Fish and aquacultural science
This includes fisfarming,fish genetics, fish breeding, fish ecology and fish ethology. Aquaculture is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants, to be used e.g. as food.
Round goby – turning risk into resource
The round goby is increasingly common in Swedish waters. This invasive fish species can both outcompete and consume native species, having significant negative consequences for the ecosystem. At the
Fler åtgärder behövs för att skydda ålen i svenska inlandsvatten
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has published an updated assessment of the status of the European eel in Swedish waters. While the overall human impacts on eel in Swedish coastal
The course Sustainability perspectives on contemporary fisheries. Where have all the fishes gone?
Are you interested in how we can combine lakes and seas full of life, with a sustainable production of blue food? In this online course, you will meet Sweden's leading experts on sustainable
SLU och Sportfiskarna i nytt samarbete - Storfiskregistret blir forskningsresurs
Through a new collaboration with the Swedish Anglers' Association (Sportfiskarna), the Department of Aquatic Resources at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences has gained access to
Fish feed and gut microbiome seminar
Fish feed and gut microbiome seminar aquaculture@slu.se Welcome to a seminar with research highlights from the Huyben lab in Canada and the latest on fish feed and the gut microbiome, presented by
HGEN Genetics of social interactions in aquaculture
Social interactions among individuals are receiving increasing attention from animal breeders in recent years. Both theoretical and empirical work shows that social interactions may contribute
HGEN Avelsprogram röding och regnbåge
SLU and Aquaculture Center North (VBCN) in Kälarne have been involved in breeding and research on Arctic Char and rainbow trout since the 1980’s. There is a formal agreement about responsibilities
A Non-Toxic Environment
We provide decision support and expertise in the work towards a non-toxic environment in Sweden. The data from our monitoring programmes contributes to the overall picture of the environmental status
Coastal and Sea Areas
The Coastal and Sea Areas programme gathers SLU's expertise on marine environments and their assessment with special emphasis on fish and shellfish stocks and communities. The programme has a strong
Lakes and Watercourses
We provide data and expertise to further the work on Sweden's environmental objective Flourishing Lakes and Streams and other objectives related to water quality. We also support various public
Contacts
Interested in knowing more about how SLU contributes to the Baltic Sea Science Center (BSSC)? Please get in touch with any of the persons listed below. Experts in "Kunskapsrådet" for BSSC at SLU The
Master-thesis-30/60-ECTS
Do you want to work with marine biology, marine ecology, freshwater biology, freshwater ecology, limnology or sustainable development? Make a difference for the Baltic Sea, the Skagerrak or Kattegat,