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Ocean Microplastics on the Rise

news 20.08.2025

Microplastics are on the rise in the Eastern Pacific Ocean threatening coastal Ecuador, a region of the world known for its rich biodiversity and important fisheries.

Sterile salmon: the parents determine whether the fish is healthy or not

news 28.07.2025

Choosing the right family line can improve growth and health in sterile triploid salmon.

This newly discovered bacterium is named after IMR

news 28.05.2025

Now it will become part of the bacterial bible.

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

news 26.05.2025

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

Herring forgot about their spawning ground

news 14.05.2025

They suffered collective memory loss after overfishing.

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.

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Ocean Microplastics on the Rise

news 20.08.2025
Sterile salmon: the parents determine whether the fish is healthy or not

news 28.07.2025
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

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

story

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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20.08.2025

Monitoring programme for fish feed

This annual monitoring programme on fish feed and feed ingredients is performed on behalf of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. In 2024, IMR received 99 samples of fish feed, 9 fish meals, 9 fish oils, 19 plant meals and 10 plant oils. In addition several novel feed materials were included: 5 alg...
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15.08.2025

Monitoring program for pharmaceuticals, illegal substances, and contaminants in farmed fish

This report summarizes the results of the monitoring of illegal substances, pharmaceuticals, and contaminants in Norwegian farmed fish in 2024. In 2024, a total of 1015 samples of both fresh fish fillet and liver were examined, in addition to 13 samples of smoked farmed fish fillet. All samples were...
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03.07.2025

Annual report on health monitoring of wild anadromous salmonids in Norway 2024

The Institute of Marine Research has investigated the occurrence of infectious piscine orthoreovirus 1 (PRV-1), piscine myocarditis virus (PMCV) and bacterial kidney disease (BKD) infections in wild Atlantic salmon postsmolt and sea trout caught in 2024 in three aquaculture production areas (PO2, 3 ...

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Monitoring programme for fish feed

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03.07.2025

Annual report on health monitoring of wild anadromous salmonids in Norway 2024

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