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Strengthening knowledge on sustainable aquaculture in Mozambique. Researchers travelled to Mozambique to collaborate on seafood safety and sustainable aquaculture. Author: Pauline Paolantonacci, Institute of Marine Research On Inhaca Island, east […]
Baleen whales have a summer job as ocean fertilisers. Through faeces and urine, whales recycle nutrients in the ocean – boosting phytoplankton production. Author: Bente Kjøllesdal, Institute of Marine Research Phytoplankton […]
String jellyfish now reaching the North Atlantic coast – Researchers urge UK and Faroese fishers to report sightings. A jellyfish species that previously caused significant losses at salmon farms in […]
Handbooks on crowding salmon launched. Nofima and the Institute of Marine Research have released two handbooks focused on measuring and monitoring the welfare of salmon during crowding—one tailored for tanks […]
ICES gives two-part advice for North Sea cod. Both recommendations represent a sharp decrease from this year’s quota. Author: Bente Kjøllesdal On Tuesday, the International Council for the Exploration of […]
The IBTS expedition: How it went in the North Sea. The international bottom trawling expedition has finished. Author: Bente Kjøllesdal “This year’s expedition had a pretty intense programme,” says marine […]
Well over halfway through the mackerel ecosystem expedition in the Norwegian Sea. So far the Institute of Marine Research have completed 62 stations in the Norwegian Sea with ‘Eros’ and […]
Scientists need help to map problem algae. The filamentous algae float around as mats on the surface or lie like dense blankets on the seabed. Now we need help to […]
50 years of the Nansen Programme: three vessels, sixty countries and over 74,000 sampling stations. The long-term time series generated by this work are invaluable for understanding ecosystem changes. Author: Pauline […]
Scientists recommend further reduction in cod quota. Marine scientists from the Institute of Marine Research are still concerned about the cod population in the Barents Sea. Author: Vibeke Lund Opdal. […]
Herring forgot about their spawning ground. They suffered collective memory loss after overfishing. Author: Erlend Astad Lorentzen Although it has been migrating to Møre to spawn for a century, in […]
This is why farmed fish die from algae. While wild fish can swim away from harmful algae, farmed fish are confined in cages, making them more vulnerable during algal blooms. […]
This is what marine scientists think about the Oslo Fjord. Author: Bente Kjøllesdal. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Climate and Environment have proposals for a […]
Currently limited effect of cod escape in Voldsfjorden. This is shown by DNA analyses of cod and fish eggs from the areas around the fish farm. Author: Beate Hoddevik The fjord […]
Is your sunscreen harming marine life? How are marine life affected by new chemicals? This is the topic of a large European collaborative project in which the Institute of Marine Research […]
Farmed salmon experience faster sexual maturation and health challenges in warmer waters. Norway’s Institute of Marine Research scientists, investigated how water temperature can affect farmed salmon. “We investigated how water […]
Herring spawning trip: Saw far fewer herring than last year. Indicates continued decline for NVG herring. Between February 15 and March 3, researchers from Norway’s Institute of Marine Research were […]
Farmed salmon are stressed by noise. Very loud noise over time can cause chronic brain stress in farmed salmon, but they cope well with most sounds in fish farms. Author: Øystein […]
Marine heatwaves multiply problems with salmon farming. Article in Dagens Næringsliv February 25: The sea is getting warmer – it causes even bigger problems for both farmed salmon and the environment. […]
Doors Open for the Norway – UK Seafood Summit 2025 The 2025 Norway – UK Seafood Summit officially opens this morning, bringing together key industry leaders to discuss the latest […]
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