Knut Wiik Vollset
Research Professor
knvo@norceresearch.no
+47 56 10 74 45
+47 922 35 335
Nygårdsgaten 112, 5008 Bergen, Norway

Projects
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Academic articlePremises for digital twins reporting on Atlantic salmon wellbeing– Behavioural Processes 2025
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Academic literature reviewMarine Fish Passage—Underappreciated Threats to Connectivity Within the Marine Environment– Marine Ecology 2025
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Academic articleHigh Level of Predation of Atlantic Salmon Smolt During Marine Migration– Marine Ecology 2025
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Academic literature reviewThe role of habitat in predator–prey dynamics with applications to restoration– Restoration Ecology 2025
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Academic articleApplication of Conservation Genomics to Investigate the Role of Pathogens on the Migration of Sea-Run Brown Trout (Salmo trutta)– Journal of Fish Diseases 2025
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Research reportLaksesmoltens vandring i Sandsfjorden med spesielt fokus på områdene rundt Skorpesundene– NORCE Norwegian Research Centre 2024
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Academic articleMovement in 3D: Novel Opportunities for Understanding Animal Behaviour and Space Use– Ethology 2024
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Academic articleParasite scars: the impact of salmon lice injury on sea trout populations– Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences 2024
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Conference lectureHorizontal movement phenotypes of ‘coastal’ spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) & their social interactions in four dimensions– EEA conference 2024 2024
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Conference lectureHorizontal movement phenotypes of spiny dogfish & their social interactions in four dimensions– 2024 OTN Symposium 2024
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Academic articlePremises for a digital twin of the Atlantic salmon in its world: Agency, robustness, subjectivity and prediction– Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries 2024
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Academic articleThe Pathobiome of Salmo trutta From the North Sea to the Barents Sea– Journal of Biogeography 2024
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Academic articleEvaluating ecological restoration in urban ecosystems with acoustic telemetry: marine and freshwater case studies– Urban Ecosystems 2024
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Feature articleLakselus fra oppdrett fører til reduserte fangster av villaks– Dagens næringsliv 2024
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Academic articleMigratory contingents of brown trout reveal variable exposure to anthropogenic threats along a fjord-river continuum– Marine Ecology 2024
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Research reportVurdering av overlevelsen til laksesmolt i Modalselva ved bruk av telemetri– NORCE Norwegian Research Centre 2024
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Academic articleNegative association of sea lice from fish farms on recreational fishing catches of Atlantic salmon– Journal of Applied Ecology 2024
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Research reportStatus for norske laksebestander i 2024– Vitenskapelig råd for lakseforvaltning 2024
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Research reportMetoder for vurdering av norske laksebestander i 2024– Vitenskapelig råd for lakseforvaltning 2024
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Academic articleTracking aquatic animals for fisheries management in European waters– Fisheries Management and Ecology 2024
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Academic articleA comparative study of the alternative life history of iteroparous salmonids– Ecology of Freshwater Fish 2024
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Academic articleExperiences from targeted removal of farmed Atlantic salmon from Norwegian rivers– ICES Journal of Marine Science 2024
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Academic articleNovel large-scale mapping highlights poor state of sea trout populations– Aquatic conservation 2024
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Research reportLaksens vandring i Sandsfjorden med spesielt fokus på områdene rundt Skorpesundene – Smolt og voksenlaks 2023– NORCE Norwegian Research Centre 2023
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Conference lectureDoes pathogen burden affect the temperature preference of salmonids?– ICFT2023 International Conference on Fish Telemetry 2023
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Academic articleElectronic tagging and tracking aquatic animals to understand a world increasingly shaped by a changing climate and extreme weather events– Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2023
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Academic articleRecreational anglers in Norway report widespread dislike of invasive pink salmon– People and Nature 2023
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Academic articleThe paradox of predation studies– Biology Letters 2023
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Academic articleBehaviour of anadromous brown trout (Salmo trutta) in a hydropower regulated freshwater system– Movement Ecology 2023
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Academic literature reviewPositioning aquatic animals with acoustic transmitters– Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2023
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Academic literature reviewAcoustic accelerometer transmitters and their growing relevance to aquatic science– Movement Ecology 2023
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Academic articlePredation of Atlantic salmon across ontogenetic stages and impacts on populations– Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2023
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Research reportStatus for norske laksebestander i 2023– Vitenskapelig råd for lakseforvaltning 2023
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Research reportEkstraordinær overvåking av lakselussituasjonen i Nordhordland våren 2023– NORCE Norwegian Research Centre 2023
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Research reportEffekter av endret vanntemperatur på vekst og rekruttering hos laks i Bolstadelva– NORCE Norwegian Research Centre 2023
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Academic articleProspects for the future of pink salmon in three oceans: From the native Pacific to the novel Arctic and Atlantic– Fish and Fisheries 2023
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Academic articleHandling of wild Atlantic salmon smolts reduced marine survival more than hydropower turbine passage– Fisheries Management and Ecology 2023
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Academic articleImpacts of predation by Eurasian otters on Atlantic salmon in two Norwegian rivers– Freshwater Biology 2023
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Academic articleAssessing the occurrence of egg stranding for trout and salmon in a regulated river– Rivers Research and Applications: an international journal devoted to river research and management 2023
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Academic articleDirect evidence of increased natural mortality of a wild fish caused by parasite spillback from domestic conspecifics– Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences 2023
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Academic articleAtlantic salmon of wild and hatchery origin have different migration patterns– Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2022
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Research reportHabitatkartlegging i Strynselva høsten 2020– NORCE Norwegian Research Centre 2022
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Research reportVurdering av kriterier for å vekte laksebestander i Trafikklyssystemet– Styringsgruppen for vurdering av lakseluspåvirkning. 2022
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Research reportÅrlig variasjon og trender i lakselusindusert villfiskdødelighet– Ekspertgruppe for vurdering av lusepåvirkning 2022
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Research reportVurdering av heterogenitet i lakselusindusert villfiskdødelighet innen produksjonsområder i 2020 og 2021– Ekspertgruppe for vurdering av lusepåvirkning 2022
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Research reportProduksjonsområdebasert vurdering av lakselusindusert villfiskdødelighet i 2022– Ekspertgruppe for vurdering av lusepåvirkning 2022
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Research reportVurdering av overlevelsen til laksesmolt i Tysseelva ved bruk av akustisk telemetri, pilotstudie 2022– NORCE Norwegian Research Centre 2022
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Academic literature reviewPredation research with electronic tagging– Wildlife Biology 2022
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Academic articleMoving cleaner fish from the wild into fish farms: A zero-sum game?– Ecological Modelling 2022
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Conference lecturePresentasjon av LAKES resultater til Eviny– Presentasjon av LAKES resultater til Eviny 2022
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Research reportEffekter av predasjon på laks– Vitenskapelig råd for lakseforvaltning 2022
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Research reportStatus for norske laksebestander i 2022– Vitenskapelig råd for lakseforvaltning 2022
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Academic articleEffects of tag type and surgery on migration of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts– Journal of Fish Biology 2022
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Conference lectureIntraspecific variation in anadromous brown trout migrations– INTECOL 2022 2022
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Academic articleA tale of two fishes: depth preference of migrating Atlantic salmon smolt and predatory brown trout in a Norwegian lake– Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2022
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Research reportRedningsaksjon for Vossolaksen 2010-2020 - status per 2021– NORCE Norwegian Research Centre 2022
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Academic articleStrategic importance of the Bergen-Shetland Corridor to marine biology and oceanography of the Atlantic Ocean– Fisheries Oceanography 2022
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Academic articleDigital fisheries data in the Internet age: Emerging tools for research and monitoring using online data in recreational fisheries– Fish and Fisheries 2022
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Research reportKlassifisering av tilstanden til sjøørret i 1279 vassdrag– Vitenskapelig råd for lakseforvaltning 2022
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Academic articleEcological regime shift in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean revealed from the unprecedented reduction in marine growth of Atlantic salmon– Science Advances 2022
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Research reportOppdatert status for små og sårbare laksebestander– Vitenskapelig råd for lakseforvaltning 2022
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Conference lectureRunning the gauntlet of Pathogens and Climate (PACE): impacts from infectious diseases on wild fish in the high north– NoWPas 2022 2022
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Academic articleDelayed maturity does not offset negative impact afflicted by ectoparasitism in salmon– Theoretical Ecology 2021
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Academic articleThe quest for successful Atlantic salmon restoration: perspectives, priorities, and maxims– ICES Journal of Marine Science 2021
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Academic articleLaboratory and Field Experimental Validation of Two Different Predation Sensors for Instrumenting Acoustic Transmitters in Fisheries Research– American Fisheries Society, Symposium 2021
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Academic articleAcoustic telemetry predation sensors reveal the tribulations of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts migrating through lakes– Ecology of Freshwater Fish 2021
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Academic articleBehavioural response of brown trout (Salmo trutta) to total dissolved gas supersaturation in a regulated river– Ecohydrology 2021
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Research reportResultater fra studier av smoltoverlevelse forbi Evanger kraftverk våren 2020– NORCE - Norwegian Research Centre 2021
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Academic articlePredicting the nationwide outmigration timing of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts along 12 degrees of latitude in Norway– Diversity and Distributions: A Journal of Conservation Biogeography 2021
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Academic articleValidating timing of salmon smolt runs obtained by telemetry studies– Fisheries Management and Ecology 2021
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Feature articleRegjeringens billigere brus kan koste forskningen dyrt– Khrono.no 2021
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Academic articleDrift diving: A quick and accurate method for assessment of anadromous salmonid spawning populations– Fisheries Management and Ecology 2021
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Academic articleDevelopment of a risk assessment method for sea trout in coastal areas exploited for aquaculture– Aquaculture Environment Interactions 2021
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Academic articleWild salmonids are running the gauntlet of pathogens and climate as fish farms expand northwards– ICES Journal of Marine Science 2021
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Academic articleOn the various ways that anadromous salmonids use lake habitats to complete their life history– Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 2020
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Academic literature reviewAssessment of the risk to Norwegian biodiversity and aquaculture from pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha). Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Alien Organisms and Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food and Environment– VKM Report 2020
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Research reportEffekter av vanntemperatur på vekst og rekruttering hos laks og aure i Bjoreio– NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS 2020
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Academic articleSalmon on the lam: Drivers of escaped farmed fish abundance in rivers– Journal of Applied Ecology 2020
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Research reportVurdering av lakselusindusert villfiskdødelighet per produksjonsområde i 2019. Rapport fra ekspertgruppe for vurdering av lusepåvirkning.– Regjeringen.no 2020
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Academic literature reviewSystematic review and meta-analysis of PIT tagging effects on mortality and growth of juvenile salmonids– Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 2020
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Academic articleNegative impacts of the sea lice prophylactic emamectin benzoate on the survival of hatchery released salmon smolts in rivers– Aquatic Toxicology 2020
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Academic articleMaking the best of lousy circumstances: The impact of salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis on depth preference of sea trout Salmo trutta– Aquaculture Environment Interactions 2020
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Academic articleHow pathogens affect the marine habitat use and migration of sea trout (Salmo trutta) in two Norwegian fjord systems– Journal of Fish Diseases 2020
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Popular scientific articleEr hundetreneren egentlig en mennesketrener?– Morgenbladet 2020
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Conference lectureEffekter fra sykdomsframkallende patogener på marin vandringsatferd til sjøørret i to nordnorske fjordsystemer– Sjøørretkonferansen 2020 2020
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Conference lectureHvordan skal sjøørret inn i trafikklyssystemet?– Sjøørretkonferansen 2020 2020
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Academic articleLinking habitat to density-dependent population regulation: How spawning gravel availability effects abundance of juvenile salmonids (Salmo trutta and Salmo salar) in small streams– Hydrobiologia 2019
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Research reportGytefisktelling av laks og sjøaure på Vestlandet: status og utvikling i perioden 2004-2018– NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS 2019
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Academic articleSwimming with the Fishes: Validating Drift Diving to Identify Farmed Atlantic Salmon Escapees in Thewild– Aquaculture Environment Interactions 2019
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Research reportStrøm- og temperaturforhold i Evangervatnet under smoltutgangen i 2018– NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS Bergen 2019
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Academic articleA test of migratory coupling in the salmon-trout predator-prey complex of a subarctic fjord– Boreal Environment Research 2019
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Academic articleContext-dependent impact of an ectoparasite on early marine growth in Atlantic salmon– Aquaculture 2019
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Conference lectureInfluence of pathogens on behaviour and life history of sea trout (Salmo trutta) in Norwegian fjord systems– 5th international conference on fish telemetry 2019
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Conference lectureBetydningen av lakselus for vill laksesmolt– Villakskonferansen 2019
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Academic articleParasitic sea louse infestations on wild sea trout: Separating the roles of fish farms and temperature– Parasites & Vectors 2018