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Aberrant genetic inheritance may help us understand why sterile triploid salmon have poorer welfare and health. 

“Submersible” microscope and artificial intelligence help marine researchers uncover harmful algal blooms.

Marine researchers have tracked the spectacular migrations of the "torpedo of the sea." See where the bluefin tuna went!  

As Frigg measured the sprat population in Hardangerfjorden, the captain was sitting in a room in Bergen.

The answer lies in three very special nutrients.

Seafood enthusiast and marine researcher Arne Duinker tastes unusual ingredients and fulfills a dream.

The brown crab contains heavy metals and scientists can trace their sources.

Data collection through citizen science works well when measuring the effects of marine conservation. 

Can a computer help to identify the animals at the bottom of the sea? The answer is yes – but first it must learn to play lotto. 

But humpback whales are more difficult.

Marine scientists estimate that there may be many times more fin whales than thought in the Southern Ocean.

Like many people living in the north of Norway, a shark tagged by the Institute of Marine Research, set its course straight for warmer climates as the autumn cold set in.

The temperature the mother experiences affects how the offspring develop.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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