• Cage fish farming for the livelihood improvement of the local people in Kulekhani, Nepal 

      Pantha, Barsha (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-05-15)
      In Nepal, cage fish culture in the lake and reservoir has plays important role in the improvement of the livelihood of local people through creating employment, improving incomes, and assuring food security. Cage fish farming in Kulekhani was implemented with the support of the International Development Research Centre, Canada (IDRC) and the Nepal government to improve the livelihood of those people ...
    • Capability and legitimacy of beach management units (BMU's) : to improve fisher's income through management of first-hand sales system in Lake Victoria - Tanzania 

      Salehe, Mwanahamis Abdallah (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-05-15)
      Depending on the particular institutional and organizational set-up, different management tasks can be suitable for different forms of co-management arrangement. This thesis focuses on examining the possibility of implementing the marketing-oriented fisheries co-management in Lake Victoria (Tanzanian side) for Nile perch fisheries. The community-based organization BMU was selected as fisher’s ...
    • Capture based aquaculture and sustainability 

      Eilertsen, Remy André (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-11-27)
      The seasonal fisheries in Norway is both a blessing and a curse. The fisheries management have for decades tried to find a way to move some of the seasonal pressure from the traditional season to other parts of the year. This have been done with different levels of success. The duty system is an example of one of the tools that have been tried to secure the supply of fresh fish for the land industry ...
    • Cartilaginous fishes along the North-Norwegian coast. Distributions and densities with regard to fishing and sea temperature 

      Williams, Tom (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-05-15)
      Scientists are becoming increasing aware that many of the world’s cartilaginous fish stocks are particularly vulnerable to overexploitation by modern fishing activities. Very little is known about the cartilaginous fish stocks found in the North Norwegian coastal area. In other areas some of these species have been severely depleted by fishing. The aim of this study was to broaden the knowledge these ...
    • The causal relationship between salmon prices and share prices. Price analysis on the Oslo Stock Exchange 

      Carreira, Raquel Mosquera (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-11-22)
      Atlantic salmon ((Salmo salar, Linneaus,1758)) is a commodity traded globally and salmon exports are one of the main sources of income for Norway. Despite the great growth both in supply and the demand in the last decades, there is still a substantial variability in industry profits level and an important part of such variability is due to fluctuation in salmon prices. This Master Thesis analyse ...
    • Challenges for implementation of the FAO’s Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Small-scale Fisheries. A case study of Small-Scale fisheries governance in India 

      Singh, Sourab (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-11-21)
      For years, small-scale fisheries were marginalized until this sector gained international recognition after the FAO's voluntary guidelines for securing SSFs were endorsed in 2014. Since then, there has been active research, especially in developing countries, to implement these guidelines. Small-scale fisheries that are diverse, complex, and dynamic are challenging to govern and require a ...
    • Challenges to shrimp production in the Bentre province, Vietnam 

      Pham, Khang van (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-05-15)
      Shrimp world production in the last few years has shows very high growth rates. In Vietnam in general and Bentre in particular, shrimp farming has rapidly developed recently and become an important economic sector, creating employment, increasing farmers’ income and earning foreign currency for the country. However, shrimp farming in Bentre is facing a number of challenges that hinder the sustainable ...
    • The change of trade pattern for cod and other species of white fish in the Murmansk region 

      Kisseleva, Anna (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2006-09-18)
      After dissolution of the Soviet Union, the economical and political changes in Russia resulted into development of the new institutional arrangements and altered the behaviour of all industrial organisations. The new institutional regime and the introduction of the new market-based economic system forced fishing companies to change their business behaviour and find new ways to adjust to the existing ...
    • Child labour trafficking in the Lake Volta fishery of Ghana A case study of Ogetse in the Krachi west district of the Volta region 

      Agbenya, Lilian (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-05-22)
      Abstract Child labour trafficking in the Lake Volta fishery of Ghana is one of the prominent issues receiving immense attention from various organizations, NGOs, Civil society within and outside Ghana and the government of Ghana. This is due to the adverse impact on the children’s developments. This thesis sought to find out the major causes of this phenomenon, tasks performed by these victims, the ...
    • Classification of artisanal fisheries métiers in Ghana : a case study of the Central region 

      Bampoe, Audrey Anima (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-05-15)
      The management of multi-species fisheries is usually challenging because of the high number of fleets and gears targeting numerous species. In recent times, the concept of metiers has been used to enable further understanding of spatio-temporal variation of species and behaviour of fishers. In the present study, an output-based approach (i.e. the use of landing data) was used to identify potential ...
    • Co-operatives in small-scale aquaculture. A case study of the yellow croaker aquaculture fishery in Ningde City of Fujian Province in China 

      Yu, Tianyu (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-08-25)
      The SSF contributed a lot to the whole world for hum food consumption and employment. However the problems of poverty and food safety and security in SSF also catch many people’s attention to their livelihood now and in future. Coupled with the fish resources collapse in coastal area and the decrease of use of Coastal for fishing, their situation become worse. FAO recommended the fisheries cooperatives ...
    • Comparison of Atlantic salmon net pen and recirculating aquaculture systems: economical, technological and environmental issues 

      Dekhtyarev, Vitaly (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-11-14)
      The modern aquaculture industry is a rapidly developing sector of the fisheries industry. Among the fish species reared in marine waters Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) shares a significant part. Nowadays, the largest salmon producing countries are Norway, Chile and Scotland. The common technology used in the salmon production is a sea cage, which is presented in a form of floating plastic rings ...
    • Comparison of individual transferable quota in New Zealand and individual vessel quota in Norway 

      Mikhnyuk, Elizaveta (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-11-21)
      Since the introduction of licenses and quotas as important management instruments, Norway has established a system of non-transferable IVQs. The “cod-crisis” was a reason for the Nor- wegian Parliament to reject an ITQ system with a high degree of transactions. However, since the late 80s the IVQ regime have forced towards a market-oriented regime for the expansion of the transferability. The overall ...
    • Composition and quality of marine Omega-3 supplements on the Russian and Norwegian markets: a comparative study. 

      Zaytseva, Anastasia (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-05-15)
      The possible health effects of the long-chain Omega-3 fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic (EPA; 20:5 n-3) and docosahexaenoic (DHA; 22:6 n-3) have been studied for the last 40 years. The outcome of these studies has shown that intake of these Omega-3 may reduce risk of death from cardiovascular disease and possibly also have anticancer effects, improve brain development, reduce depression and delay the ...
    • Conservation of green turtles on the Caribbean coast of Nicaragua : a governance approach 

      Robinson, Melvin Emerson Archbold (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-05-27)
      Policy-makers often regard community as one of the main conflicting and challenging points in the coastal-marine resource management context. Community response to implemented policy often poses a challenge for management institutions when addressing the complexities of the community resource interaction and societal resilience to policy implementation on their social welfare. This is usually the ...
    • Consumption of salmon. A survey of supermarkets in China 

      Wang, Lingling (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2003-05-28)
      To keep up with the recent trends in consumer demand for salmon product in supermarkets, an understanding of the relationship between consumption and variation of lifestyle is needed. The present paper seeks to address this question by hypothesizing that consumption is strongly influenced by consumers’ sociodemograhic status, experience of salmon, beliefs with salmon’s attributes and preference ...
    • Credit for small scale fishery in Mozambique 

      Momade, Fernando Charamatane (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2005-05-23)
      The small-scale fishery is a traditional activity and enrolled in social and cultural practices of the coastal communities and some places of the inland waters of Mozambique. This activity is one of the largest sources of income and employment. In 1990, Mozambique adopted the market economy and since 1992, the State begun a progressive liberalisation of financial institutions. At the same time, ...
    • Cultivation of Saccharina latissima (Sugar kelp) using sea urchins crush as a nutrient source 

      Thapa, Sushmita (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-11-14)
      Saccharina latissima is a species of brown seaweed suitable for cultivation and has different usage such as food, biofuel, and feed. Further, the fisheries industry produces tons of byproducts while processing seafood, which will be discarded as waste. In the sea urchin processing industry, for instance, most parts of a sea urchin, such as shell, spines, and viscera, will be discarded after ...
    • Cultural characteristics of the Russian-Norwegian business relationship in the seafood industry 

      Pyzhova, Anna (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-11-15)
      This study examines the cultural differences between Russia and Norway as a barrier for Norwegian seafood companies to do business with Russia. The main focus will be put on the role of personal relationships and personal contacts in the process of business exchange between Norway and Russia in the seafood market. Geert Hofstede's theory on cultural dimensions will be used as a main framework for ...
    • Current and future competitiveness of the Icelandic and Norwegian salmon farming industries: A comparison of economic performance, productivity, and characteristics of the national environments in which the salmon farming companies operate 

      Vormedal, Sverre (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-05-18)
      While Norway has had a world-leading position in farmed Atlantic salmon since the pioneer age of the 1960s and 1970s, Iceland’s history of salmon farming is one of misadventure; however, a third attempt to become a viable player in the global industry is underway. Despite disagreements over terminology and the extent to which each country-specific characteristic affects the success of firms operating ...