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Why do eels in Norway choose to stay in salt water?

12.12.2017

Some eels migrate into fresh water, while others remain at sea, particularly in Northern Europe. The IMR has received funding to investigate why.



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Colder seawater reduces salmon mortality when delousing

11.12.2017

Bath treatment with hydrogen peroxide is an effective method to remove sea lice on farmed Atlantic salmon, but treatments can be associated with high mortalities. Findings from researchers at the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) and the University of Melbourne have developed a new treatment concept that can reduce salmon mortality and improve welfare.



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Budget agreement ensures extra NOK 27 million for marine research

29.11.2017

– We are delighted that, taken in consideration Norway’s ambitious goals to expand our exploration on marine resources, this agreement strengthens us further as a management institute. The marine industries must be managed sustainably if we are to handle the desired growth in a good manner, says The Institute of Marine Research’s Managing Director Sissel Rogne.



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Have more answers about seafood and health

08.11.2017

Over the past four years, with a budget of NOK 70 million and around 45 planned scientific articles, researchers have endeavoured to find out what effect fish and seafood consumption have on our health. The Fish Intervention Studies project (FINS) is near completion and the results are starting to come in.



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'Fresh' cod all year round with the right freezing and thawing method

03.11.2017

Controlled freezing and thawing of cod give consumers a product all year round that rivals fresh fish. A new research project shows that the way in which cod is frozen and thawed makes all the difference to the quality of the product.



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Mould toxins can end up in fish feed

16.10.2017

So far, fish have been spared the problem of mycotoxins produced by mould, but the increase of plant ingredients in farmed fish feed has resulted in more such toxins in fish feed too. Many ‘new’ toxins have been discovered, and we know little about any consequences they may have for fish and people.



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Good status for imported seafood

13.10.2017

Seafood imported to Norway in 2015 was of overall good quality and rarely exceeded the applicable maximum limits for contaminants and infective agents.



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Norway receives praise for its ocean science

13.10.2017

Norway received the IOC prize for its ocean science knowledge and capacity. Director General of NIFES Ole Arve Misund accepted the prize on behalf of Norway during the UN Ocean Conference in New York this week.



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National budget: NOK 11 million to study krill in Antarctic

12.10.2017

The Institute of Marine Research (IMR) has been allocated NOK 11 million for an expedition to study krill in Antarctica in winter 2018–2019, the Southern Hemisphere’s summer. The new icebreaker research vessel “Kronprins Haakon” will be used.



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New dietary recommendations for salmon

06.10.2017

Some of the recommendations on vitamin and mineral supplements in the feed for Atlantic salmon must be changed. This happens because a shift from mainly marine ingredients to feeds where more than 70% comes from plants has changed the requirements. Implementation of this new knowledge is important for the growth and welfare of the salmon.



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The Government has approved co-location in a new building

06.09.2017

Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Søviknes announced on Sunday that the Government has said yes to a new building for the purpose of co-locating the soon-to-be-merged Institute of Marine Research and NIFES, and the Directorate of Fisheries.



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The Government has approved co-location in a new building

06.09.2017

Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Søviknes announced on Sunday that the Government has said yes to a new building for the purpose of co-locating the soon-to-be-merged Institute of Marine Research and NIFES, and the Directorate of Fisheries.



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The Government has approved co-location in a new building

03.09.2017

Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Søviknes announced that the Government has said yes to a new building for the purpose of co-locating the soon-to-be-merged Institute of Marine Research and NIFES, and the Directorate of Fisheries.



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Could kelp be the new potato?

25.08.2017

A nutritious vegetable grows along our shores that we barely use. Scientists now want to investigate whether kelp can make up a greater part of the European diet.



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Salmon lice capable of developing tolerance to fresh and warm water treatment

18.08.2017

Genetic variations mean that different families of salmon lice have different tolerances to freshwater and warm water. Both treatments are used to delouse farmed fish. The findings suggest that salmon lice could eventually develop higher tolerance to the treatments, rendering them less effective.



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Potentially dangerous parasite found in farmed fish from Vietnam

03.08.2017

NIFES scientists were surprised to find the parasite Chinese liver fluke in farmed Pangasius in Vietnam. At worst, the parasite can cause serious liver disease and cancer if the actual seafood is eaten raw, without prior freezing or properly heating.



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Went from too little to harmful levels of iodine

24.07.2017

The prevalence of goitre used to be high in the mountainous country of Nepal, and children were born with brain damage because of serious iodine deficiency. Now, Norwegian research shows, on the contrary, that many Nepalese people have a too high iodine intake. What happened?



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Research Council of Norway provides funding for new robotic floats

26.06.2017

The Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry Monica Mæland visited the Institute of Marine Research in Bergen to pass on the good news. During her visit, she met one of the cylindrical, yellow “marine scientists” that will drift on the ocean currents.



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Inspiring gathering with Strategic Advisory Board

16.06.2017

– This has been a great and inspiring experience. It’s been fantastic to have access to some of the world’s best researchers for three full days, says Sissel Rogne, the IMR’s Managing Director, who hosted the first meeting of its Strategic Advisory Board.



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EU research and innovation Director-General visits the IMR

14.06.2017

Robert-Jan Smits, the Director-General of research and innovation in the EU, visits the Institute of Marine Research in Bergen wednesday.



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Recommends reducing cod quota by 20%

13.06.2017

The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) recommends that the cod quota in the Barents Sea next year does not exceed 712,000 tonnes. This is a reduction of 20% compared to this year’s quota.

“We are experiencing a natural decline in Atlantic cod stocks, which we need to take into consideration,” says the Research Director at the Institute of Marine Research, Geir Huse.



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Can pesticides end up in salmon?

30.05.2017

We are now seeing much less of the ‘old’ environmental contaminants like dioxins and DDT in farmed salmon, after plant ingredients replaced fish oil and meal in the feed. Is it possible, though, that we have created a new problem caused by pesticides from agriculture ending up as residues in fish feed?



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Norwegian bivalve molluscs in good condition

24.05.2017

The annual monitoring showed that one in four flat oysters had cadmium levels above the maximum level, but that Norwegian bivalve molluscs are otherwise in good condition.



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Why do more farmed salmon lose their sight in summer?

22.05.2017

Farmed salmon often lose their sight in summer as cataracts make their eyes opaque. This happens when the temperature rises, but exactly why it happens has not been known. Scientists at NIFES have now found out more about the link between sea temperature and blindness in salmon.



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Dr. Fridtjof Nansen has started working

18.05.2017
Cruise leader Reidar Toresen reports that the new research vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen is well under way on its very first cruise off North-West Africa.
 
– We left Casablanca in the evening 8 May and we are now working in the ocean between Morocco and The Canary Iles until 7 June, says Toresen. – During 2017 the goal is to cover the whole west coast of Africa, from Casablanca to Cape Town, he adds. 


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Plan to merge the Institute of Marine Research and NIFES

12.05.2017

In its revised national budget, the Norwegian government proposes merging the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) and NIFES – The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research.



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Sufficient levels of marine fatty acids in fish deprived Nepal

04.05.2017

Bhaktapur is nearly 1,000 kilometres away from the nearest ocean. Nevertheless, the Nepalese have good levels of marine fatty acids in their blood. The reason for this is a mystery to scientists.



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Very high levels of undesirable substances in halibut weighing over 100 kg, but low levels in smaller halibut

26.04.2017

Large halibut weighing over 100 kg contain very high levels of undesirable substances, according to a new survey. Halibut weighing less than 40 kg, however, which accounted for more than 80 per cent of the analysed fish, contained low levels of undesirable substances like mercury and organic contaminants. For 85 per cent of the halibut analysed, the levels of undesirable substances were below the EU maximum level in all parts of the fillet.



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Low folate in feed leads to fewer and weaker fish embryos

31.03.2017

Deficiencies in B vitamins such as folate and vitamin B12 affect the offspring’s genes. Studies on fish show that even a slight B vitamin deficiency leads to much lower fecundity and weaker offspring.