Long cold winters, thick year-round sea-ice, and great distances from major logistics centers have kept many secrets regarding the status and processes of the central Arctic Ocean ecosystem. Occasional research cruises, remote sensing technology, models, and our imagination provided the basis for our understanding through the end of the 20th century. Longer navigation seasons due to reduced sea-ic
The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Polar Marine Science took place in Tuscany, Italy, March 9. - 14.. The conference topic was Sea Ice as a Nexus in Polar Seas Between the Ocean and the Atmosphere. Prof Marcel Babin was chairing the conference with Lisa Miller as vice chair.
Akvaplan-niva was represented by Eva Leu who presented a poster about the role of Melosira arctica in the future A
Text by Audrey Youjia Su
Large marine mammals are some of the most polluted animals on the planet. This is a result of a process known as biomagnification, where chemical pollutants get ingested by small marine organisms and build up in the fatty tissues of larger animals as they move up the food chain. Animals at the top of the chain, such as killer whales, can end up carrying over 100x the ha
The Norwegian Geotechnical Institute gets support to develop an application for remote sensing of the coastal ice, called IceView.
The IceView project is led by the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) with the goal to develop algorithms to continuously map coastal ice using InSAR, a technique that enables observations of small movements from space. The Alfred Wegner Institute in Germany and
A workshop to highlight the use of Calanus finmarchicus as a sustainable resource and ingredient for aquaculture feed took place at Akvaplan-niva January 29th. We invited Ole Petter Pedersen, Scientific Advisor to Calanus AS to discuss our EU funded project on the mapping of zooplankton Calanus. The company Calanus AS, holding the brand name Zooca, is a Norwegian first mover company which has deve
In the side event “License to Operate – The Arctic Energy Transition” at Arctic Frontiers 2025, stakeholders from across sectors joined forces to discuss the challenges lying ahead for the Arctic and the green transition of energy markets in a geopolitically challenging situation.
By Sverre Ole Drønen, UiB
The global energy transition is ongoing, but time is short, and stakes are high. Throu
This year Emerging Leader from Akvaplan-niva, Eirik Haugstvedt Henriksen, is born and raised in Tromsø and holds a PhD in biology from UiT The Arctic University of Norway. His expertise is on freshwater biology working with fish and parasite ecology. Eirik is fascinated by the way that parasites are embedded in food webs and provide information on the state and functioning of Arctic ecosystems. Fo
This year we at Akvaplan-niva started out the first day of the Arctic Frontiers conference arranging a side-event with NIVA, SINTEF Ocean and Ava Ocean. The event had two sub-themes and two panels, focusing on both kelp forest restoration and low-trophic blue economy. The background for the event is that one positive effect of climate change it that the Arctic can offer an increasing potential for
Har du lyst til å lede en gjeng engasjerte forskere/rådgivere som jobber med å utvikle nye, innovative metoder for miljøkartlegging og overvåking? Akvaplan-niva søker en visjonær seksjonsleder for vår nyopprettede seksjon Havobservasjoner og miljø.
Om oss
Akvaplan-niva er en ledende aktør innen anvendelse av autonom teknologi for miljø-forskning og -overvåkning. Vi bruker undervannsroboter,
Har du lyst til å lede en gjeng engasjerte forskere/rådgivere som jobber med spennende problemstillinger knyttet til hvordan ulike typer menneskelig aktivitet påvirker miljøet? Da kan dette være stillingen for deg.
Om oss
Miljøpåvirkning er en av fire seksjoner i Miljøavdelingen til Akvaplan-niva. Seksjonens ansatte jobber med forskning og rådgivning knyttet til hvordan ulike typer men
Many Akvaplan-niva scientists have throughout the years been very active in The Arctic Marine Ecosystem Research Network (ARCTOS), including leadership of the network. Now one Akvaplan-niva scientist is ending his term in the management and another taking over.
More than two decades after its foundation, the ARCTOS network has transitioned to a female leadership, marking a generation change. S
Av Lars-Henrik Larsen, Akvaplan-niva
I tillegg til sjømatproduksjon så planlegges det for at norske havområder også skal levere elektrisk energi. Ikke fra vannet direkte, men fra vindturbiner som henter bevegelsesenergi fra atmosfæren og omgjør den til elektrisitet.
Norges Vassdrags- og energidirektorat (NVE) la nylig frem sin strategiske konsekvensutredning for åpning av tre områder i N
