Anne Berit Skiftesvik
Curriculum Vitae
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
Publikasjoner
Vitenskapelige artikler (NVI)
The effects of hydrogen peroxide on mortality, escape response, and oxygen consumption of Calanus spp.
Airgun blasts used in marine seismic surveys have limited effects on mortality, and no sublethal effects on behaviour or gene expression, in the copepod Calanus finmarchicus
The planktonic stages of the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) are tolerant of end-of-century pCO2 concentrations
The relationship between the moon cycle and the orientation of glass eels (Anguilla anguilla) at sea
Welfare of aquatic animals: Where things are, where they are going, and what it means for research, aquaculture, recreational angling, and commercial fishing
Silencing of ionotropic receptor 25a decreases chemosensory activity in the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis during the infective stage
The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) antimicrobial peptide cathelicidin-2 is a molecular host-associated cue for the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)
Exposure to teflubenzuron negatively impacts exploratory behavior, learning and activity of juvenile European lobster (Homarus gammarus)
Behavioural responses of infective-stage copepodids of the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis, Copepoda:Caligidae) to host-related sensory cues
Glass eels (Anguilla anguilla) have a magnetic compass linked to the tidal cycle
Problems with equating thermal preference with `emotional fever? and sentience: Comment on `fish can show emotional fever: Stress-induced hyperthermia in zebrafish? by rey et al. (2015)
Sex-and size-selective harvesting of corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops)-a cleaner fish used in salmonid aquaculture
Male biased sexual size dimorphism in the nest building corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops): implications for a size regulated fishery
Is the ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) two species? Genetic analysis reveals within-species divergence associated with plain and spotted morphotype frequencies
Fishmeal quality and ethoxyquin effects on the weaning performance of ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) larvae
Stress is not pain
Vital rates of an ecologically critical planktonic species in North Atlantic ecosystems, Calanus finmarchicus, are unaffected by high CO2
Infection of the planktonic copepod Calanus finmarchicus by the parasitic dinoflagellate, Blastodinium spp: effects on grazing, respiration, fecundity and fecal pellet production
Distribution and habitat preferences of five species of wrasse (family Labridae) in a Norwegian fjord.
UV radiation changes algal stoichiometry but does not have cascading effects on a marine food chain
The swimming kinematics and foraging behavior of larval Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus L.) are unaffected by elevated pCO2
Marine raw material choice, quality and weaning performance of Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) larvae
Bruk av rensefisk i matfiskoppdrett
The proteome of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus L.) larvae is resistant to elevated pCO2
Wrasse (Labridae) as cleaner fish in salmonid aquaculture - The Hardanger fjord as a case study
Sub-lethal exposure to ultraviolet radiation reduces prey consumption by Atlantic cod larvae (Gadus morhua)
Delousing of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) by cultured vs. wild ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta)
Magnetic Compass Orientation in the European Eel
The swimming kinematics of larval Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua L., are resilient to elevated seawater pCO2
UVB Radiation Variably Affects n-3 Fatty Acids but Elevated Temperature Reduces n-3 Fatty Acids in Juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
Light Primes the Escape Response of the Calanoid Copepod, Calanus finmarchicus
Effect of Sub-Lethal Exposure to Ultraviolet Radiation on the Escape Performance of Atlantic Cod Larvae (Gadus morhua)
Welfare of aquatic organisms: Is there some faith-based HARKing going on here?
Grazing rates of Calanus finmarchicus on Thalassiosira weissflogii cultured under different levels of ultraviolet radiation
Early ontogeny of the Atlantic halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus head
AS WE SEE IT Welfare of aquatic organisms: Is there some faith-based HARKing going on here?
Fine-scale observations of the predatory behaviour of the carnivorous copepod Paraeuchaeta norvegica and the escape responses of their ichthyoplankton prey, Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Effects of UV Radiation and Diet on Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in the Skin, Ocular Tissue and Dorsal Muscle of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Held in Outdoor Rearing Tanks
The three-dimensional prey field of the northern krill, Meganyctiphanes norvegica, and the escape responses of their copepod prey
The reproductive cycle of female Ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta, in high latitude, temperate waters
Seasonal reproductive cycle of Ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta) in Norway
The relationship between ultraviolet and polarized light and growth rate in the early larval stages of turbot (Scophtalmus maximus), Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) reared in intensive culture conditions
Larval development in European hake (Merluccius merluccius L.) reared in a semi-intensive culture system
The effect of light on activity and growth of Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus L., yolk-sac larvae
Bruken av leppefisk
Bacterial diseases of eggs and yolk sac larvae of halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.)
Poster
Effects of ocean acidification on growth and development of the planktonic copepod, Calanus finmarchicus
Kapitler og bøker
Hav er meir enn vatn
Protein quality ad feed technical quality effects on ballan wrasse on-growing performance
Best practices for farming of ballan wrasse
The Big Fish Bang. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Larval Fish Conference. 2003
The Big fish Bang. Proc. 26th Annual Larval Fish Conference
Populærvitenskapelige artikler
Fremdeles stort behov for kunnskap om leppefisk
Transport og utsettinger av levende leppefisk
Transport og utsettinger av levende leppefisk
Risiko ved bruk av rensefisk i norsk oppdrett
Leppefisk og leveområder
Alder og vekst hos vill leppefisk
Er oppdrettede berggylt så gode luseplukkere som villfanget leppefisk?
Fiskestørrelse og rømming fra laksemerd
Faglige foredrag
Fiske, transport og bruk av leppefisk i oppdrettsnæringen - mulige påvirkninger på økosystemet.
End of the century CO2 concentrations do not have a negative effect on vital rates of Calanus finmarchicus, an ecologically critical planktonic species in North Atlantic ecosystems
The sensory ecology of host finding in the free-living life history stages of the salmon louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis
The delousing efficiency of different species of cleanerfish, used alone and in various combinations
Spectral sensitivity of cleanerfish
End of the century CO2 concentrations do not have a negative effect on vital rates of Calanus finmarchicus, an ecologically critical planktonic species in North Atlantic ecosystems
Cascading effects of UV radiation on a simple marine food chain
Infection of the planktonic copepod Calanus finmarchicus by the parasitic dinoflagellate, Blastodinium spp: effects on grazing, respiration, fecundity and fecal pellet production
Cleanerfish and predation
Artificial light and cleanerfish
Status coordinated action - LeppeProd
Annet tidsskriftbidrag
Whether European eel leptocephali use the Earth's magnetic field to guide their migration remains an open question
Responses of larval zebrafish to low pH immersion assay. Comment on Lopez-Luna et al. Comment
The early life history of fish - There is still a lot of work to do!
Isolation and characterization of twenty microsatellite loci for the ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta
Moral, ethical and scientific aspects of welfare in aquatic organisms
Swimming behavior of Pecten maximus larvae
Rapporter og avhandlinger
Kunnskapsbasert innovasjon for optimal ressursutnyttelse i leppefiskeriet — Sluttrapport i prosjekt 272202 - Regionalt forskningsfond Agder
Sluttrapport forskningsfangst etter ål (2018) - HI prosjekt 81333
Kunnskapsinnhenting Leppefisk – biologi og fiskeri 2013-2018: Rapport til Fiskeridirektoratet for 2018 sesongen
Program rensefisk: Adferd og artssamspill i laksemerder
Forskningsfangst etter ål (2017), sluttrapport
Seleksjon i leppefiskredskap - FHF-prosjekt 901253, sluttrapport
Program rensefisk: Kunstig lys og rensefisk - Sluttrapport FHF prosjekt 901146
Forsøksfiske for selektiv fangst av berggylt
Seleksjon i leppefiskredskap: Rapport fra forsøk utført i 2016
Risikovurdering norsk fiskeoppdrett 2013
Velferd leppefisk i merd
Kunnskapsstatus leppefisk Utfordringer i et økende fiskeri
Kriterier for vurdering av truete naturtyper
The effects of ontogentic state, light, and bacterial infection on the developmental trajectiory of activity and behaviour in three species of marine fish larvae: aquaculturual and ecological perspectives
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