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2025

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Nansen boat

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

26.05.2025

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



Two men looking a petridish

This newly discovered bacterium is named after IMR

26.05.2025

Now it will become part of the bacterial bible.



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Herring forgot about their spawning ground

08.05.2025

They suffered collective memory loss after overfishing.



Montasje Barentshavet 5

Temperature swings cause jellyfish blooms and less Polar cod

05.05.2025

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



Nordlig lysprikkfisk kroppet

Unveiling genetic secrets in the ocean's twilight zone

22.04.2025

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.



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opinion

"Research cooperation between Portugal and Norway makes perfect sense

03.04.2025

"The two ocean nations face many similar challenges and opportunities," writes IMR Policy Director.



Epigenetikkmontasje croppet

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

01.04.2025

The use of genes related to cell division, metabolism, and the immune system is particularly affected. 



fish that swims

Farmed salmon matures faster and has more health problems in warmer water

26.03.2025

Researchers have studied how water temperature affects farmed Atlantic salmon. 



Hake in lab

Hake sets parasite record – no codfish has more Anisakis

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 temperature provides perfect growth conditions for sea vomit

15.01.2025

The Norwegian coast has perfect conditions for sea vomit. The unwanted carpet sea squirt thrives best in water that is between 13 and 18 °C.