The Arctic Pearl is setting course for the Barents Sea in search of the shellfish delicacy known as the Iceland scallop. It is the first and only vessel of its kind, crammed with new technology that may herald the start of ...
Ecology
Dec 12, 2022
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Norwegian fjord and coastal ice represent a potential security threat, as it may cut off entire communities from the outside world.
Earth Sciences
Nov 9, 2022
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Clean water is becoming a scarce resource, and one in four people in the world have no access to a safe source of drinking water. Population growth and climate change are making water shortages even worse. For this reason, ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2022
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Researchers had the idea of feeding ragworms with locally-cultivated seaweeds. The results were as gold-edged as the worms themselves—a high-quality, locally-sourced and sustainable feed for farmed salmon.
Ecology
Aug 11, 2022
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Scandinavian companies have been less than successful at developing software abroad. But there are scientific answers to the challenge.
Social Sciences
May 28, 2021
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Land-based fish farming offers many benefits to both the fish and the environment. In traditional offshore farms, the fish are vulnerable to sea lice infestation and infectious diseases. Modern land-based aquaculture systems ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 26, 2021
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Researchers from SINTEF, the Norwegian Polar Institute and the University Centre in Svalbard have collected samples from Arctic crustaceans close to the settlement of Ny-Ålesund on the west coast of Spitsbergen. During the ...
Environment
Feb 3, 2021
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In order to achieve the targets set out in the Paris Agreement, aiming to keep global warming to within 1.5 degrees higher than pre-industrial levels, it will not be sufficient simply to reduce emissions. We must also actively ...
Environment
Nov 20, 2020
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The bilingual Snow Competence website gathers together all available knowledge on how to ensure good snow conditions in the future, in the most efficient and sustainable way possible. The research-based website is available ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 14, 2020
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After many decades of salmon farming, recent years have seen studies into fish welfare in connection with issues such as how fish are treated in their cages. In particular, the fish farming sector is looking for better approaches ...
Ecology
Feb 4, 2019
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