Abstract
In his presentation, Knut Wiik Vollset, will share insights gained from his experience at the working on conservation biology of fish. He will specifically focus on the epidemiology of salmon lice emanating from farms and affecting wild salmon populations, alongside the comprehensive work his group has conducted on the predation ecology and conservation biology of salmon. Vollset's discussion will center on predation ecology and salmon recruitment biology, introducing the epidemiological concept of the sufficient-component cause model. The objective is to demonstrate how ecology can benefit from interdisciplinary approaches, such as epidemiology, and to highlight how conservation research might unintentionally overemphasize natural mortality factors, thereby potentially misguiding management decisions. Vollset advocates for the exploration of the concept of vulnerability as a pathway for future research. This presentation aims to motivate academic discourse by offering a nuanced perspective on predation and recruitment ecology through the lens of another discipline.