test results

risk assessments and disease forecasts

genetic relatedness of viruses and bacteria

gill health and heart health

Today, dead and sick fish are routinely removed from the population and examined to identify disease. When mortality increases, fish are examined post mortem to determine underlying causes. This approach relies on symptomatic disease monitoring and only provides insight into disease causes after fish are already clinically ill, injured, or dead.

The challenge with reactive fish health management is that measures are often implemented too late in the disease process to prevent larger disease problems. This approach also limits the ability to achieve optimal production management and fish welfare.

The data that form the foundation of the insights provided by Salmo Surveillance are based on the analysis of swab samples.

Advantages of swab samples:

  • non-invasive
  • non-lethal
  • simple – site personnel can collect samples
  • detects asymptomatic carriers
  • enables more frequent sampling

We monitor the healthy fraction of the population and use our technology to detect and report early-stage disease. Our methods allow you to identify deviations and emerging challenges before the fish begin to show abnormal behaviour—and in the worst-case die.

By detecting signs of disease early and identifying disease risks before they occur, you gain significantly more tools and options to prevent serious disease.

  • The vision behind Salmo Surveillance

    We want to transform the way the entire industry approaches salmon disease – from reactive management to proactive, knowledge-based prevention. By identifying biological changes within the fish population before clinical disease and mortality occur, those working in fish health can take the right actions at the point where prevention has the biggest impact.

  • Your benefits of non-invasive and non-lethal sampling

    Collecting samples from live fish reduces the burden on individual animals. It also creates opportunities to increase the number of samples taken, without negatively affecting individuals or the population as a whole. At the same time, the data will more accurately reflect the true health status of the population. —giving you a near-real-time picture of the microbiological situation at the site.

  • Added value when data is gathered in one place

    By consolidating data and information in Salmo Surveillance, you gain more than just health monitoring. When biological samples, pathogen surveillance, production and environmental data, and other health-related information are brought together in one place, the foundation is laid for anticipating challenges and acting early.