Employee photo: Mette Sørensen

Mette Sørensen

Dean
Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture
Study location
Bodø
Office
Bodø, Noatun, B3.078

Bakgrunn // Background

In 2013 I was employed as a Professor in Aquaculture at Nord University, Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture. I have a Cand. Agric degree in Animal nutrition from The Norwegian University of Life Sceinces (1995) and a Dr. Scient in Aquaculture nutrition (2003). During the course of 1993 €“ 2013 I was working as a research scientist in NOFIMA. I was a member of the Aquaculture Protein Centre (2003-2012), a centre of excellence under the NRC, Feed ingredient and processing unit. I have also held an adjunct position as associated professor at Norwegian University of Life Sciences (2006-2013).

Kompetanseområder // Field of expertise

My field of expertise is fish nutrition, novel feed ingredients and feed manufacturing technology.

Undervisning & Veiledning // Tuition, Lecturing & Supervision experiences

My teaching includes topics at Bachelor, Master and PhD level within fish nutrition and aquaculture technology. I am also a lecturer at the life long learning programme, Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture.

Graduate students: Since 2004 I have been the supervisor of 6 BSc Thesis's, 22 MSc. Thesis's and 3 PhD Thesisi's. I am currently supervising 3 PhD students.

Forskningsinteresser // Research interests

My research interest include fish nutrition, optimising use of novel feed ingredients, feed manufacturing technology and effect of processing on nutritional and physical quality of feed. I have carried out research with extrusion processing technology and alternative feed manufacturing technologies, and studied the effect on feed utilization. More recently my research is mainly focusing on novel feed ingredients and effect on fish health and utilization of the feed. The main fish species I have been working with is Atlantic salmon, but also other fish species such as Wolffish and Lumpfish are used as models in my research.

2025
Full-fat black soldier fly larvae meal and yellow mealworm meal: Impact on feed protein quality, growth and nutrient utilization of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) post smolts 2025, Aquaculture Journal: Perera Willora , Florence ; Farris, Nathaniel Wesley; Saraswathy, Bisa; Kiron , Viswanath; Trichet, Viviane Verlhac; Sørensen, Mette
2024
Insect meal in aquafeeds: A sustainable path to enhanced mucosal immunity in fish 2024, Fish and Shellfish Immunology: Volum 150 Islam, S M Majharul; Siddik, Muhammad A. B.; Sørensen, Mette; Brinchmann, Monica Fengsrud; Thompson, Kim; Francis, David
Mucosal barrier status in Atlantic salmon fed rapeseed oil and Schizochytrium oil partly or fully replacing fish oil through winter depression 2024, Fish and Shellfish Immunology: Volum 149 Islam, S M Majharul; Willora Arachchilage, Florence Chandima Perera; Sørensen, Mette; Rbbani, Md Golam; Siddik, Muhammad A.B.; Zatti, Kyla
2023
Expanded utilisation of microalgae in global aquafeeds 2023, Reviews in Aquaculture: s. 1-28 Siddik, Muhammad A. B.; Sørensen, Mette; Islam, S M Majharul; Saha, Newton; Rahman, Md Arifur; Francis, David S.
Potential of algae-derived alginate oligosaccharides and β-glucan to counter inflammation in adult zebrafish intestine 2023, Frontiers in Immunology: Volum 14 s. 1-16 Rehman, Saima; Gora, Adnan Hussain; Abdelhafiz, Yousri Abdelmutalab Ahmed; Dias, Jorge; Pierre, Ronan; Meynen, Koen
Closing the gap – producing black soldier fly larvae on aquaculture side streams 2023, Journal of Insects as Food and Feed: Volum 9 s. 885-892 Liland, Nina Sylvia; Sørensen, Mette; Belghit, Ikram; Willora Arachchilage, Florence Chandima Perera; Torrissen, A.; Torrissen, Ole Johan
Protective mechanisms of a microbial oil against hypercholesterolemia: evidence from a zebrafish model 2023, Frontiers in Nutrition: Volum 10 s. 1-18 Gora, Adnan Hussain; Rehman, Saima; Dias, Jorge; Fernandes, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira; Olsvik, Pål Asgeir; Sørensen, Mette
Fish as the lesser-known counterpart to mammalian models to explore the biofunctionality of polyphenols 2023, Journal of Functional Foods: Volum 107 s. 1-14 Abdelhafiz, Yousri Abdelmutalab Ahmed; Gora, Adnan Hussain; Rehman, Saima; Chowdhury, Soumitra; Park, Youngjin; Saraswathy, Bisa
Supplementation of lactic acid bacteria has positive effects on the mucosal health of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed soybean meal 2023, Aquaculture Reports: Volum 28 Nimalan, Nadanasabesan; Sørensen, Solveig Lysfjord; Fečkaninová, Adriána; Koščová, Jana; Mudroňová, Dagmar; Gancarčíková, Soňa
2022
Clues from the intestinal mucus proteome of Atlantic salmon to counter inflammation 2022, Journal of Proteomics: Volum 255 Kiron , Viswanath; Kathiresan, Purushothaman; Fernandes, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira; Sørensen, Mette; Vasanth, Ghana Kalerammana; Lin, Qingsong
Replacement of fishmeal with plant protein in the diets of juvenile lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus, L. 1758): Effects on digestive enzymes and microscopic structure of the digestive tract 2022, Aquaculture: Volum 561 Willora Arachchilage, Florence Chandima Perera; Vatsos, Ioannis; Mallioris, Panagiotis; Francesco, Bordignon; Keizer, Sven; Martinez-Llorens, Silvia
Utilization of Nannochloropsis oceanica in plant-based feeds by Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 2022, Aquaculture: Volum 561 Liu, Cui; Palihawadana, Anjana Mahesh; Nadanasabesan, Nimalan; Vasanth, Ghana Kalerammana; Vatsos, Ioannis; Dias, Jorge
2021
Growth, Chemical Composition, Histology and Antioxidant Genes of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Fed Whole or Pre-Processed Nannochloropsis oceanica and Tetraselmis sp. 2021, Fishes: Volum 6 Sørensen, Solveig Lysfjord; Ghirmay, Ateshm Bahta; Gong, Yangyang; Dahle, Dalia; Vasanth, Ghana Kalerammana; Sørensen, Mette
Mucosal barrier status in Atlantic salmon fed marine or plant-based diets supplemented with probiotics 2021, Aquaculture: Volum 547 Nadanasabesan, Nimalan; Sørensen, Solveig Lysfjord; Fečkaninová, Adriána; Koščová, Jana; Mudroňová, Dagmar; Gancarčíková, Soňa
Animal Welfare Issues in Capture-Based Aquaculture 2021, Animals: Volum 11 Chandararathna, Uthpala; Iversen, Martin Haugmo; Korsnes, Kjetil; Sørensen, Mette; Vatsos, Ioannis
2020
Growth performance, fast muscle development and chemical composition of juvenile lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) fed diets incorporating soy and pea protein concentrates 2020, Aquaculture Reports: Volum 17 Willora Arachchilage, Florence Chandima Perera; Nadanasabesan, Nimalan; Knutsen, Helene Rønquist; Liu, Cui; Sørensen, Mette; Hagen, Ørjan
Intestinal Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Soy Derivative-Linked Changes in Atlantic Salmon 2020, Frontiers in Immunology: Volum 11 Kiron , Viswanath; Park, Youngjin; Siriyappagouder, Prabhugouda; Dahle, Dalia; Vasanth, Ghana Kalerammana; Dias, Jorge
The potential of plant ingredients in diets of juvenile lumpfush (Cyclopterus lumpus) 2020, Nord universitet: Willora Arachchilage, Florence Chandima Perera; Hagen, Ørjan; Sørensen, Mette
Approaches to improve utilization of Nannochloropsis oceanica in plant-based feeds for Atlantic salmon 2020, Aquaculture: Volum 522 s. 1-10 Gong, Yangyang; Sørensen, Solveig Lysfjord; Dahle, Dalia; Nadanasabesan, Nimalan; Dias, Jorge; Valente, Luisa M.P.
2019
Lactobacillus dominate in the intestine of Atlantic salmon fed dietary probiotics 2019, Frontiers in Microbiology: Volum 9 Gupta, Shruti; Fečkaninová, Adriána; Jep, Lokesh; Koščová, Jana; Sørensen, Mette; Fernandes, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira
Macroalga-Derived Alginate Oligosaccharide Alters Intestinal Bacteria of Atlantic Salmon 2019, Frontiers in Microbiology: Volum 10 Gupta, Shruti; Jep, Lokesh; Abdelhafiz, Yousri Abdelmutalab Ahmed; Siriyappagouder, Prabhugouda; Pierre, Ronan; Sørensen, Mette
2017
Nannochloropsis oceania-derived defatted meal as an alternative to fishmeal in Atlantic salmon feeds 2017, PLOS ONE: Volum 12 Sørensen, Mette; Gong, Yangyang; Vasanth, Ghana Kalerammana; Dahle, Dalia; Huntley, Mark; Kiron , Viswanath
2014
Growth and quality of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) fed with high and low fat diets supplemented with glutamate 2014, Aquaculture: Volum 433 s. 367-376 Ingebrigtsen, Ingrid Augusta Aursnes; Berge, Gerd Marit; Ruyter, Bente; Kjær, Marte Avranden; Mørkøre, Turid; Sørensen, Mette
The influence of different dietary oil qualities on growth rate, feed utilization and oxidative stress in Atlantic cod 2014, Aquaculture Nutrition: Volum 20 s. 192-204 Kjær, Marte Avranden; Aursnes, Ingrid Augusta Stølen; Berge, Gerd Marit; Sørensen, Mette; Marchenko, Yuriy; Gjøen, Tor
2012
Optimizing plant protein combinations in fish meal-free diets for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by a mixture model 2012, Aquaculture: Volum 360-361 s. 25-36 Zhang, Yuexing; Øverland, Margareth; Shearer, Karl Douglas; Sørensen, Mette; Mydland, Liv Torunn; Storebakken, Trond
Optimal inclusion of lupin and pea protein concentrates in extruded diets for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) 2012, Aquaculture: Volum 344-349 s. 100-113 Zhang, Yuexing; Øverland, Margareth; Sørensen, Mette; Penn, Michael; Mydland, Liv Torunn; Shearer, Karl Douglas
Feed pellet distribution in a sea cage using pneumatic feeding system with rotor spreader 2012, Aquacultural Engineering: Volum 51 s. 44-52 Oehme, Maike Marlene; Aas, Turid Synnøve; Sørensen, Mette; Lygren, Ingolf; Åsgård, Torbjørn Einar
2011
2023
ASTAXANTHIN FROM Haematococcus pluvialis AS SUBSTITUTE FOR SYNTHETIC ASTAXANTHIN IN ATLANTIC SALMON (Salmo salar) PIGMENTATION 2023, Vo, Thu Thi Minh; Aag, Marianne; Willora, florence; Ossenkamp, Gabriel; Sørensen, Mette; Lerfall, Jørgen
2022
IMPROVED HEALTH STATUS OF ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR) DURING SMOLTIFICATIONS AFTER REPLACING FISH OIL WITH ALGAL OIL 2022, Islam, S M Majharul; Willora Arachchilage, Florence Chandima Perera; Gupta, Shruti; Santigosa, Ester; Carr, Ian; Zatti, Kyla
Diet containing Schizochytrium-derived oil offered to Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) during smoltification 2022, Farris, Nathaniel Wesley; Willora Arachchilage, Florence Chandima Perera; Hendrick Blaauw, Dmitri; Gupta, Shruti; Santigosa, Ester; Carr, Ian
Schizochytrium-derived oil for Atlantic salmon (salmo salar) undergoing smoltification 2022, Willora Arachchilage, Florence Chandima Perera; Sørensen, Mette; Kiron , Viswanath; Saraswathy, Bisa; Farris, Nathaniel Wesley; Gupta, Shruti
2021
National Algaepilot Mongstad – production of microalgae for food and feed. 2021, Kleinegris, Dorinde Mechtilde Meike; Böpple, Hanna; Steinrücken, Pia; Kousoulaki, Katerina; Kokkali, Marialena; Kiron , Viswanath
The combination of two lactic acid bacterial species has greater potential to alleviate soybean meal-induced enteritis compared to the single use of each species 2021, Nadanasabesan, Nimalan; Sørensen, Solveig Lysfjord; Feckaninovà, Adriàna; Koščová, Jana; Mudroňová, Dagmar; Gancarčíková, Soňa
Potential of plant protein ingredients in the diets of juvnile lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) 2021, Willora Arachchilage, Florence Chandima Perera; Sørensen, Mette; Hagen, Ørjan
2020
Towards quantitative engineering for aquafeed extrusion process operation 2020, Aquafeed: Volum 12 s. 20-22 Cheng, Hongyuan; Xue, Min; Li, Junguo; Samuelsen, Tor Andreas; Sørensen, Mette
Funksjon og populasjon av immunceller hos laks kan påvirkes av mikroalger i fôret 2020, Park, Youngjin; Kiron , Viswanath; Sørensen, Mette; Kousoulaki, Katerina; Kleinegris, Dorinde; Valente, Luisa M.P.
Fordøylighet av hele eller knuste celler av mikroalgene Phaeodactylum tricornutum eller Tetraselmis chuii i fôr til laks 2020, Sørensen, Mette; Kousoulaki, Katerina; Kleinegris, Dorinde; Kokkali, Marialena; Johnsen, Chris André; Palihawadana, Anjana Mahesh
BGINN 2020, Sørensen, Mette
Fordøyelighet av hele eller knuste celler av mikroalgen Phaeodactylum tricornutum eller Tetraselmis Chui i fôr til laks. 2020, Sørensen, Mette; Kousoulaki, Katerina; Kleinegris, Dorinde Mechtilde Meike; Johnsen, Chris André; Palihawadana, Anjana Mahesh; Kokkali, Marialena
2019
National Algaepilot Mongstad: production of microalgae for aquaculture 2019, Kleinegris, Dorinde; De Vree, Jeroen Hendrik; Steinrücken, Pia; Kokkali, Marialena; Kousoulaki, Katerina; Sørensen, Mette
National Algaepilot Mongstad - production of microalgae for aquaculture 2019, Kleinegris, Dorinde; De Vree, Jeroen Hendrik; Steinrücken, Pia; Kokkali, Marialena; Kousoulaki, Katerina; Sørensen, Mette
EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT DIETS AND INCORPORATION OF PROBIOTICS ON THE SKIN MORPHOLOGY OF ATLANTIC SALMON (SALMO SALAR) 2019, Vatsos, Ioannis; Nadanasabesan, Nimalan; Fečkaninová, Adriána; Koščová, Jana; Mudroňová, Dagmar; Kiron, Viswanath
Evaluation of skin mucous cells of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed plant-based diets and probiotics 2019, Nadanasabesan, Nimalan; Sørensen, Mette; Kiron , Viswanath; Vatsos, Ioannis; Fečkaninová, Adriána; Koščová, Jana
DIETARY INTERVENTION STRENGTHENS THE SKIN PROTECTIVE BARRIER OF ATLANTIC SALMON (Salmo salar) 2019, Nadanasabesan, Nimalan; Fečkaninová, Adriána; Mudroňová, Dagmar; Sørensen, Mette; Vatsos, Ioannis; Kiron , Viswanath
Use of microalgae in salmon diets 2019, Sørensen, Mette; Kiron , Viswanath
POTENTIAL OF CALANUS AS A FEED ATTRACTANT IN LOW FISH MEAL DIETS FOR ATLANTIC SALMON 2019, Sørensen, Mette; Gong, Yangyang; Vasanth, Ghana Kalerammana; Dahle, Dalia; Kiron , Viswanath
Use of microalgae in salmon diets 2019, Sørensen, Mette; Kiron, Viswanath
WHOLE OR BROKEN CELLS OF PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM AND TETRASELMIS CHUII FED TO ATLANTIC SALMON SALMO SALAR 2019, Sørensen, Mette; Kousoulaki, Katerina; Kleinegris, Dorinde; Johnsen, Chris André; Palihawadana, Anjana Mahesh; Kokkali, Marialena
Disruption of Phaeodactylum tricornutum cell-wall improves nutrient bioavailability for Atlantic salmon 2019, Viswanath, Kiron; Kousoulaki, Katerina; Kleinegris, Dorinde Mechtilde Meike; Kokkali, Marialena; Johnsen, Chris André; Palihawadana, Anjana Mahesh
The potential of plant ingredients in diets for juvenile lumpfish 2019, Perera Willora , Florence ; Sørensen, Mette; Hagen, Ørjan
The potential of plant protein ingredients in diets for juvenile lumpfish 2019, Willora Arachchilage, Florence Chandima Perera; Hagen, Ørjan; Sørensen, Mette
2018
Potential of the microalgae Scenedesmus sp. in feed for Atlantic salmon 2018, Sørensen, Mette; Bandara, Tharindu; Gong, Yangyang; Huntley, Mark; Johnson, Zackary I.; Kiron, Viswanath
MICROALGAE AS FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ATLANTIC SALMON – AN UPDATE ON ONGOING RESEARCH AT NORD UNIVERSITY 2018, Sørensen, Mette; Gong, Yangyang; Sørensen, Solveig Lysfjord; Ghirmay, Ateshm; Kiron, Viswanath
Macroalga-derived oligosaccharide can modify the intestinal mucus-associated bacteria of atlantic salmon 2018, Gupta, Shruti; Jep, Lokesh; Pierre, Ronan; Sørensen, Mette; Valente, Luisa M.P.; Fernandes, Jorge Manuel de Oliveira
2017
Microalgae and terrestrial ingredients in Feed for Spotted Wolffish 2017, Ulset, A.K; Johnsen, I.H.; Knutsen, Helene Rønquist; Ottesen, O.H; Sørensen, Mette; Vatsos, Ioannis
Potential of microalgae in feed for Atlantic salmon 2017, Sørensen, Mette; Herath Mimantha Bandara, Tharindu; Gong, Yangyang; Huntley, Mark; Kiron , Viswanath
MICROALGAE FROM BIOREFINERY AS POTENTIAL FEED INGREDIENTS FOR ATLANTIC SALMON SALMO SALAR 2017, Gong, Yangyang; Sørensen, Mette; Bjarnason, Fridrik; Guterres, Horacio Amaral dos Santos; Huntley, Mark; Viswanath, Kiron
2016
Utnyttelse av avfettet mikroalge-biomasse fra Nannochloropsis sp. i fôr til laks 2016, Sørensen, Mette; Gong, Yangyang; Bjarnason, Fridrik; Vasanath, Ghana K; Dahle, Dalia; Huntley, Mark E
Microalgae as an alternative feed ingredient for the spotted wolffish in aquaculture 2016, Knutsen, Helene Rønquist; Sandaa, Willy; Ottesen, Oddvar Harald; Sørensen, Mette; Hagen, Ørjan
2015
Mikroalger-den nye biobaserte næringen i Norge? 2015, Kiron, Viswanath; Sørensen, Mette; Wijffels, Rene
The potential of micro algae as feed ingredient for Atlantic salmon. 2015, Sørensen, Mette; Guterres, Horacio Amaral dos Santos; Gong, Yangyang; Kiron, Viswanath
The potential of micro algae as feed ingredient for Atlantic salmon 2015, Sørensen, Mette; Guterres, Horacio Amaral dos Santos; Gong, Yangyang; Kiron, Viswanath
2013
Økt utnyttelse av næringsstoffer og redusert effekt av antinæringsstoffer – fôrprosessering for en bedre fiskehelse 2013, Øverland, Margareth; Mydland, Liv Torunn; Storebakken, Trond; Skrede, Anders; Shearer, Karl Douglas; Krogdahl, Åshild
2012
Krill products as attractants in plant protein-based diets for Atlantic salmon 2012, Storebakken, Trond; Zhao, Zhangding; Huang, Long; Du, Jun; Zhang, Yuexing; Huang, Liying
Analysis of krill shell in krill meal by near-infrared spectroscopy 2012, Kraugerud, Olav Fjeld; Sørensen, Mette; Storebakken, Trond; Isaksson, Tomas
Optimizing plant protein combinations in fish meal-free diets for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by a mixture model 2012, Zhang, Yuexing; Penn, Michael; Øverland, Margareth; Shearer, Karl Douglas; Sørensen, Mette; Mydland, Liv Torunn
Eco-efficiency and resource use in Norwegian salmon 2012, Ytrestøyl, Trine; Aas, Turid Synnøve; Hognes, Erik Skontorp; Ziegler, Friederike; Sund, Veronica; Hatlen, Bjarne
Effects of dietary moisture content of extruded diets on physical feed quality and nutritional response in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) - A CREATE project 2012, Oehme, Maike Marlene; Aas, Turid Synnøve; Sixten, Hanne Jorun; Sørensen, Mette; Hillestad, Marie; Li, Yafei
Kunnskap- og metodeutvikling for å styrke laksens robusthet og helse 2012, Jørgensen, Sven Martin; Sørensen, Mette; Torgersen, Jacob; Todorcevic, Marijana; Østbye, Tone-Kari K; Aas-Hansen, Øyvind
2011
Determination of shell fraction in krill meat 2011, Sørensen, Mette; Obucina, Ivan; Storebakken, Trond; Rukke, Elling-Olav; Kraugerud, Olav Fjeld; Isaksson, Tomas
Spreading of feed pellets in a sea cage for salmon farming using an automatic rotor spreader feeding system.A CREATE project 2011, Aas, Turid Synnøve; Oehme, Maike Marlene; Sørensen, Mette; Lygren, Ingolf; Åsgård, Torbjørn Einar
Resource utilisation and eco-efficiency of Norwegian salmon farming in 2010 2011, Ytrestøyl, Trine; Aas, Turid Synnøve; Berge, Gerd Marit; Hatlen, Bjarne; Sørensen, Mette; Ruyter, Bente
Today’s and tomorrow's feed ingredients in Norwegian aquaculture 2011, Sørensen, Mette; Berge, Gerd Marit; Thomassen, Magny S.; Ruyter, Bente; Hatlen, Bjarne; Ytrestøyl, Trine
2010
Effect of sodium diformate and extruder temperature on nutrient digestibility in rainbow trout fed barley protein concentrate-based diets 2010, Morken, Thea; Kraugerud, Olav Fjeld; Barrows, Frederic T.; Sørensen, Mette; Storebakken, Trond; Øverland, Margareth
Sodium diformate and extruder temperature affects physical quality of barley protein concentrate-based fish feed 2010, Morken, Thea; Kraugerud, Olav Fjeld; Barrows, Frederic T.; Sørensen, Mette; Storebakken, Trond; Øverland, Margareth
2009
Feed ingredients, technical feed quality and pellet breakage in pneumatic conveying systems 2009, Oehme, Maike Marlene; Aas, Turid Synnøve; Sørensen, Mette; Åsgård, Torbjørn Einar
Nutritional value of feeds with different physical qualities 2009, Aas, Turid Synnøve; Terjesen, Bendik Fyhn; Sørensen, Mette; Oehme, Maike Marlene; Sigholt, Trygve; Hillestad, Marie
2008
Feed pellet durability in pneumatic conveying systems for fish farming 2008, Sørensen, Mette; He, Gaojie; Oehme, Maike Marlene; Åsgård, Torbjørn Einar; Storebakken, Trond; Aas, Turid Synnøve