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Cod can adjust to climate change - from one generation to the next

18.03.2024

The temperature the mother experiences affects how the offspring develop.



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The world's largest sushi?

04.03.2024

No, this basking shark roll is not recommended for your dinner plate. However, for innovative research, it is perfect. 



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Scientists have discovered a new deep sea octopus

19.02.2024

Deep sea octopuses are still shrouded in mystery. Researchers have recently added new insights about the creatures, describing a new Arctic species for the first time.



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New EU-project: Linking marine habitat status to predators

05.02.2024

Fishing drives a reduction in the number of large and old predatory fish. What does this mean for ecosystems?



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Determined which directions man-made noise in Bjørnafjorden comes from

01.12.2023

The researchers measured what animals use to detect noise directionality: particle motion in the water.



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Searched for Anisakids in tusk, stumbled upon fish-liquefying parasite

28.11.2023

Kudoa has not previously been documented in Norwegian whitefish. 



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Unmanned vehicles to meet growing need for research data

23.10.2023

Unmanned vehicles to meet growing need for research data – even at sea.



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Unknown submarine wreck from World War II discovered

16.10.2023

After more than 80 years on the seabed, what is probably the wreckage of the British submarine HMS Thistle has been discovered outside Rogaland, Norway.



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Watch the scientists tag their first minke whale

19.09.2023

How important are whales in the oceanic carbon cycle? IMR scientists are looking for the answer.



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Researchers tagged four 2.5 m porbeagles in Lofoten

30.08.2023

Join us on our hunt for the “great white shark’s cousin” and see how our team gets them under control.



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Using sound to monitor harbour porpoises

28.08.2023

Porpoises "click" – marine scientists listen. This is how they will find out how many porpoises there are in the Skagerrak and where they are throughout the year. 



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Interested in international ocean data?

24.08.2023

Research data after Statsraad Lehmkuhl's circumnavigation is now available to anyone who is curious.



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Live storage of bluefin tuna: Historic success in Norwegian waters

22.08.2023

Researchers and fishers joined forces in trapping and transporting live bluefin tuna in the 200-300 kilo weight class.



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IMR launches its own “shark hotline”

15.06.2023

We are launching our own “shark hotline”, and we would like everyone who observes a basking shark or porbeagle along the Norwegian coast to give us a call. 



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Plastic waste and rocks form chemical bond

15.05.2023

"Plastic rocks" create hotspots for microplastic release. 



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Three factors are amplifying heating in the northern Barents Sea

17.04.2023

Warmer water from the south, less cooling in the north and less ice make life more difficult for Arctic marine species.



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HRH Crown Prince Haakon opened the climate conference

17.04.2023

Watch the opening session here.



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Cod larvae were attracted by the noise from wind turbines

12.04.2023

The cod larvae swam towards the noise. 



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"Climate change in the ocean has never been as relevant as it is today"

12.04.2023

Climate researchers from almost 70 countries will meet in Bergen. They have lots to talk about.



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This is how you catch a hake

02.03.2023

It requires special effort to get to know the “cold water barracuda”. Our leading angling expert reveals the secrets of the Norwegian hake.



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''Power naps'' prevent early puberty in farmed salmon

14.02.2023

Researchers have discovered the ideal length of day for smolts.



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Minke whales around Svalbard excrete 600 tonnes of poo each day

09.02.2023

Whale faeces contain large quantities of nutrients that are important to the ocean ecosystem, according to a new study.



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HRH Crown Prince Haakon opens climate conference in Bergen

31.01.2023

In April, leading climate scientists will gather in Bergen to discuss how climate change is affecting the ocean.



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IMR believes impact assessment fails to take into account knowledge gaps

30.01.2023

According to marine scientists, it fails to take into account important gaps in our knowledge about the natural environment and bottom currents in the impact assessment area.



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A new way of measuring fish welfare in wild-capture fisheries

24.01.2023

When excessive quantities of mackerel are crowded tightly together in the net, the fish experience poor welfare.



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Launching into an EU project to farm kelp and mussels at offshore wind farms

18.01.2023

“As scientists, we have a responsibility not just to find problems, but also to solve them”, says Nils Gunnar Kvamstø, the CEO of the Institute of Marine Research.



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Cod did not abandon their spawning site when exposed to noise from seismic airguns

29.11.2022

Across two spawning seasons, researchers have exposed Atlantic cod to powerful blasts from airguns during spawning and tracked the behaviour of the fish. The results have now been published.



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High concentration of trawl marks north of Svalbard

24.11.2022

Before surveying the area, scientists expected to find large areas of untouched seabed – and the odd trawl mark left by fishing boats. What they actually found was nothing like that.



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Researchers halved the salmon louse burden at a fish farm

24.11.2022

They combined off-the-shelf products with a new, dynamic strategy: moving the salmon down – and up – away from the lice.



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Military coup ended research collaboration with Myanmar

16.11.2022

Four students were nevertheless able to complete their master’s projects in Norway. They have now returned to their home country with lots of valuable skills.