1 "Multifaceted approaches against salmon louse, Tuesday 29 April and Wednesday 30 April 2014, Hotel Hafnia, Thorshavn, the Faroe Tuesday 29 April 2014 08:30 08:50 Coffee, tea and fruit Workshop goal The purpose of this workshop is to convene experts in salmon sea louse research to discuss and suggest ways to solve the salmon sea louse problem. Consider protection of farming areas or fish against salmon louse: physical, mechanical, biological. Debate alternative methods to pesticides, like efficient use of louse eating fishes. Talk about establishing molecular markers of salmon louse resistance, and their use in breeding. Assess use of biological resistance markers as therapeutics. Exchange ideas about interference with salmon louse life cycle, like the sterile insect technique. Explore surveillance of salmon louse leading to prediction of outbreaks: mathematical models. Suggest a common Nordic/international delousing policy. Establish consortium for conducting future research and raising money from national and international funds Rapporteur: Debes Christiansen; MSc. Manager, Food- and Veterinary Agency, Faroe 08:50 09: 00 Welcome by Johan Dahl, Minister of Trade and Industry 09:00 10:15 Presentations (20 min. each + 5 min. questions, comments) Moderator: Svein-Ole Mikalsen, Professor, University of the Faroe, Faroe Atli Gregersen, CEO, MSc. P/F Luna, Faroe Aquaculture in the Faroe, advantages and drawbacks Maria Húsgarð; LLM, NCP, The Faroese Research Council, Faroe Prospects of salmon louse research financing for SMEs and Academia in Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions in Horizon 2020
2 Sonja Saksida, CEO, DVM, BC Centre for Aquatic Health Sciences, Canada Factors affecting Sea lice tolerance to EMB in British Columbia, Canada. 10:15 10:45 Coffee, tea and sweet biscuit 10:45 12:00 Presentations (20 min. each + 5 min. questions, comments) Moderator: Marjun Wilhelm, MSc. QC, P/f Luna, Hiddenfjord, Faroe Lars Asplin; Dr. Institute of Marine Research, Norway Estimating regional infection pressure of salmon lice from hydrodynamical modelling Nabeil Salama; Dr.,Marine Laboratory Aberdeen, Scotland Investigating the hydrodynamic transport of sea lice in Scotland s largest fjordic system. Identifying of hydrogen peroxide mechanisms Knud Simonsen; Dr., Aquaculture Research Station of the Faroes, Faroe Physical settings for dispersion of sea lice in the Faroe 12:00 13:15 Lunch including water, beer and soft drinks 13:15 14:30 Presentations (20 min. each + 5 min. questions, comments) Moderator: Gudny Vang, BSc. QC, Marine Harvest, Faroe Frank Kane; Dr. Marine Institute, Ireland. Sea Lice Management and Research in Ireland James Bron; Professor, University of Stirling, Scotland Alternatives for supplementary control of sea lice - cultured wrasse, genetically resistant salmon stocks and prospects for sea louse vaccines Ása Johannesen; Dr. Aquaculture Research Stations of the Faroes, Faroe Lumpfish as cleaner fish
3 14:30 15:00 Coffee, tea and cake 15:00 16:15 Presentations (20 min. each + 5 min. questions, comments) Moderator: Andrass Strøm, Vet. Manager, Fish Health Services, Faroe Sandra Bravo, Professor, Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidad Austral de Chile, Chile Strategies and methods to control salmon lice in Chile Gunnvør á Norði; Dr., Aquaculture Research Stations of the Faroes, Faroe Densities of free swimming sea lice in a fish farming region in the Faroe. Kirstin Eliasen; Dr., Aquaculture Research Stations of the Faroes, Faroe Contemplation of salmon lice enumerations 16:15 16: 25 Summing up by Debes Christiansen, MSc. Manager, Foodand Veterinary Agency, Faroe 16:25 16:30 Having group photography taken 16:30 Coffee, tea fruit and smoothies 18:00 22:00 Banquet, 3 courses including 2 glasses of wine/beer/soft drinks and coffee/tea. 0
4 Wednesday 30 April 2014 08:30 Coffee, tea and fruit 08:50 09: 00 Welcome and summing up, Jonhard Eysturskarð 09:00 10:15 Presentations (20 min. each + 5 min. questions, comments) Moderator: Peter Østergård, Vet. Bakkafrost, Faroe Sigurður Guðjónsson; Dr. Manager, Institute of Freshwater Fisheries, Iceland Sigríður Gísladóttir; Vet. Icelandic Food And Veterinary Authority, Iceland Salmon farming and salmon louse in Iceland Niels Jepsen; Dr. DTU Aqua, Section for Freshwater Fisheries Ecology, Denmark Recovery and management of the Danish wild salmon populations perceived and real threats from marine fish farms Ole Sten Møller; Dr., University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Occurrence of salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis; Krøyer, 1837) in Danish wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 10:15 10:45 Coffee, tea sweet biscuit 10:45 12:00 Presentations (20 min. each + 5 min. questions, comments) Moderator: Kristian Martin Dam, Msc. Bakkafrost, Faroe Jonhard Eysturskarð; Dr. Manager, Aquaculture Research Stations of the Faroes, Faroe Louse Enzymes Fiona Provan; Dr., IRIS- International Research Institute of Stavanger, Norway The use of proteomics in sea lice research Svein-Ole Mikalsen; Professor, University of the Faroe, Faroe Potential use of mass spectrometry in salmon louse research
5 12:00 13:10 Lunch including water, beer and soft drinks 13:10 13:35 Presentations (20 min. each + 5 min. questions, comments) Moderator: Harriet Joensen, MSc. QM, Faroe Farming, Faroe Hóraldur Joensen; Dr., University of the Faroe, Faroe Sterilization of salmon lice 13:35 14:30 Discussion lead by Jonhard Eysturskarð and Svein-Ole Mikalsen Examples of inspiring and relevant issues to be discussed: 1) Necessary research/investigations to be carried out in order to elucidate hitherto unclarified subjects and topics. 2) Innovative effective strategies to combat the pathogenic parasite in question. 3) Guidelines to national farming authorities how to implement an effective delousing policy on a national/international scale. 4) Is a fast growing, genetically modified, sterile, ectoparasite resistant, super salmon the final long-term sustainable solution? 14:30 14:50 Coffee, tea and cake 14:50 15:00 Horizon 2020 Jonhard Eysturskarð; Dr., NCP, The Faroese Research Council, Faroe Recapitulation of prospects of salmon louse research financing for SMEs and Academia in Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions in Horizon 2020 15:00-15:45 Consortium prospects and possibilities 15:45 15:55 Summary of outcomes, Svein-Ole Mikalsen 15:55 16:00 Closing remarks, Hóraldur Joensen 16:00 Closing of the salmon louse workshop
6 Participants from the aquaculture industry: Atli Gregersen, MSc. CEO, P/F Luna, Faroe Marjun Wilhelm; MSc. QC, P/f Luna, Hiddenfjord, Faroe Kristian Martin Dam; Msc., Bakkafrost, Faroe Peter Østergård; Vet. Bakkafrost, Faroe Gudny Vang; BSc. QC, Marine Harvest, Faroe Harriet Joensen; MSc. QM, Faroe Farming, Faroe Andrass Strøm; Vet. Manager, Fish Health Services, Faroe