The globalisation and intensification of food production has led to food related health incidents. These incidents range from BSE in cattle to illegally high levels of dioxins in chicken feed (Carriquiry and Babcock, 2007, Caswell, 2000, Elbers et al., 2001, Fallon, 2001, Hobbs, 2004, Madec et al., 2001, Ozawa et al., 2001, Sporleder and Goldsmith, 2001). The modern consumer is increasingly ...

Sustainability is proposed as a solution to the many negative consequences of modern agriculture. However, although science and policy have aimed for sustainability for more than two decades, it seems that we are not making enough progress. This is due to the complexities of the sustainability concept and that we need to better understand how we can create change. In seeing sustainability as a ...

Central control mechanisms of food intake vary between different fish species. Few studies have investigated the role of central appetite regulators in fish species that show natural seasonal variations in food intake. Yet, seasonal fishes are particularly interesting because their potential seasonally sliding set-points in appetite and energy homeostasis may reveal new information about the ...

The high energy intensity of the manufacturing sector places it at the centre of all greenhouse gas emission abatement programmes. The thesis is thus motivated by the need to increase the environmental performance of the sector, and aims to explore the internal drivers in stimulating eco-process innovation in manufacturing firms. To this end, I use an explorative research design and explore the ...

This dissertation is about the changing relationship between science and society and the attempt to organize knowledge production and advisory processes in new ways: How can the relations between science and society be organized in a way that ensures sound advice as well as democratic ideals such as transparency and inclusion? Is it possible to relax the boundary between science and society without ...

Salt-cured and dried salt-cured (klipfish) cod (Gadus morhua L.) are highly appreciated. Salt fish and klipfish are mainly prepared by rehydration to lower the level of salt. The rehydrated cod can be used in several dishes and consumption of these products has been considered safe due to the high level of salt. The overall aim of the thesis was to study the food safety of salt-cured fish products ...

The ability of individuals to acquire and store energy for life-history traits such as reproduction and survival, is finite. This demands prioritizing some traits at the expense of other traits. Which traits to prioritize, depends on the life-history strategy of a species. ‘Slow’-living species, in contrast to ‘fast’-living species, mature late, produce small broods, have low extrinsic mortality and ...

<p>This thesis presents the development of the games and agent-based model methodology and provides methodological guidelines for using GAM research, i.e., combining games and agent-based models in research. <p>GAM research is rooted in complexity sciences and transdisciplinary research, offering valuable insights into complex, adaptable systems. GAM research has particular relevance in decision-making ...

This dissertation is a case-study of the development and introduction of game-based learning in the Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science. The use of games for learning has long traditions, but is currently receiving increased attention from scholars in light of the increased focus on active learning in higher education institutions. The ...

In this work, I investigated genetic complexity in four commercially exploited species from the North Atlantic: saithe (Pollachius virens L.), Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides), and beaked and golden redfish (Sebastes mentella and S. norvegicus). The results were used 1) to assess the consistency between current management units and units identified by results based on genetic data ...