The Aquaculture Podcast Show - Understanding Baseline Mortality in Salmon Farming | Ep. 55

In this episode of The Aquaculture Podcast Show, we break down why “everyday loss” can quietly erase production, using Norwegian Atlantic salmon baseline mortality data. Key drivers include temperature and salinity stress, geographic disease pressure, transfer timing, and the smolt paradox. Most importantly, sea lice control methods can nearly double mortality by adding physical stress and weakening protection against opportunistic microorganisms. Listen now on all major platforms!

Inspired by the 2021 article titled "Factors associated with baseline mortality in Norwegian Atlantic salmon farming" by Oliveira, Victor HS, et al.

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What you'll learn:

• Baseline mortality meaning
• Temperature salinity impacts
• Zone-related risk
• Transfer timing effects
• Sea lice tradeoffs

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