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Kudoa has not previously been documented in Norwegian whitefish. 

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

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.

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

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

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. 

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

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

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. 

"Plastic rocks" create hotspots for microplastic release. 

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

Watch the opening session here.

The cod larvae swam towards the noise. 

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

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

Researchers have discovered the ideal length of day for smolts.

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

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

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.

Join us in a tour through our labs and meet our scientists.

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

“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.

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.

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.

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

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.

This autumn there has been a big increase in the number of string jellyfish along the coast. This colonial jellyfish can reach lengths of up to 30 metres and it can be fatal to farmed fish.

One was eaten by a whale, another caught by a local fisherman called Håkon, and three returned to the same spot they were tagged a year ago.

A new study reveals that the variety of Ichthyophonus found by researchers in mackerel is a new species, and not the one typically found in herring.

Seafood safety in a changing environment is the focus of the recent special issue of Environmental Pollution, a joint effort by IMR and UN-IAEA. Two out of eleven papers were written by IMR scientists.