Norwegian research vessel to be built in Genova
RV Kronprins Haakon, the new advanced Norwegian polar research vessel, is to be built at Fincantieri yards in Genova, Italy. The contract was signed in Oslo today.
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4. diary: FAO reception
After 3 weeks at sea, Dr. Fridtjof Nansen arrived in Yangon to change scientific personnel and to take part in a reception, organized and hosted by the representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization to the Union of Myanmar.
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A bristle worm shuts the door on us
You'll never have seen anything like this before! A small bristle worm, just a few centimetres long, suddenly decides to withdraw into its house, closing the door tightly behind it.
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Arctic Frontiers 2014: Humans in the Arctic - Call for Papers
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In focus: European lobster
The European lobster has been found from the Mediterranean Sea to Northern Norway and west to the Shetland Island and western Ireland. It is usually found in shallow waters less than 40 m deep, where it is night active and shelter in burrows during daytime.
Their preferred habitat is moderately exposed areas with a complex bottom substrate of a mixture of sand and rocks. The lobster has a wide diet, hunting live prey and scavenging on dead organisms.
