Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
I am an aquatic epidemiologist who uses statistical and mathematical models to get insight into the interactions between environment, host and pathogen in aquaculture systems, with the goal to deliver evidence based information that can improve health management, mitigate disease and mortality, and improve sustainability of the sector.
Projects
Current
2018 - 2022: SAIC "Gill health in Scottish farmed salmon"
2021 – 2026: H2020 “Data-driven control and prioritisation of non-EU-regulated contagious animal diseases (DECIDE)”
Previous (selected):
2019 – 2020: SG “Understanding the Relative Cost-effectiveness of Sea-lice Treatments for Farmed Salmon Production”
2014 – 2015: CERC & Innov PEI “Description and quantification of mortality in finfish marine aquaculture in Northern Vietnam”
2014 – 2015: CERC “Description and quantification of mortality in red tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) cultured in close proximity to Pangasius (Pangasius hypophthalmus) aquaculture systems in Ben Tre province, Mekong Delta, Vietnam”
Supervision
2020 MSc student. “Satellite Image Classification for Scottish Salmon Farms” with University of Strathclyde, UK.
2020 MSc student. “Time series analysis on the effect of environmental factors on monthly mortality and histology indicators of gill health” with Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.
2018 – 2021 PhD student. “Microbiome and gill health” with University of Glasgow, UK.
2018 MSc student. “Text Processing” with University of Stirling, UK.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Transmission and control of fish-born zoonotic trematodes in aquaculture, Wageningen University & Research
10 Jan 2007 → 3 Jul 2013
Award Date: 3 Jul 2013
Master, Aquaculture and Fisheries, Wageningen University & Research
1 Sept 2002 → 31 Aug 2007
Award Date: 31 Aug 2007
Bachelor, Animal Sciences, Wageningen University & Research
1 Sept 2001 → 31 Aug 2002
Award Date: 31 Aug 2002
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Molecular Epidemiology Of Neoparamoeba Perurans, Causative Agent Of Amoebic Gill Disease (agd) In Farmed Salmonids
Boerlage, A. (Supervisor) & Dagen, S. (PhD Student)
1/10/23 → 30/09/27
Project: PhD project
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RESAS 22-27: SRUC-a2-2 Zoonoses And Emerging Diseases.
Lawton, S. (PI), Whyte, F. (CoI), Khattak, F. (CoI), Baughan, J. (CoI), Tongue, S. (CoI), Boerlage, A. (CoI), Galgano, S. (CoI), Rodrigues da Costa, M. (CoI), Khalid, Z. (CoI), Denniston, J. (CoI), Athanasiadou, S. (CoI), Nale, J. (CoI) & Landeryou, T. (CoI)
Scottish Government: Rural & Environment Science & Analytical Services
1/04/22 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
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Data-driven control and prioritisation of non-EU-regulated contagious animal diseases (DECIDE)
Boerlage, A. (CoI) & Gunn, G. (PI)
1/04/21 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
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Further developing a zooplankton challenge model for Atlantic salmon
Boerlage, A. (PI), Landeryou, T. (Researcher), Thompson, K. (PI), Roy, W. (PI), Pflaum, S. (PI), Rodger, H. (PI) & Modepalli, V. (PI)
1/04/23 → 31/10/24
Project: Research
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UK Seafood Fund: Skills and Training Scheme
Thomson, M. (PI), Boerlage, A. (CoI), Humphry, R. (CoI), Lawton, S. (CoI), Landeryou, T. (CoI) & Soutar, R. (CoI)
1/03/23 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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The use of data for health and welfare management of farmed salmons in Norway, Scotland, and Ireland
Zhou, X., Boerlage, A., Bang Jensen, B., Gismervik, K., Oliveira, V. H. S., Hutchinson, I., Burrell, A., Graham, D. A., Doidge, C., Kaler, J., van Schaik, G., Siegrist, M. & Bearth, A., 12 Mar 2025, (First published) In: Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 239, 106512.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tilapia: Aquaculture, Biology and Health Management
Boerlage, A. & Jansen, M. D., 16 Jan 2025, Tilapia : Aquaculture, Biology and Health Management. p. 691-717 861 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Diseases of marine fish and shellfish in an age of rapid climate change
Rowley, A. F., Baker-Austin, C., Boerlage, A., Cailon, C., Davies, C. E., Duperret, L., Martin, S. A. M., Mitta, G., Pernet, F., Pratoomyot, J., Shields, J. D., Shinn, A. P., Songsungthong, W., Srijuntongsiri, G., Sritunyalucksana, K., Vidal-Dupiol, J., Uren Webster, T. M., Taengchaiyaphum, S., Wongwaradechkul, R. & Coates, C. J., 20 Sept 2024, In: iScience. 27, 9, p. 110838 110838.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Citations (Scopus) -
Hatchery type influences the gill microbiome of Atlantic farmed salmon (Salmo salar) after transfer to sea
Katchkin-Stewart, K. J., Boerlage, A., Barr, W., Ijaz, U. & Smith, C., 2024, In: Animal Microbiome. 6, 1, p. 65 65.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Health monitoring of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) using weekly mortality data and dynamic linear models
Carmichael, A. F. B., Merca, C. M. G. & Boerlage, A. S., 20 Nov 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Datasets
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Monitoring Scottish salmon mortality - Production cycle level DLMs
Merca, C. (Creator), Boerlage, A. (Creator), Kristensen, A. (Creator) & Jensen, D. (Creator), Zenodo, 5 Feb 2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10617901, https://zenodo.org/records/10617901
Dataset
Activities
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Using data to support day-to-day health management of farmed Atlantic salmon
Boerlage, A. (Speaker)
5 Mar 2024 → 6 Mar 2024Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
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Data tools in Aquaculture
Boerlage, A. (Speaker)
2 Apr 2024 → 3 Apr 2024Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
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Overview and update on the SIF-funded project to develop a zooplankton challenge model
Boerlage, A. (Speaker)
17 May 2023Activity: Talk, evidence or presentation types › Invited talk
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European Association of Fish Pathologists e.V. (External organisation)
Boerlage, A. (Council member)
1 Sept 2023 → 1 Sept 2027Activity: Membership types › Membership of board
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Gill Health Initiative 2023
Boerlage, A. (Organiser)
25 Oct 2023 → 26 Oct 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...