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Supergenes protect cod against environmental changes

15.02.2022

Researchers have found that Atlantic cod possess a set of “supergenes” that enable them to quickly adapt to environmental changes. 



Small boat on the fjord with scientific equipment and researchers on board.

Could fish larvae be disturbed by offshore wind farms?

09.02.2022

A unique project at IMR aims to shed light on the impact of offshore wind farms on the vulnerable early life stages of fish.



Small fish marked with paper slips on a table as part of a trial.
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Fish farmers can influence the traits of fish through the feed

07.02.2022

Behaviour and environmental conditions affect how genes are expressed. New research demonstrates how epigenetics may be highly relevant to the aquaculture industry.



Photo of a sea trout with salmon lice.

Confirmation that sea trout are heavily affected by salmon lice

24.01.2022

In Western Norway, over half of all sea trout are infested with so many salmon lice that you would expect it to seriously harm their health.



A trawl with blue whiting

An opening at the bottom can prevent the trawl bag from bursting

18.01.2022

Several hundred tonnes of blue whiting per trawl haul are fished, and accidents can occur. The trawl bag can simply burst because of the catch sizes.



Herring on a green background.

Computer learns to identify fish species in trawl images

14.01.2022

Scientists have trained an artificially intelligent system to automatically count and recognize the species of fish that are photographed in the trawl under water.



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Nils Gunnar Kvamstø is the new CEO at IMR

03.01.2022

He is excited and motivated for his new role at one of the biggest marine research institutes in Europe.