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IMR testing blue mussels in salmon feed. Researchers will find out whether blue mussel can be used as a sustainable ingredient in aquaculture feed. Author: Pauline Paolantonacci. Institute of Marine […]
The world’s first bamboo coral reef discovered? The possible reef stretches over 800 meters in the Norwegian Sea. Author: Beate Hoddevik, Institute of Marine Research (IMR) “As far as we […]
Sterile salmon – the parents determine whether the fish is healthy or not. Choosing the right family line can improve growth and health in sterile triploid salmon. Author: Pauline Paolantonacci, […]
Fish farmers can influence the traits of fish through the feed. Behaviour and environmental conditions affect how genes are expressed. New research demonstrates how epigenetics may be highly relevant to […]
Seismic vs. fisheries – better information can lead to less conflict. And we need to do more research on how seismicity affects pelagic fisheries. Author: Øystein Rygg Haanæs, Institute of Marine […]
Temperature swings cause jellyfish blooms and less Polar cod. How life in different parts of the Barents Sea reacts to climate change. Since 2005, many species of zooplankton, fish, and benthic […]
Scientists trace pollutants from the brown crab back to the source. Author: Bente Kjøllesdal “This stable isotope approach has been previously used for mercury, in Norway, however our study is […]
Scientists trace pollutants from brown crab back to the source. “This stable isotope approach has been previously used for mercury, in Norway, however our study is novel in that it […]
Citizen science aids Norwegian lobster conservation. Data collection through citizen science works well when measuring the effects of marine conservation, according to the results of one project in Norway. For […]
Cod can adjust to climate change – provided temperatures don’t get too high The temperature a mother cod experiences affects how the offspring develop, according to research from the Institute […]
Norway launches ‘shark hotline’ for observations. The Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Norway is launching its own ‘shark hotline’, and would like everyone who observes a basking shark or […]
Cod larvae attracted by the noise from wind turbines When the turbines are operating, they create a constant, low-frequency underwater noise that spreads out from an offshore wind farm. “We […]
Researchers have discovered the ideal length of day for smolts. Farmed salmon start their lives in freshwater tanks on land. The farmers leave the lights on all day long, which […]
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