Scientific presentations from SustainAqua dissemination conference (22-23. 10.20)

• Introduction: Overview of Sustain Aqua project (Nigel Keeley (HI))
• Characterizing epifauna in the north – Epifaunal habitat associations on mixed and hard bottom substrates in coastal waters of northern Norway (Astrid Harendza (APN))

Stress indicators in epifauna

• Effects of fish farm activities on sessile benthic taxa and their associated microbiota: A case study with Polymastia spp. (Olivier Laroche (HI + Cawthron Institute))
• Benthic species’ microbiomes and their response to fish farm activities and associated environmental changes (Questions Olivier Laroche (HI + Cawthron Institute))
• Benthic species’ fatty acid profiles and their response to fish farm activities and associated environmental changes (Sonnich Meier (HI))

Advances in hard-bottom monitoring techniques

• Spatial response of hard bottom epifauna to organic enrichment from salmon aquaculture in northern Norway (Kathy Dunlop (HI))
• Substrate Independent Benthic Sampler (microbial eDNA) (Nigel Keeley (HI))
• Beyond taxonomy: Validating functional inference approaches in the context of fish-farm impact assessments (Olivier Laroche (HI + Cawthron Institute))

Advances in particle dispersion modelling

• Update on modelling system using NorKyst800, NorFjords with ROMS and LADI (Lars Asplin (HI))
• Advances in particle dispersion modelling including approaches for resuspension and substrate specificity (Marcos Fernandez (HI))
• Modelling of hard-bottom sites using FVCOM and tracer approach (Frank Gaardsted (APN))
• Salmon feces decay & microbial pathway study – explanation and preliminary results (Nigel Keeley /Kathy Dunlop (HI))

HI: Havforskningsinstituttet; APN: Akvaplan-niva; Cawthron Institute: Cawthron Institute in New Zealand