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75 percent fewer salmon lice with new type of sea cage

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Ocean Science Decade: From talk to action

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Ocean Science Decade: From talk to action

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Researchers stumble upon previously undiscovered coral reef in western Norway

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New report: The ocean can supply six times more food

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Oil spills can cause long-term damage to our marine ecosystems

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Researchers stumble upon previously undiscovered coral reef in western Norway

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New report: The ocean can supply six times more food

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Oil spills can cause long-term damage to our marine ecosystems

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New report: The ocean can supply six times more food

19.11.2019

The ocean can supply much of the food required to feed an ever growing world population, primarily through the sustainable expansion of marine aquaculture. But not without improved ocean management and new technology.

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Ocean Science Decade: From talk to action

12.11.2019

Peter Haugan of the Institute of Marine Research has been asked to chair the national expert committee that will set the course for the Norwegian contribution to the UN Decade of Ocean Science.

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75 percent fewer salmon lice with new type of sea cage

11.11.2019

Physically separating salmon from salmon louse larvae reduces infestation of salmon by 75 percent compared with a normal sea cage. This has now been scientifically demonstrated using a “snorkel” cage at a commercial fish farm.

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Researchers stumble upon previously undiscovered coral reef in western Norway

11.11.2019

They were testing methods to survey for corals when the IMR researchers discovered the “new” deep water coral reef Bukkarevet in the Hardangerfjorden threshold. 

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Oil spills can cause long-term damage to our marine ecosystems

29.10.2019

A new study by the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) shows that a major oil spill off the Lofoten and Vesterålen islands could produce long-term changes in the ecosystems in the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea.

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Organic mineral supplements are better for fish and the environment

28.10.2019

If farmed salmon receive the minerals in their feed in organic forms, they need smaller amounts of them to grow big and strong. As a result, less of these minerals enter the environment.

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Sustainable fisheries: Commitments are important, but cannot replace laws and institutions

23.10.2019

The Institute of Marine Research has analyzed 182 Our Ocean commitments from the past five years. Overall, the commitments have mainly generated attention and funding. The direct impact on sustainable fisheries and management is less obvious.      

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Software revolutionises marine research

21.10.2019

Researchers used to enter their survey data into cumbersome spreadsheets. These days they have StoX – a free, open source program, developed at the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) that has now been documented in an international research journal.

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Bluefin tuna are hard to catch – marine scientists want to help

17.10.2019

Hard to catch, may overheat and can’t cope with rough seas – those are just a few of the challenges for fishers targeting the world’s biggest tuna.

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Alarm bells raised about ocean warming

25.09.2019

Today the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is launching its special report on the oceans and cryosphere. Geir Ottersen, a scientist at the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) and one of the main authors of the report, is concerned about the changes taking place in the Arctic.

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The Arctic cod is facing problems as the ice disappears

25.09.2019

The Arctic cod, the Arctic cousin of the Atlantic cod, is a key species in the northern Barents Sea. The whole ecosystem may therefore be destabilised by the spawning grounds of the Arctic cod shrinking as a result of declining sea ice cover.

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Fish communities consolidate their move north

25.09.2019

Fish communities from southern Norway have consolidated their significant move north. The Barents Sea may become home to as many as 25 new species as a result of climate change.

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About the Institute of Marine Research

The Institute of Marine Research (IMR) is one of the biggest marine research institutes in Europe, with about 1,000 employees. Our main activities are research, advisory work and monitoring.

In January 2018, the IMR was merged with NIFES – the National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research. IMR is a leading supplier of knowledge relating to the sustainable management of the resources in our marine ecosystems and the whole food chain from the sea to the table.