Anne Berit Skiftesvik

Education

1996 - Dr. scient. Aquaculture, University of Bergen
1984 - Cand. real. Masters of Science in Ecology, University of Bergen

Employment History

1984-1985: Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Researcher
1986-1989: Ph.D. Scholar, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station
1990: Junior Scientist I, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station
1991-1997: Junior Scientist II, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station
1998- : Senior Scientist, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station

Positions Held

1999-2000: Program Leader for “Early life stages of fish and shellfish”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station
2000-2003: Section Leader for ”Marine species in aquaculture”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station
2000-2003: Leader, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Institute of Marine Research
2006-2007: Subject Editor (welfare of aquatic organisms), Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
1998-2002: Member, Steering Committee,”Marine Resources and Environment”, Research Council of Norway

Practical/Project Experience

• 1984-1985: Researcher attached to numerous projects, for example, “Behaviour of turbot larvae” and “Intensive culture of halibut juveniles”, Research Council of Norway
• 1985-1989: Project Leader, ”Behaviour of marine fish larvae”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 1990-1992: Project Leader, ”Optimization of the culture environment for marine fish larvae”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 1991-1993: Researcher, “Ongrowing of Atlantic halibut”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 1993 -1994: Project Leader, "Behavioural tools to identify sick fish larvae in intensive culture situations”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 1993-1994: Researcher, “Ecologically based halibut production”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 1993-1994: Researcher ”Pilot scale production of Atlantic cod”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 1995: Project Leader, “Optimizing catch efficiency of traps for Eurpean eel and wrasse”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Fishery Directorate
• 1996-1997: Researcher, “Recruitment processes in cod and haddock”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, EU Project
• 1997-1998, Project Leader, ”Pilot project for intensive culture of European hake”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 1997-1999: Project Leader, “Wrasse: ecological effect of fishing”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 1997: Project Leader, “Ballan wrasse and “Quality of cod larvae”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway, Internal funding
• 1998 -1999: Project Leader, ”Intensive culture of ballan wrasse” and ”Ballan wrasse 2000”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 1998-1999: Researcher, ”Microparticulate feeds for marine fish larvae” and ”Key factors i the spread of salmon lice”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 2000: Project Leader, ”Eye migration and pigmentation of halibut juveniles related to nutrition”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Internal funding
• 2000 -2002: Project Leader, ”Sensory biology and behaviour studies of salmon lice”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 2001-2003: Researcher, “The effect of environmental factors on viability of great scallop larvae: assessment of feeding and behaviour”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 2002 -2004: Project Leader, ”Domestication of marine species Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Internal funding
• 2002-2003: “Larval Fish Conference”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 2002-2004: Researcher, “The role of olfaction in the foraging and prey search behaviour of marine fish larvae”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 2003-2005, Researcher, “The sensory biology of host detection in the parasitic salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis: electrophysiological and behavioural investigations”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 2002-2006: Project Leader, ”Development of vaccines and vaccine strategies for marine fish in aquaculture”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Intervet Norbio
• 2003 -2006: Project Leader, ”Intensive culture of ballan wrasse”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 2004-2008: Researcher, “Magnetoreception and magnetic compass orientation in the long distance migration of the European eel”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 2006-2007, Researcher, “Developing a trap for the control of salmon lice: A proof of concept project”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 2007 – 2009: Project Leader, “Development of aquaculture and use of ballan wrasse for the continuous control of sea lice in salmon farms”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 2006-2010: Researcher, “Sensory biology and behaviour in the early life stages of marine organisms”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Internal funding
• 2004-2010: Researcher, “Magnetoreception and magnetic compass orientation in the long distance migration of the European eel”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 2009-2009: Researcher, Developing a trap for the control of salmon lice”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Research Station, Research Council of Norway
• 2008-2011: Researcher, “Cascading effects of climate change and UV envirotoxins on the nutritional quality of the food base in marine ecosystems”, Institute of Marine Research, Austevoll Research Station, Research Council of Norway

Sabbatical leaves abroad

• 1995: 2.5 months at Maurice -Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada
• 1996: 1 month at Maurice -Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Mont-Joli, Quebec, Canada
• 2009: 2 months at the University of Hong Kong
• 2010: 6 weeks in eastern USA and Canada
• 2011: 1 month in Bangor, Wales, 1 month in Eilat, Israel, 1 month in Hong Kong

Other Professional Activity

1991-1993: Steering Committee, Sea Farm project ”Ongrowth of halibut”
1994-1996: Steering Committee, Mowi AS project “Eco-friendly salmon production”
2000: Steering Committee, Akvaplan NIVA project “Evaluating the economic feasibility of the European eel fishery and possibility for aquaculture in southern Norway”
1998-1999: Local Union Leader, Austevoll Research Station
1998-1999: Negotiation Committee, Scientist Union
2007-2008: Negotiation Committee, Scientist Union
2008-2009: Ecosystem cruise planning committee
2009- : Leader, Local Union representing scientists