Jelena Kolarevic

She is also the leader of the department for technology and environment at the Centre for Research-Based Innovation in Closed-Containment Aquaculture (CtrlAQUA). Since 2008, she has been working with topics related to recirculating aquaculture systems and, since 2013, with semi-closed containment systems in the sea. The focus of her work with closed-containment systems includes fish welfare and performance, the environment and monitoring fish interactions, as well as equipment testing.

The Nofima notebook Ensuring the right light for RAS production

Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

21 October 2020

Surprisingly little research into establishing the optimal lighting conditions for salmon in RAS facilities has been published. As a result, and given that light plays a key role in the development of Atlantic salmon, researchers at Nofima are currently invest…