Water Temperature and Jellyfish Threaten Aquaculture Salmon

An IATS-CSIC study investigates the effects of climate change on the health of Atlantic salmon in aquaculture facilities.

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Rising sea temperatures and contact with jellyfish pose a threat to the health of salmon farmed in aquaculture, according to an IATS-CSIC study.

The Institutional Delegation of the CSIC in the Valencian Community, together with the Torre de la Sal Aquaculture Institute (IATS-CSIC), has released a press release about recent research. The work, conducted by the Fish Pathology and Nutrigenomics and Integrative Fish Biology research groups, analyzes the impacts of climate change on Atlantic salmon.
The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, focuses on how increasing water temperature and jellyfish exposure affect the health of salmon in aquaculture settings. Researchers have evaluated the modulation of gill microbiota and the transcriptome of Atlantic salmon in response to these climate change-related risk factors.
Based on information from the official source: IATS-CSIC — Institut d'Aqüicultura Torre de la Sal (13/10/2026)