ECOFISH: Organic fish production through sustainable and environmentally friendly fish farming in Northern areas
Finished
Last updated: 20.10.2025
End: dec 2011
Start: jan 2008
End: dec 2011
Start: jan 2008
EcoFish is an international project to promote the commercial rearing of ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta and to develop methods for the successful use of ballan in salmon and cod cages to control sea lice.
Project participants
Åsbjørn Karlsen Oddvar Harald Ottesen| Status | Concluded |
| Start - end date | 01.01.2008 - 31.12.2011 |
| Project manager | Céline Rebours |
The project involves partners in Norway, Scotland and Ireland and is supported by the EU programme called the Northern Periphery Programme, Nordland Fylkeskommune (Norway), Highlands and Islands Enterprises Ltd. (Scotland) and the Fish Farming member associations, Bord Iascaigh Mhara (Ireland). Fulfilling the projects objectives, the projects intension is in line with the NPP's statement "Innovatively investing in Europe’s Northern Periphery for a sustainable and prosperous future”.