Institute of Marine Research

The Soviet research vessel Sevastopol arrived in Bergen on 16 February 1958. On board were eight scholars who were to resume the marine research cooperation that Norway and Russia had established before the Russian Revolution of 1917. Half a year later, Norwegian marine scientists returned the favour by visiting Murmansk.

Originally published in Norwegian in Dagens Næringsliv: Fish as a source of important micronutrients deserves increased attention in discussions on food and nutrition policy.

Plastic pollution readily crosses boundaries between countries and ecosystems. Research and monitoring also requires a holistic approach and a global perspective, argues initiator Michael Bank.

Nutritionists often say that young women in Norway consume too little iodine. Why? And what has it got to do with the sea?

New evidence that humpbacks sing outside of their tropical breeding grounds. 

In our new series "Seafood for land crabs", you will get to know your dinner better! We take a closer look at what useful and important nutrients you should get through your diet, how they work and why you need them. We also look at the less pleasant substances, the ones that we should not get too much of.