zhigang Zhou; Zhen Zhang et al. (2025). A fishy gut feeling – current knowledge on gut microbiota in teleosts. (external link)

2024

• Nina Liland; Ivar Rønnestad; Marina Azevedo et al. (2024). Dataset on the performance of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) reared at different dissolved oxygen levels under experimental conditions. (external link)
• Linda Andersen; Ivar Rønnestad; Alf Seljenes Dalum et al. (2024). Water quality issues caused by zinc and gas supersaturation during simulated well boat operations of Atlantic salmon. (external link)
• Mariann Eilertsen; Sissel Norland; David William Peter Dolan et al. (2024). Onset of circadian rhythmicity in the brain of Atlantic salmon is linked to exogenous feeding. (external link)
• Hanne Jorun Sixten; André Sture Bogevik; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2024). Sidestrømsprodukter fra hvitfiskindustrien kan delvis erstatte høykvalitets fiskemel i firkefôr. (external link)
• Hanne Jorun Sixten; Katerina Kousoulaki; Floriana Lai et al. (2024). A NOVEL KRILL MEAL INGREDIENT ENHANCES FEED INTAKE FOLLOWING IMITATED ACUTE HIGH-TEMPERATURE LOUSE TREATMENT STRESS IN ATLANTIC SALMON. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Alf Seljenes Dalum; Silje Stensby-Skjærvik et al. (2024). Kan laks få trykkfallsyke av brønnbåtoperasjoner?. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad (2024). Laks kan få trykkfallssyke under brønnbåtoperasjoner. (external link)
• Hans Vanhauwaert Bjelland; Ragnar Tveterås; Bård Misund et al. (2024). Hvordan reduserer vi dødeligheten i havbruk?. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Tom Ole Nilsen; Floriana Lai (2024). Lectures in Fish Physiology and Aquaculture. (external link)
• Torolf Storsul; Alf Seljenes Dalum; Silje Stensby-Skjærvik et al. (2024). Gassovermetning i oppdrettsnæringen, del 2: Hvor stort trykkfall tåler fisken?. (external link)
• Floriana Lai; Ivar Rønnestad; Sergei Budaev et al. (2024). Freshwater history influences farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) performance in seawater. (external link)
• Sergei Budaev; Magda L. Dumitru; Katja Enberg et al. (2024). Premises for a digital twin of the Atlantic salmon in its world: Agency, robustness, subjectivity and prediction. (external link)
• Marina Linhares Azevedo; Sergei Budaev; Tomé Silva et al. (2024). Development of statistical models for predicting feed intake in the Atlantic salmon. (external link)

2003

• Yuko Kamisaka; Yoshihiro Fujii; Syozo Yamamoto et al. (2003). Distribution of cholecystokinin-immunoreactive cells in the digestive tract of the larval teleost, ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Sigurd Tonheim; Hans Jørgen Fyhn et al. (2003). The supply of amino acids during early feeding stages of marine fish larvae: A review of recent findings. (external link)
• Roderick Nigel Finn; Ivar Rønnestad (2003). The affect of acute changes in temperature on the aerobic metabolism of embryos and yolk-sac larvae of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). (external link)

2018

• Koji Murashita; Hiroyuki Matsunari; Hirofumi Furuita et al. (2018). Effects of dietary soybean meal on the digestive physiology of red seabream Pagrus major. (external link)
• Floriana Lai; Ana S. Gomes; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal et al. (2018). Amino acid sensing systems in teleost gastrointestinal tract. (external link)
• Koji Murashita; Ivar Rønnestad; Hirofumi Furuita et al. (2018). Effects of dietary soybean meal on the bile physiology in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. (external link)
• Minh Van Nguyen; Marit Espe; Louis E.C. Conceição et al. (2018). The role of dietary methionine concentrations on growth, metabolism and N-retention in cobia (Rachycentron canadum) at elevated water temperatures. (external link)

2007

• Ivar Rønnestad; Paulo Gavaia; Carla Viegas et al. (2007). Oligopeptide transporter PepT1 in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.): cloning, tissue expression and comparative aspects. (external link)
• Camilla Myr; Tom Ole Nilsen; Yuko Kamisaka et al. (2007). Ontogenetic expression of the oligopeptide transporter PepT1 in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) studied by in situ hybridization. (external link)
• Sofia Morais; Luis E.C. Conceição; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2007). Dietary neutral lipid level and source in marine fish larvae: Effects on digestive physiology and food intake. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Yoko Kamisaka; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal et al. (2007). Digestive function in Atlantic cod larvae- effects of intensive and extensive rearing systems and correlation with peaks in mortality. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Tom Ole Nilsen; Sigurd Stefansson et al. (2007). Exploring the functions of leptin in fish. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad (2007). Developmental biology of fish- new research tools and results from studies related to nutritional physiology. (external link)
• Kristin Hamre; Ivar Rønnestad; Jose Rainuzzo et al. (2007). Nutritional aspects – marine fish larvae. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Yoko Kamisaka; Luis E.C. Conceição et al. (2007). Digestive physiology of marine fish larvae: Hormonal control and processing capacity for proteins, peptides and amino acids. (external link)
• Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal; Pål A. Olsvik; Tom Ole Nilsen et al. (2007). Using different normalization strategies and reference genes when examining the expression of PepT1 in the developing digestive tract of larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad (2007). Ontogeny of gastrointestinal function in marine fish. (external link)

2004

• Sigurd kåre Tonheim; Marit Espe; Arnt Johan Raae et al. (2004). In vivo incorporation of [U]C-14-amino acids: an alternative protein labelling procedure for use in examining larval digestive physiology. (external link)
• Yuko Kamisaka; Øyvind Drivenes; T Kurokawa et al. (2004). Ontogeny of cholecystokinin-producing cells in the digestive tract of atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) larvae. (external link)
• Sofia Morais; William Koven; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2004). Absorption and metabolism of tube fed fatty acids and Artemia amino acids in response to dietary protein/lipid ratios in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis Kaup 1858) larvae. (external link)
• Scott L. Applebaum; Ivar Rønnestad (2004). Absorption, assimilation and catabolism of individual free amino acids by larval Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus). (external link)
• Luis E C Conceicao; Ivar Rønnestad (2004). Utilization of dietary amino acids in fish larvae: towards an explanatory model. (external link)
• Sofia Morais; William Koven; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2004). Absorption and metabolism of tube fed fatty acids and Artemia amino acids in response to dietary protein/lipid ratios in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis Kaup 1858) larvae. (external link)
• Roderick Nigel Finn; Ivar Rønnestad (2004). The effect of acute changes in temperature and light on the aerobic metabolism of embryos and yolk-sac larvae of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). (external link)
• Sofia Morais; Luis E C Conceicao; Maria Teresa Dinis et al. (2004). A method for radiolabeling Artemia with applications in studies of food intake, digestibility, protein and amino acid metabolism in larval fish. (external link)

2013

• Katerina Kousoulaki; Ivar Rønnestad; Hanne Jorun Olsen et al. (2013). Krill hydrolysate free amino acids responsible for feed intake stimulation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). (external link)
• Synne Marte Andersen; Elisabeth Holen; Anders Aksnes et al. (2013). Dietary arginine affects energy metabolism through polyamine turnover in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad (2013). Hva styrer appetitten hos torsk?. (external link)
• Raja Mansingh Rathore; Anna Rita Angotzi; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal et al. (2013). Cholecystokinin receptors in Atlantic salmon: molecular cloning, gene expression, and structural basis. (external link)
• Anna Rita Angotzi; Sigurd Olav Stefansson; Tom Ole Nilsen et al. (2013). Molecular cloning and genomic characterization of novel Leptin-like genes in salmonids provide new insight into the evolution of the Leptin gene family. (external link)
• Robert Tillner; Ivar Rønnestad; Phillipe Dehrt et al. (2013). Cholecystokinin and tryptic enzyme activity in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae: a regulatory loop and the impact of feeding regimes. (external link)
• Ana Silva Gomes; Ivar Rønnestad (2013). Metamorfose hos kveite- magefølelsen kommer etterhvert. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Manuel Yufera; Bernd Ueberschar et al. (2013). Feeding behaviour and digestive physiology in larval fish: current knowledge, and gaps and bottlenecks in research. (external link)
• André Sture Bogevik; Raja Mansingh Rathore; Y Arjona et al. (2013). Winter Feeding Management Tool Development for Efficient European Sea Bass Cage Farming. (external link)
• Rolf Edvardsen; Tomasz Furmanek; Kai Kristoffer Lie et al. (2013). TRANSCRIPTOMIC ANALYSIS OF DEVELOPING ATLANTIC COD - UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISMS UNDERLYING HIGH GROWTH. (external link)
• Yuko Kamisaka; Jon Vidar Helvik; Masatomo Tagawa et al. (2013). Evidence for an ontogenetic change from pre-programmed to meal-responsive cck production in Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus L. (external link)

2016

• Marit Espe; Eva Veiseth-Kent; Jens-Erik Zerrahn et al. (2016). Juvenile Atlantic salmon decrease white trunk muscle IGF-1 expression and reduce muscle and plasma free sulphur amino acids when methionine availability is low while liver sulphur metabolites mostly is unaffected by treatment. (external link)
• My Dung Hoang Thi Le; Anna Rita Angotzi; Lars O.E. Ebbesson et al. (2016). The ontogeny and brain distribution dynamics of the appetite regulators NPY, CART and pOX in larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.). (external link)
• Ricardo N. Alves; Ana S. Gomes; Kurt Stueber et al. (2016). The transcriptome of metamorphosing flatfish. (external link)
• Ana S. Gomes; Torstein Harboe; Ivar Rønnestad (2016). Metamorphic Challenges Rearing Atlantic Halibut Larvae. (external link)
• Garcia Carlos Rafael Rojas; Scott Applebaum; Sofia j Morais et al. (2016). Trans-intestinal absorption rates differ between free amino acids during larval development in Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus). (external link)
• Ana S. Gomes; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal; A. Aksnes et al. (2016). Do fish possess a sensing system for amino acids in the gastrointestinal tract?. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal; Ana S. Gomes (2016). Nutrient Sensing in Atlantic Salmon - Exploring the Sensory Systems for Amino Acids in the Gastrointestinal Tract. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Marcus Søyland; Tom Hansen et al. (2016). Effects of Intraperitoneal Administration of Leptin on Voluntary Feed Intake, Appetite Signaling Pathways and Metabolism in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar.. (external link)

2021

• Phuong Linh Pham; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal; Minh Van Nguyen et al. (2021). Food intake, growth, and expression of neuropeptides regulating appetite in clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) exposed to predicted climate changes. (external link)
• Gianmarco Del Vecchio; Floriana Lai; Ana S. Gomes et al. (2021). Effects of short term fasting on mRNA expression of ghrelin and the peptide transporters PepT1 and 2 in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). (external link)
• Marit Espe; Floriana Lai; Ana S. Gomes et al. (2021). Leucine did not stimulate growth and accretion in either stressed or unstressed Atlantic salmon. (external link)
• Endre Lygre; Ana S. Gomes; Ole-Kristian Hess-Erga et al. (2021). Gastric evacuation in three sizes of grow-out Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus fed different pellets sizes. (external link)
• Sara Comesaña; Floriana Lai; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal et al. (2021). Amino Acid Carriers of the Solute Carrier Families 7 (SLC7) and 38 (SLC38) Are Involved in Leucine Sensing in the Brain of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar). (external link)
• Tharmini Kalananthan; Floriana Lai; Ingvill Tolås et al. (2021). Appetite regulating neuropeptides and their distribution in the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) brain. (external link)
• Ingvill Tolås; Tharmini Kalananthan; Ana Cristina Da Silva Gomes et al. (2021). Distribution of npy mRNA in the Brain of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar, L.) and Responses to Gastrointestinal Fullness and Fasting. (external link)
• Sissel Norland; Katrin Vorkamp; André Sture Bogevik et al. (2021). Assessing microplastic as a vector for chemical entry into fish larvae using a novel tube-feeding approach. (external link)
• Tharmini Kalananthan; Ana S. Gomes; Floriana Lai et al. (2021). Brain distribution of ten cart transcripts and their response to 4 days fasting in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). (external link)
• André Sture Bogevik; Tor Andreas Samuelsen; Tone Aspevik et al. (2021). Disintegration stability of extruded fish feed affects gastric functions in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). (external link)
• Ana Cristina Da Silva Gomes; Endre Lygre; Torstein Harboe et al. (2021). The role of cholecystokinin and peptide YY in feed intake in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) larvae. (external link)
• Gianmarco Del Vecchio; Koji Murashita; Tiziano Verri et al. (2021). Leptin receptor-deficient (knockout) zebrafish: Effects on nutrient acquisition. (external link)
• Hoang Thi My Dung Le; Kai Kristoffer Lie; Angela Etayo et al. (2021). Physical and nutrient stimuli differentially modulate gut motility patterns, gut transit rate, and transcriptome in an agastric fish, the ballan wrasse. (external link)

2008

• Ivar Rønnestad; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal; Mali Bjerkhaug Hartviksen et al. (2008). Digestive function in Atlantic cod larvae- effects of intensive and extensive rearing systems and correlation with peaks in mortality. (external link)
• Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal; Rolf Kristian Berge; Hege Wergedahl et al. (2008). Multi-gene approach to profile the intestinal responses to dietary marine compounds: herring roe, sperm and salmon hydrosylate and TTA in TNF- transgenic mouse. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; S. Morais (2008). Digestion. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Anne-Grethe Gamst Moen; Koji Murashita et al. (2008). Exploring the roles of leptin in fish. (external link)
• Yuko Kamisaka; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal; Sandeep Garg et al. (2008). Distended gut syndrome (DGS) in larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua): towards an understanding of the underlying mechanisms of occasional episodes of high mortality in rearing systems. (external link)
• Koji Murashita; Tom Ole Nilsen; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal et al. (2008). Production of recombinant salmon leptin and its effects on growth in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). (external link)
• Jon J. Amberg; Camilla Myr; Yuko Kamisaka et al. (2008). Expression of the oligopeptide transporter, PepT1, in larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). (external link)
• Koji Murashita; Haruhisa Fukada; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2008). Nutrient control of release of pancreatic enzymes in yellowtail (Seriola quinqueradiata): Involvement of CCK and PY in the regulatory loop. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Pedro Gomez Requeni; Anders Aksnes et al. (2008). Differential protein expression in relation to dietary amino acid composition: a proteomic approach towards the understanding of growth in fish. (external link)
• Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal; Rolf Kristian Berge; Hege Wergedahl et al. (2008). Multi-gene approach to profile the intestinal responses to dietary marine compounds: herring roe, sperm and salmon hydrosylate and TTA in TNF- transgenic mouse. (external link)
• Snorre Bakke; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal; Pedro Gomez Requeni et al. (2008). Dietary protein hydrolysates and free amino acids affect spatial expression of peptide transporter PepT1 in the digestive tract of Atlantic cod (G. morhua). (external link)
• Louis EC Conceição; S.J. Morais; M. Dinis et al. (2008). Tracer studies in fish larval nutrition. (external link)
• Anne-Grethe Gamst Moen; Sigurd Olav Stefansson; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal et al. (2008). Leptin expression and energy homeostasis during long-term and short-term feed restriction in Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar. (external link)
• Tiziano Verri; Antonio Danieli; Snorre Bakke et al. (2008). A rapid and inexpensive method to assay transport of short chain peptides across intestinal brush-border membrane vesicles from the European eel (Anguilla anguilla). (external link)
• Koji Murashita; Susumu Uji; Takeshi Yamamoto et al. (2008). Production of recombinant leptin and its effects on food intake in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). (external link)

1999

• Ivar Rønnestad; Hans Jørgen Fyhn (1999). Energetics and amino acids dynamics in marine fish eggs and larvae. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Anders Thorsen; Roderick Nigel Finn (1999). Fish larval nutrition: recent advances in amino acid metabolism. (external link)
• Anne Mæland; Ivar Rønnestad; Hans Jørgen Fyhn et al. (1999). Vitamins in natural plankton (Copepods) during two consecutive spring blooms. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Kristin Hamre; Øyvind Lie et al. (1999). Ascorbic acid and a-tocopherol levels in larvae of Atlantic halibut before and after exogenous feeding. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Rafael Perez Dominguez; Masaru Tanaka (1999). Functional ontogeny of the digestive tract of Japanese flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus studied by in vivo micro-injection: pH and absorption of free amino acids. (external link)
• Kristin Hamre; Ivar Rønnestad; Tore Næss et al. (1999). Vitamins to Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus, L.) larvae through enrichment of Artemia. (external link)
• Gema Parra; Ivar Rønnestad; Manuel Yufera (1999). Energy metabolism in developing eggs and unfed larvae of Solea senegalensis. (external link)

2022

• Sissel Norland; Øystein Sæle; Ivar Rønnestad (2022). Developmental stages of the ballan wrasse from first feeding through metamorphosis: Cranial ossification and the digestive system. (external link)
• Gianmarco del Veccio; Koji Murashita; Tiziano Verri et al. (2022). Nutrient acquisition in a lepr -/- zebrafish (Danio rerio) line. (external link)
• Phuong Linh Pham; Minh Van Nguyen; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal et al. (2022). Metabolic rates, feed intake, appetite control, and gut transit of clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris exposed to increased temperature and limited feed availability. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad (2022). The Bergen Marine Cluster- an overview. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad (2022). An appetite for collaboration- ongoing research and collaboration between UiB and Hokkaido University. (external link)
• Francesca Vacca; Ana S. Gomes; Koji Murashita et al. (2022). Functional characterization of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) PepT2 transporters. (external link)
• Ana S. Gomes; Pablo Balseiro Vigo; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2022). Effects of swimming exercise on perfomance of Atlantic salmon. (external link)
• Ana S. Gomes; Virginie Gelebart; Floriana Lai et al. (2022). Essential amino acids activation of calcium sensing receptor in Atlantic salmon. (external link)
• Linh Pham; Minh Nguyen; Ann-Elise Jordal Olderbakk et al. (2022). Appetite control, feed intakeand growth in clownfish Amphiprion ocellaris exposed to increased temperature and limited feed availability. (external link)
• Floriana Lai; Sara Comesaña; Ana S. Gomes et al. (2022). Leucine’s dietary supplementation effect on the regulation of stress in farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). (external link)
• Tu Anh Vo; Trina Falck Galloway; Augustine Arukwe et al. (2022). Effect of diet on molecular relationships between Atlantic cod larval muscle growth dynamics, metabolism, and antioxidant defense system. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad (2022). To feed or not to feed- that is my question. (external link)
• Gianmarco del Veccio; Aurora Mazzei; Roberta Schiavone et al. (2022). Rearing conditions and automated feed distribution systems for zebrafish (Danio rerio). (external link)

2009

• Koji Murashita; Tadahide Kurokawa; Lars O.E. Ebbesson et al. (2009). Characterization, tissue distribution, and regulation of agouti-related protein (AgRP), cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) and neuropeptide Y (NPY) in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). (external link)
• Koji Murashita; Tadahide Kurokawa; Tom Ole Nilsen et al. (2009). Ghrelin, cholecystokinin, and peptide YY in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): Molecular cloning and tissue expression. (external link)

2023

• Francesca Vacca; Ana S. Gomes; Marco De Gennaro et al. (2023). The teleost fish PepT1-type peptide transporters and their relationships with neutral and charged substrates. (external link)
• Ole-Kristian Hess-Erga; Torolf Storsul; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2023). Laks utviklet trykkfallsyke under simulert lasting. (external link)
• Marina Azevedo; Tomé S. Silva; Filipe Soares et al. (2023). Towards precision farming of meagre: developing models for managing feed intake. (external link)
• Ana S. Gomes; Fabian Zimmermann; Ernst Morten Hevrøy et al. (2023). Statistical modelling of voluntary feed intake in individual Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad (2023). Research and Development for Industrialization of Aquaculture. (external link)
• Francesca Vacca; Ana S. Gomes; Marco De Gennaro et al. (2023). The teleost fish PepT1-type peptide transporters and their relationships with neutral and charged substrates as basis for structure function studies. (external link)
• Ingvill Tolås; Ana S. Gomes; Floriana Lai et al. (2023). The effect of copper on appetite, growth and health in farmed Atlantic salmon: the importance of nutrient sensors and the microbiota-gut-brain axis. (external link)
• Cláudia Aragão; Rita Teodósio; Rita Colen et al. (2023). Taurine Supplementation to Plant-Based Diets Improves Lipid Metabolism in Senegalese Sole. (external link)
• Angelico Madaro; Floriana Lai; Per Gunnar Fjelldal et al. (2023). A comparative study of the physiological responses of acute and chronically stressed diploid and triploid Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).. (external link)
• André Sture Bogevik; Elisabeth Ytteborg; Alexander Klevedal Madsen et al. (2023). PCB-126 spiked to polyethylene microplastic ingested by juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) accumulates in liver and muscle tissues. (external link)
• Koji Murashita; Ana S. Gomes; T. Yamamoto et al. (2023). Generation of calcium-sensing receptor (casr) knock-out medaka Oryzias latipes and its phenotypic analysis. (external link)
• Sissel Norland; Ana S. Gomes; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2023). Effekt av lys på appetittkontroll under startfôring hos Atlantisk laks. (external link)

2001

• Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal; Camilla Myr; Yuko Kamisaka et al. (2001). Temporal and spatial expression of the oligopeptide transporter PepT1 in the digestive tract of larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). (external link)
• Yuko Kamisaka; Geir kåre Totland; Masatomo Tagawa et al. (2001). Ontogeny of Cholecystokinin-Immunoreactive Cells in the Digestive Tract of Atlantic Halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus, Larvae. (external link)

2014

• André Sture Bogevik; Raja Mansingh Rathore; Yolanda Arjona et al. (2014). Dietary plant oils delay early sexual maturation compared with marine fish oil in male European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) - Effects on testis histology and key reproductive hormones. (external link)
• Synne Marte Andersen; Elisabeth Holen; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2014). Kan arginintilsetning påvirke forbrenning av visceralt fett gjennom økt polyaminomsetning i laks?. (external link)
• Minh Van Nguyen; Ivar Rønnestad; Louise Buttle et al. (2014). Evaluation of a high plant protein test diet for juvenile cobia Rachycentron canadum in comparison to commercial diets. (external link)
• Terje van der Meeren; Ørjan Karlsen; Kristin Hamre et al. (2014). Fôring med naturlig zooplankton øker vekst og utvikling hos torskelarver. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; M.T.D Hoang Le; Lars O.E. Ebbesson et al. (2014). Ontogeny of genetic networks underlying central appetite-controlling systems in the teleost Atlantic cod. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Anna Rita Angotzi; M.T.D Hoang Le et al. (2014). Characterizing appetite controlling system in fast-growing Atlantic cod larvae. (external link)
• Shin-ichi Chisada; Tadahide Kurokawa; Koji Murashita et al. (2014). Leptin receptor-deficient (knockout) medaka, Oryzias latipes, show chronical up-regulated levels of orexigenic neuropeptides, elevated food intake and stage specific effects on growth and fat allocation. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Yuasutada Akiba; Izumi Kaji et al. (2014). Duodenal luminal nutrient sensing. (external link)
• Luis ec Conceicao; Nadège Richard; Mahaut de Vareilles et al. (2014). Using protein hydrolysates to improve performance and quality of marine fish larvae: Combining nutrition physiology, feed technology and tracer studies. (external link)
• Kristin Hamre; Terje van der Meeren; Ørjan Karlsen et al. (2014). Key nutrients for the enhanced growth and development of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae fed copepods, in comparison with rotifers. (external link)

2010

• Ivar Rønnestad; Koji Murashita; Gabor Kottra et al. (2010). Molecular cloning and functional expression of atlantic salmon peptide transporter 1 in Xenopus Oocytes reveals efficient intestinal uptake of lysine-containing and other bioactive Di- and Tripeptides in teleost fish. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Tom Ole Nilsen; Koji Murashita et al. (2010). Leptin and leptin receptor genes in Atlantic salmon: Cloning, phylogeny, tissue distribution and expression correlated to long-term feeding status. (external link)
• Kenneth A. Jr. Webb; Izhar A. Khan; B. Scott Nunez et al. (2010). Cholecystokinin: Molecular cloning and immunohistochemical localization in the gastrointestinal tract of larval red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus (L.). (external link)
• Luis ec Conceicao; Claudia Aragao; Ivar Rønnestad (2010). Protein metabolism and amino acid requirements in fish larvae. (external link)
• Yuko Kamisaka; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal; Rolf Edvardsen et al. (2010). A case report on the distended gut syndrome (DGS) in cultured larvae of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). (external link)

2012

• Wilson Pinto; Ivar Rønnestad; Maria t Dinis et al. (2012). The physiological role of taurine during fish development – relevant aspects for the aquaculture industry. (external link)
• Peter Kling; Elisabeth Jönsson; Tom Ole Nilsen et al. (2012). The role of growth hormone in growth, lipid homeostasis, energy utilization and partitioning in rainbow trout: Interactions with leptin, ghrelin and insulin-like growth factor I. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Torstein Harboe; Frode Treen et al. (2012). A model for gut transit rates and absorption in feeding larvae of Atlantic halibut. (external link)
• Torkil Hanssen; Ivar Rønnestad (2012). Viktig å forske på torsk nå. (external link)
• Wilson Pinto; Ivar Rønnestad; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal et al. (2012). Cloning, tissue and ontogenetic expression of the taurine transporter in the flatfish Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis). (external link)
• Minh Van Nguyen; Ivar Rønnestad; Louise Buttle et al. (2012). Cobia juveniles grew as well on high plant protein diet as fish fed commercial diets, when dietary amino acids was balanced towards the predicted requirement for lysine and arginine. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Luis E.C. Conceição (2012). Artemia protein is processed very fast in Solea senegalensis larvae: A dynamic simulation model. (external link)
• Mahut de Vareilles; Luis E.C. Conceição; Pedro Gomez Requeni et al. (2012). Dietary lysine imbalance affects muscle proteome in zebrafish (Danio rerio): a comparative 2D-DIGE study. (external link)
• Mahut de Vareilles; Nadège Richard; Paulo J. Gavaia et al. (2012). Impact of dietary protein hydrolysates on skeleton quality and proteome in Diplodus sargus larvae. (external link)

2015

• Synne Marte Andersen; Elisabeth Holen; Anders Aksnes et al. (2015). Adult Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) adapts to long-term surplus dietary arginine supplementation. (external link)
• Matilde Skogen Chauton; Trine Falck Galloway; Elin Kjørsvik et al. (2015). 1H NMR metabolic profiling of cod (Gadus morhua) larvae: potential effects of temperature and diet composition during early developmental stages. (external link)
• Ørjan Karlsen; Kaja Helvik Skjærven; Jorge Fernandes et al. (2015). Langtidseffekter av ulike startfôr. (external link)
• Kristin Hamre; Ørjan Karlsen; Terje van der Meeren et al. (2015). Næringsstoffer som begrenser vekst hos torskelarver fôret med hjuldyr. (external link)
• Terje van der Meeren; Ørjan Karlsen; Anders Mangor-Jensen et al. (2015). Effekter av byttedyrtype på vekst hos torskelarver: naturlig dyreplankton versus hjuldyr og saltkreps. (external link)
• Ørjan Karlsen; Terje van der Meeren; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2015). Copepods enhance nutritional status, growth and development in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) larvae – can we identify the underlying factors?. (external link)
• Samuel Penglase; Rolf Edvardsen; Tomasz Furmanek et al. (2015). Diet affects the redox system in developing Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae. (external link)
• Ana S. Gomes; Ricardo N. Alves; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2015). Orchestrating change: The thyroid hormones and GI-tract development in flatfish metamorphosis. (external link)
• Cristina Salmerón; Marcus Johansson; Anna Rita Angotzi et al. (2015). Effects of nutritional status on plasma leptin levels and in vitro regulation of adipocyte leptin expression and secretion in rainbow trout. (external link)
• Tom Ole Nilsen; Juliane Lukas; Ragnhild Valen et al. (2015). Utvikling av osmoreguleringssystemet hos torskelarver startfôret på rotatorier eller naturlig zooplankton. (external link)
• Øystein Sæle; Trine Haugen; Ørjan Karlsen et al. (2015). Utviklingsstadier i torsk basert på beindannelse. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Kristin Hamre (2015). En god start er av avgjørende betydning. (external link)
• Cristina Salmerón; Marcus Johansson; Maryam Asaad et al. (2015). Roles of leptin and ghrelin in adipogenesis and lipid metabolism of rainbow trout adipocytes in vitro. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad (2015). Metabolismeveier som er ulikt regulert hos larver fôret med rotatorier eller naturlig zooplankton. (external link)

2005

• Sigurd Kristian Tonheim; Marit Espe; Kristin Hamre et al. (2005). Pre-hydrolysis improves utilisation of dietary protein in the larval teleost Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.). (external link)
• S Morais; CR Rojas-Garcia; LEC Conceicao et al. (2005). Digestion and absorption of a pure triacylglycerol and a free fatty acid by Clupea harengus L. larvae. (external link)
• Sigurd Kristian Tonheim; Andreas Nordgreen; Kristin Hamre et al. (2005). In vitro digestibility of water soluble and water insoluble proetin fractions of some commonly used fish larval feeds and feed ingredients. (external link)
• Sofia j Morais; Luis ec Conceicao; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2005). Dietary neutral lipid level and source affect food intake, nutrient absorption, gut structure, enzymatic activity and growth in marine fish larvae. (external link)

2019

• Floriana Lai; MR Royan; Ana S. Gomes et al. (2019). The Ss4R Event: Identification and Characterization of the Corticotropin-releasing Factor (CRF) System in Atlantic Salmon, Salmo Salar (L.).. (external link)
• Floriana Lai; Tharmini Kalananthan; G. M. Berg et al. (2019). Brain Distribution of Key Neuropeptides Involved in Appetite Control in Atlantic Salmon, Salmo Salar (L.).. (external link)
• Hoang Thi My Dung Le; Øystein Sæle; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2019). Digestive physiology of the stomachless fish, ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta). (external link)
• Ana S. Gomes; Ivar Rønnestad; Koji Murashita et al. (2019). Characterization of the Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., Di/Tripeptide Transporters PepT1a and PepT1b. (external link)
• André Sture Bogevik; Katrin Vorkamp; Anders Karlsson-Drangsholt et al. (2019). Microplastic ingestion in sexual maturing Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). (external link)
• Katrin Vorkamp; Anders Karlsson-Drangsholt; Erik Burgerhout et al. (2019). Microplastics as passive samplers of organic contaminants in the sea - results from field studies in Norway. (external link)
• Floriana Lai; Ana S. Gomes; Koji Murashita et al. (2019). Orexigenic brain responses to gastrointestinal fullness in postsmolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, L.). (external link)
• Ana S. Gomes; Floriana Lai; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal et al. (2019). Characterization of GPCR6A and CaSR in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). (external link)
• Tiziano Verri; Elena Bossi; Amilcare Barca et al. (2019). Diversity in proton movement and coupling to substrate in vertebrate PepT1 proteins: a ‘phylogenetic’ approach. (external link)
• Floriana Lai; Tharmini Kalananthan; G. M. Berg et al. (2019). Brain Distribution of Key Neuropeptides Involved in Appetite Control in Atlantic Salmon, Salmo Salar (L.).. (external link)
• Francesca Vacca; Elena Bossi; Ana S. Gomes et al. (2019). Functional analysis, properties and kinetics of a PepT2-type di/tripeptide transporter of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) highly expressed in midgut and hindgut. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad (2019). Building a Norway-Japan Partnership for Excellent Education and Research in Aquaculture. (external link)
• André Sture Bogevik; Katrin Vorkamp; Anders Karlsson-Drangsholt et al. (2019). Microplastic ingestion in sexual maturing Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). (external link)

2006

• Ivar Rønnestad; Paulo Gavaia; Carla Viegas et al. (2006). PepT1 in a coldwater marine teleost larvae- Atlantic cod: cloning and preliminary studies of expression and phylogeny. (external link)
• Laura Ribero; Yuko Kamisaka; Tadahide Kurokawa et al. (2006). Ontogeny of Cholecystokinin-immunoreactive cells in the digestive tract of Sparus aurata and Solea senegalensis larvae – preliminary results. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Yuko Kamisaka; Garcia Carlos Rafael Rojas et al. (2006). Functional dev.elopment of the gut in marine fish larvae- hormonal control and digestion and absorption of amino acids, peptides and protein. (external link)
• Kristin Hamre; Ivar Rønnestad; Jose rainuzzo et al. (2006). Ernæringsaspekter- marine fiskelarver. (external link)

2020

• Tharmini Kalananthan; Floriana Lai; Ana S. Gomes et al. (2020). The Melanocortin System in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) and Its Role in Appetite Control. (external link)
• Hanne Jorun Sixten; Raja Mansingh Rathore; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2020). QMAR – Blå bi-produkter for bærekraftig vekst. (external link)
• Ana S. Gomes; Francesca Vacca; Raffaella Cinquetti et al. (2020). Identification and characterization of the Atlantic salmon peptide transporter 1a. (external link)
• Minh Hoang Le; Khuong V. Dinh; Minh Van Nguyen et al. (2020). Combined effects of a simulated marine heatwave and an algal toxin on a tropical marine aquaculture fish cobia (Rachycentron canadum). (external link)
• Tharmini Kalananthan; Koji Murashita; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2020). Hypothalamic agrp and pomc mRNA Responses to Gastrointestinal Fullness and Fasting in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar, L.). (external link)
• Francesca Vacca; Amilcare Barca; Ana S. Gomes et al. (2020). Erratum: The peptide transporter 1a of the zebrafish Danio rerio, an emerging model in nutrigenomics and nutrition research: Molecular characterization, functional properties, and expression analysis (Genes and Nutrition (2019) 14: 33 DOI: 10.1186/s12263-019-0657-3). (external link)
• Hélène Volkoff; Ivar Rønnestad (2020). Effects of temperature on feeding and digestive processes in fish. (external link)

1996

• Ivar Rønnestad; Ross Roberston; Hans Jørgen Fyhn (1996). Free amino acids and protein content in pelagic and demersal eggs of tropical marine fishes. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad (1996). Aquaculture and environmental Research at the University of Bergen. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Geir Kåre Totland; Marion Bergman et al. (1996). Ny kunnskap om vitamin A hos marine fiskelarver. (external link)

2011

• Carlos Eduardo Rojas-Garcia; Sofia Morais; Ivar Rønnestad (2011). Cholecystokinin (CCK) in Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus L.) - Ontogeny and effects of feeding and diurnal rhythms. (external link)
• Luis ec Conceicao; Claudia Aragao; Ivar Rønnestad (2011). Proteins. (external link)
• Luis ec Conceicao; Mahaut de Vareilles; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2011). Dietary nitrogen requirements in larval sparids. (external link)
• Hanne Jorun Sixten; Katerina Kousoulaki; Eyolf Langmyhr et al. (2011). Effect of dietary krill hydrolysate on performance of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. fed very low fish meal diets. (external link)
• Kristina Sundell; Ivar Rønnestad (2011). Intestinal Absorption. (external link)
• Robert Tillner; Ivar Rønnestad; Torstein Harboe et al. (2011). Hormonal control of tryptic activity in marine fish larvae: ontogeny and diurnal rhythm. (external link)
• Kristin Hamre; Ingochouba Meetei Lukram; Ivar Rønnestad et al. (2011). Pre-digestion of dietary lipids has only minor effects on absorption, retention and metabolism in larval stages of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). (external link)
• Yuko Kamisaka; Ivar Rønnestad (2011). Reconstructed 3D models of digestive organs of developing Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) larvae. (external link)

2017

• Minh Van Nguyen; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal; Marit Espe et al. (2017). Feed intake and brain levels of appetite controling neuropepties in cobia is affected by elevated water temperatures. (external link)
• Ana S. Gomes; Koji Murashita; Elena Bossi et al. (2017). Sensing and transport of peptides in the gastro-intestinal tract of Atlantic salmon. (external link)
• Carmen Navarro-Guillén; Ivar Rønnestad; Ann-Elise Olderbakk Jordal et al. (2017). Involvement of cholecystokinin (CCK) in the daily pattern of gastrointestinal regulation of Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larvae reared under different feeding regimes. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Ana S. Gomes; Koji Murashita et al. (2017). Appetite-controlling endocrine systems in teleosts. (external link)
• Marit Espe; Synne Marte Andersen; Eva Veiseth-Kent et al. (2017). Choline supplementation increased total body lipid gain, while surplus methionine improved growth and amino acid retention in adult Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). (external link)

2002

• Roderick Nigel Finn; Ivar Rønnestad; Terje van der Meeren et al. (2002). Fuel and Metabolic scaling during the early life stages of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). (external link)

1995

• Ivar Rønnestad; Roderick Nigel Finn; I. Lein et al. (1995). Compartmental changes in total lipid, lipid classes and their associated fatty acids of developing yolk-sac larvae of Atlantic halibut (Hioppoglossus hippoglossus L.). (external link)

1998

• Ivar Rønnestad; Geir Kåre Totland; Kristin Hamre et al. (1998). Vitamin A i kveitelarver. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Geir Kåre Totland; Kristin Hamre et al. (1998). Vitamin A i kveitelarver. (external link)
• Ivar Rønnestad; Gro Ingunn Hemre; Roderick Nigel Finn et al. (1998). Alternate sources and dynamics of vitamin A and its incorporation into the eyes during the early endotrophic and exotrophic larval stages of Atlant halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.). (external link)

1992

• Einar Thorsen; Ivar Rønnestad; R. Segadal et al. (1992). Respiratory effects of warm and dry air at increased ambient pressure. (external link)

1997

• Ivar Rønnestad (1997). Aminosyrer i fiskelarvens ernæring. (external link)

1994

• Ivar Rønnestad; W. M. Koven; A. Tandler et al. (1994). Energy metabolism during development of eggs and larvae of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata). (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.

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FHF- Norwegian Seafood Research Fund: BottomUp- Dokumentasjon av velferds-og kvalitetseffekter på oppdrettslaks ved trenging, lasting og transport direkte fra dypet. Grant No 901974 (PI w/ AquaKompetanse, Sintef, NUI, & Utror) 2024-26

FHF- Norwegian Seafood Research Fund: NYBRØK2. Ny brønnbåtkunnskap II -biologiske risikofaktorer ved bruk av brønnbåt til transport og behandling av laks. Grant No 901966 (PI with NIVA, NUI, Patogen, SeaFarm systems, iLAB & industry partners)  2024-26

NFR- Qualification commercialisation project: FishMet- a digital twin for smart feeding of fish. Grant 344608 (PI with VIS) 2023-24

Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway grants (FCT Portugal): NoviFEED – Novel tools for intelligent feeding management in Atlantic salmon and meagre farming Grant (PI with SPAROS, IPMA, SEAentia IMR ) 2022-24

UiB, Mat Nat Fac.: SPIRE. Strategic seed funding to establish SFI consortium 2022 24

FHF- Norwegian Seafood Research Fund: NYBRØK. Ny brønnbåtkunnskap -biologiske risikofaktorer ved bruk av brønnbåt til transport og behandling av laks. Grant No 901788 (PI with NIVA, NUI, Patogen, SeaFarm, iLAB & industry )  2022-24

Government of Japan: Constructing an ocean/fishery city based on regional carbon neutral aquaculture for salmon and seaweed in Hakodate, Hokkaido 2022-27

NFR Industry PhD: TAAM. Tasty appetizing accountable marine solubles Grant No 329104 (Partner and main PhD supervisor with Biomar, Nofima) 2021-25

NFR FORNY: CAPS. Effects of antifouling copper coating in aquaculture – implications for fish health, performance and sustainability of production. Grant No 325849 (PL. with NTNU, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences) 2021-25

NFR KSP: TIME4SUCCESS. Improve Atlantic salmon robustness in freshwater phase through training and feeding to a successfully timed sea transfer. Grant No 320566 (PI. with Lerøy SeaFood, Bremnes, IMR, Uni Sirling UK, Hokkaido Uni, Japan, CCMAR- Portugal ) 2021-24

NFR Industry PhD: Eat2Grow. Developing a feeding protocol for grow-out Atlantic halibut based on growth, physiological and behaviour responses to feeding frequencies. Grant No 320897 (Partner and main PhD supervisor with Sogn Aqua, IMR) 2021-25

FHF- Norwegian Seafood Research Fund: Optifeed. Optimal feeding of ballan wrasse in a salmon cage Grant No 901694 (PI with IMR & Nofima) 2021-24
 
FHF- Norwegian Seafood Research Fund: Nutrient requirements of Atlantic halibut. Grant No 901657 (PI with IMR, Nofima and 3 national halibut producers ) 2021-24

NFR IPN: Swimfit. Effekt av svømmetrening hos smolt; En grunnleggende studie. Grant No 309384 (PI Lerøy SeaFood, Bremnes SeaShore, NIVA, AkvaPlan niva, Uni Sirling UK, Hokkaido Uni, Jap, UiGothenburg, Swe, Radboud Uni, Nl) 2020-24

NFR IPN: NoFood2Waste. Appetite control of feeding in aquaculture of Atlantic salmon. (PL and PI with Lingalaks, CageEye, IMR, Uni Sirling UK, NRIA- Japan ) Grant No 317770 2021-23
 
NFR INTPART: ExcelAQUA-2.0. Norway-Japan Partnership for Excellent Research and Education in Sustainable Aquaculture- Phase 2. Grant No 309368 (PL and PI with bioCEED, CtrlAQUA, TSIC, and 8 Jpn collaborators) 2020-25

Faculty of Math. and Nat. Sciences UoB; Support for Research stay abroad 2020

NFR: Coordination and Support Activity / Support for Researcher Mobility Gut2Brain 2020 Research stay at Center for Clinical Metabolic Research. (Grant No 311627) 2020 313.000 Meltzer Foundation UoB; Support for Research stay abroad 2020

JSPS: Development of techniques, systems and network for sustainable aquaculture and resource enhancement for salmon”. (Partner w Univ Hokkaido and NORCE. Grant #120209901) 2020-22 Collaborator
 
EMFF-BlueEconomy-2018 EMFF-AG SEASTAR Real time monitoring and SurvEillance of Aquaculture farmS with neTworks of underwAter sensoRs (PI; Grant No. 863731) w/Lerøy Seafood, Mekatronic,WSENSE 2019-22

Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Competitiveness- National Research Programme THERMOFISH (REF. RTI2018-096134-B-I00. Effect of water temperature on digestive function in marine fish of rapid growth (partner w/ Inst. Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, Cadiz, Spain) 2019-22

H2020-BG-2018-1. CP-Innovation Action: iFishIENCI. Intelligent Fish feeding through Integration of ENabling technologies and Circular principle (PI; Grant No. 818036) 2018-23
 
JSPS: Control of the quality of juvenile salmon for aquaculture through Integrating genetics and environmental factors” (Partner w Univ Hokkaido and NORCE. Grant #120189903) 2018-20 Collaborator

JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science), Grant-in-Aid for Sci. Res (C). Nutrient sensing and its induction of digestive system at fish intestine 2018-21 Collaborator

NFR: KABIS. "Capacity building for sustainable and innovative seafood production". (PI; Grant No 221568/030) With Uni, HVL, Stirling Univ, Univ Aut Barcelona 2018-23

NFR Frimedbio: Gutsense. Evolution of umami taste receptor (T1R1-T1R3) system in vertebrates and its role in gut-brain axis communication. (Partner PD grant for A. Gomes with UCLA (Grant No 262096) 2017-20

NFR: QMAR. Unlocking the nutritional and technical quality potential of marine by-products in sustainable salmonid feeds. (Partner and PI; Grant No 268987) with Biomar, Nofima, Pelagia, Aker Biomarine, UCLA (USA) 2017-20
 
NFR: LeuSense. Exploring leucine's role in feed intake and growth under stress: from sensing to action. (PL and PI; Grant No 267626) With Nifes, Cargill, NRIA (Japan), UCLA (USA) 2017-21

SIU and NFR: ExcelAQUA. Norway-Japan Partnership for Excellent Research and Education in Sustainable Aquaculture. Grant No 261753 (PL and PI with Uni, CtrlAQUA, NCE SeaFood, and 8 Jpn collaborators) 2017-19
 
RFFV (Regional Research Fund West): Greenbag. A new and innovative production platform for closed aquaculture. Grant no 259183 (PI, scientific coordinator, with Hardingsmolt, UNI; Grant No 259183) 2017

RFFV (Regional Research Fund West): Fiskevelferd. Knowledge about fish welfare for applications in commercial aquaculture (PL w/ Natl Center Expertise, SeaFood Cluster+ Uni; Grant No 259919) 2016

BMC Bergen Marine Cluster: FeedApp. Biological effects of ingredients and feed quality on appetite and feed intake in Atlantic salmon (Partner with Nofima) 2016-17 250.000 Meltzer Foundation UoB; Travel support 2016

NCE SeaFood Cluster: ExcelAQUA- seed funding. Norway-Japan Partnership for Excellent Research and Education in Sustainable Aquaculture (Project leader and PI with Uni, and Japanese collaborators) 2016

NFR: PlastiCod. Digestion and maternal/paternal transfer of microplastic contaminants in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) food web (partner with Nofima and PI; Grant No 255267) 2016-21

H2020-MSCA-RISE-2015. MARIE Skłodowska-CURIE ACTIONS Research and Innovation Staff Exchange WiseFeed. Improving sustainability and performance of aquafeeds (Coordinator and PI; Grant No 691150)* 2015-18

RFFV (Regional Research Fund West): SalmoFeedPluss. Improved feed for salmon through the selection of protein ingredients based on their functional properties (partner with EWOS innovation; Grant No 247978) 2015-18

NORAD- QZA-0485 SRV-13/0010: Incorporating Climate Change into Ecosystem Approaches to Fisheries & Aquacult. Managm in Sri Lanka and Vietnam (partner w/ Nha Trang Univ, Univ o Ruhuna and Univ of Tromsø)  2014-17

NFR: Intestinal function and health in Ballan wrasse – No Guts, no Glory (partner with NIFES and NOFIMA; Grant No 244170)  2015-18

Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Competitiveness- National Research Programme. Utilization of gastrointestinal models as a tool for increasing the digestion efficiency of feed protein in cultured marine fish. – EFISFDIGEST (partner w/ Inst. Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, Cadiz, Spain)  2015-18

RFF, Regional Forskningsfond: Improved feed for salmon through the selection of protein ingredients based on their functional properties (partner with EWOS innovation; Grant No 247978)  2015-18

H2020-MARIE Skłodowska-CURIE ACTIONS. Research and Innovation Staff Exchange. RISE. WiseFeed. Improving sustainability and performance of aquafeeds.  (Coordinator and PI; Grant No 691150)

NFR: Digestion and maternal/paternal transfer of microplastic contaminants in  Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) food web (partner with NOFIMA and PI)  2016-18

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia Portugal. Towards fishmeal-independent fish diets: the role of taurine (TOWTAU, PTDC/MAR/117047/2010) (partner w/CCMAR). 2012-2014

Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation Assessment of daily rhythm in the feeding activity and the digestive function in reared larvae of marine fish. Improving the feeding protocols. (partner w/ Inst. Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, Cadiz, Spain) 2011-13

NFR. Integrated amino acid requirement in Atlantic salmon (contracted partner w EWOS Innovation;Grant # 208352) 2011-13

NFR. CODE- a national knowledge platform for the early stages of Atlantic cod (Leader and PI). (#199482) 2010-14

NFR: Local effects of global warming: Effects of period of higher temperature than the normal range for Atlantic salmon. (contracted partner w NIFES; young outstanding scientist Grant to E.M Hevrøy# 199683) 2010-13

NFR: BIOplus. Innovative use of bioactive marine ingredients as strategy to sustain growth in fish farming prod. and to improve fish flesh quality. (contracted partner w NOFIMA; Grant # 190043). 2009-12

NFR: GutFeeling. New feeding strategies for Atlantic halibut and cod larvae to increase the output of high quality juveniles in production systems. (w partners IMR #190019) 2009-11

EU- FP7-KBBE-2007-2A. LIFECYCLE. Building a biological knowledge-base on fish lifecycles for competitive, sustainable European aquaculture. (Collaborative project, Large scale Integrating Project, Partner) 2009- 13

Helse Vest & UoB: NettMettBAP. Bioactive peptides. 2009

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia Portugal. Improved dietary nitrogenformulations for marine fish larvae: effects on growth performance and skeletal formation - HYDRAA (PTDC/MAR/71685/2006)(partner w/CCMAR) 2008-11

NFR: DGS- Distended gut syndrome in larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). (w industry partner SagaFjord SeaFarm #187281) 2008-09

NORAD- SRV 2701 Improving training and Research Capacity at the Nha Trang University, Vietnam- Phase II (UiT, UiB, NTNU, NUT) 2008- 12

Helse Vest & UoB: NettMettBAC. Bioactive compounds- absorption and function 2008

BTO: Hydroxyproline as an essential component in fish and animal nutrition. (contracted partner w Fiskeriforskning) 2008

NFR- Development of endocrine and digestive systems in marine fish larvae (#187063; Leiv Erikssson) 2008

NFR: Ontogeny of lipid digestion and effects of feeding pre-digested lipids to cod larvae (#179016, partner w/ proj leader NIFES; FF and IMR) 2007-09

Helse Vest & UoB: NettMett2. Network for metabolic collaborative studies in Bergen 2007

AVIT-NFR: Gene expression analysis platform (GExAP-RNA) #183740 2007

NFR: Leptin in fish - exploring the actions of a novel hormone and its role in control of appetite, growth and puberty in Atlantic salmon and cod (#172548/S40) 2006-08

NFR: Genes linked to normal development and survival of fish larvae. Strategic programme (headed by Dept. Molecular biology, UoB) 2006-08

NFR: CodGut-Digestive function in Atlantic cod larvae- effects of intensive and extensive rearing systems and correlation with peaks in mortality. (w industry partner SagaFjord SeaFarm #174229/S15) 2006-07

BILAT: PepTalk- Project establishment support for studies on peptide nutrition growth and dev. of larval fish between Norway and USA (#175021) 2006

Scandinavia - Japan Sasakawa foundation, Travel Support 2006

FUGE: Puberty in Atlantic cod (industry partner Marine Harvest) 2006

NFR: Differential protein expression in relation to dietary AA composition: a proteomic approach towards understanding growth in fish (#165203/S40) 2005-08

UoB, Marine Science Programme, Research Locus support 2005-08

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia Portugal. Dietary amino acids and skeletal development in white bream - SAARGO (POCI/MAR/61623/2004) (partner w CCMAR) 2005-08

Helse Vest & UoB: NETTMETT. Network for metabolic collaborative studies in Bergen 2005-06

NFR: Intensive production of halibut fry - Larviculture and nutrition. (partner; w/ NIFES and Inst. of Mar Research; # 152932/120.) 2003-05

MariPro- NFR (partner): Use of protein and hydrolysate in Microdiets 2003

NFR: Functional development of the gut in marine fish larvae (#141990/120) 2001-03

NFR: Nutrition in larvae and juveniles of the Atlantic halibut Strategic programme (partner and steering committee member. w/ IoN, IMR) 2001-03

Meltzer Foundation UoB; Functional development of marine fish larvae 2001

UoB, Marine Science Programme, Research Locus support 2000-2004

NFR, Ontogeny of digestive function in fish larvae (#138382/140) 2000

KUD: IKT- Læring på tvers, Develop an IT-based interactive coursework 1999-00

Portugal Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia, Invited Professor Fellowship 1999

TEFT: Utilisation of a protein concentrate for Artemia enrichment 1998

Kyoto University Foundation, Invited visiting professor; Award 1998

NFR, Feasibility study of marine aquaculture in Indonesia (# 36341) 1997

NFR, Digestive function and AA metabolism in fish larvae (#115876/122) 1997-99

Norway-Israel Specialist Exchange Programme, Travel Support 1997

Scandinavia - Japan Sasakawa foundation, Travel Support 1994

Meltzer Foundation, Research Support 1990

Norwegian Sports Divers Association, Mental performance in scientific divers 1987