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50 years of the Nansen Programme: three vessels, sixty countries and over 74,000 sampling stations

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The long-term time series generated by this work are invaluable for understanding ecosystem changes.

Herring forgot about their spawning ground

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They suffered collective memory loss after overfishing.

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Temperature swings cause jellyfish blooms and less Polar cod

news 05.05.2025

This is how life in different parts of the Barents Sea reacts to climate change.

Unveiling genetic secrets in the ocean's twilight zone

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It belongs to one of the planet's most abundant fish families. For the first time researchers have mapped the genetic main groups of the northern glacier lanternfish.

Hake sets parasite record – no codfish has more Anisakis

news 27.01.2025

– Anisakis, or herring worm, was found in all the samples. On average, we found 840 herring worm larvae per fish, and 76 of them were in the edible parts of the fish, says marine scientist Paolo Cipriani.

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This newly discovered bacterium is named after IMR

news 28.05.2025
50 years of the Nansen Programme: three vessels, sixty countries and over 74,000 sampling stations

news 26.05.2025
Herring forgot about their spawning ground

news 14.05.2025
Temperature swings cause jellyfish blooms and less Polar cod

news 05.05.2025
Unveiling genetic secrets in the ocean's twilight zone

news 22.04.2025
New research on farmed salmon

Altered spawning season changes the use of important genes in the next generation

news 31.03.2025

opinion

"Research cooperation between Portugal and Norway makes perfect sense

opinion 03.04.2025
Epigenetics:

Fish farmers can influence the traits of fish through the feed

opinion 17.03.2022
Sustainable aquatic foods can play a critical role in global food security and nutrition

opinion 06.09.2021
Grunt, click and plop: The language of the corkwing wrasse

opinion 28.01.2021
Will the herring enter the fjords in northern Norway this winter?

opinion 06.11.2020
Clean energy can't come at the expense of the ocean – and it doesn't have to

opinion 28.07.2020

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More Acidic, with Hot Flashes and Shortness of Breath:

The Ocean’s Menopause

story 12.12.2024
Hidden Delicacies of the Sea – and more

story 25.09.2024
Dr. Fridtjof Nansen: Still going strong after almost 50 years of scientific surveys

story 20.03.2025
One million photos to help identify the animals at the bottom of the sea

story 11.06.2024
The world's largest sushi?

story 08.03.2024
Unknown submarine wreck from World War II discovered

story 17.10.2023

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15.05.2025

Antarctic krill and ecosystem monitoring survey off the South Orkney Islands in 2025

Environmental monitoring at the South Orkney Islands in the Southern Ocean has been conducted annually since 2011 by the Institute of Marine Research, Norway. Hydro-acoustic and net-derived data are utilized to calculate the biomass of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) and to assess the spatial di...
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08.05.2025

Scientific report from the Norwegian and Russian Barents Sea ecosystem surveys in August-October 2024 (BESS)

The aim of the national Norwegian/Russian ecosystem surveys in the Barents Sea and adjacent waters, August-October (BESS) is to monitor the status and changes in the Barents Sea ecosystem and provide data to support scientific research and manager advice. The survey has since 2004 been conducted ann...
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08.05.2025

The surveillance and control program for bonamiosis and marteiliosis in European flat oysters,Ostrea edulis, in Norway in 2024

The surveillance program for the molluscan diseases bonamiosis and marteiliosis is carried out by the Institute of Marine Research according to a contract with the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. In 2024, flat oysters were sampled from three locations: an abandoned breed poll where oyster spat was ...

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Scientific report from the Norwegian and Russian Barents Sea ecosystem surveys in August-October 2024 (BESS)

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The surveillance and control program for bonamiosis and marteiliosis in European flat oysters,Ostrea edulis, in Norway in 2024

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