I senere tid har oppmerksomhet blitt rettet mot fangst av raudåte i de norske havområdene. Det er utviklet egne fangst og prosesseringsteknikker, og bruksområdene for raudåteproduktene kan være mange. Olje utvunnet fra raudåte har et høyt innhold langskjedede n-3 fettsyrer, voksestere og naturlige antioksidanter. Hensikten med oppgaven var å undersøke oljens oksidative stabilitet ved langtidslagring, ...

The female Common eider (Somateria mollossima) is a drab, lightly coloured bird, easily distinguished from the brightly ornamented male. Unlike the male, the female has white bands on the tips of her wings, and these white wing bands have been shown to reflect individual quality in previous studies. In this study the potential role of the white wing bands in parental care and mate choice is studied, ...

Gerir pescarias artesanais é tarefa muito complexa em qualquer parte do mundo, e não existem receitas prontas de como o fazer. Os objectivos do presente trabalho são fazer uma ordenação sistemática dos principais conflitos endógenos e exógenos da pesca artesanal, incluindo uma análise do estado das pescarias, da interacção entre frotas, e da relação das pescas com assuntos de conservação e outras ...

Marine copepods of the genus Pseudocalanus (Calanoida) are common in Svalbard waters as well as throughout the northern hemisphere. They contribute considerably to plankton biomass in addition to Calanus spp. and play an important role in the marine food web as a link between planktivores, such as fish larvae, and microalgae. Pseudocalanus consists of several sibling species, and two of them, ...

Most studies of nest site selection by northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis, have been done in mixed – or coniferous forests, and emphasis has been put on the importance of large trees and relatively intact, old forest stands for nesting sites. However, goshawks in northern Norway are found in birch forests characterized by relatively small trees and a high natural level of fragmentation. In this ...

The present study reports the results of investigations conducted during 2006-2007 of the bottom longline fishery in the Southern Adriatic Sea. The study investigated the rigging of the line and the material used. These investigations specifically compared the catch efficiency of the traditionally used J-shaped hook to hooks with innovative design that are commonly used in the Norwegian costal ...

Rovdyr er noe som fascinerer og engasjerer. I den sammenheng er det er gjort uttalige studier av rovdyr, både nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Den norske forvaltingen står ovenfor store utfordringer i det videre arbeidet med norske rovdyr. Mye av disse utfordringene er skapt av at forvaltningen over lengre tid hovedsakelig er blitt styrt av politiske interesser, og i mindre grad av innspill fra ulike ...

A pilot project was carried out by the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) to test the functionality of GPS phone tags (by SMRU) on harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in the Vesterålen archipelago, Norway. Acoustic surveys were performed to investigate the abundance of fish in these waters and scat sampling was used to assess the diet composition of the seal population inhabiting the area. Five juvenile ...

The fish fauna was investigated in autumn 2003 during the TUNU-I Expedition to NE Greenland fjords. Two gadoids Arctogadus glacialis and Boreogadus saida were abundant in many trawl hauls. In this study, the stomach contents and the stable isotope composition were determined in 60 Arctogadus glacialis and 50 Boreogadus saida from Tyrolerfjord and Dove Bugt. The diets were examined by Stomach Contents ...

Spruce plantations in coastal birch forests of northern Norway might affect the spatial activity of mammals in the landscape. To investigate this relationship, I censused tracks of mammals in the winter according to the Finnish wildlife triangle method and analysed these at three spatial scales; tree stand level, landscape level and regional level, the two first being related to spruce. The spatial ...