In this paper the authors present bio-acoustical icetethered platform for optical, physical and ecological sensors (POPE), i.e. an ice-tethered buoy, equipped with an AZFP scientific echosounder for fish and plankton research under the ice in the Arctic. The POPE enables remote transfer of large volume of environmental information using flying vehicles as data-mules. The presented prototype has been ...

Innovasjoner er ansett som kritisk for å skape konkurransefortrinn. For bedrifter som ønsker å satse på innovasjon, kreves det kjennskap til hele innovasjonsprosessen. Praktikere og teoretikere har imidlertid tradisjonelt fokusert mest på resultat og slutten av innovasjons-prosessen. Idegenerering er en del av starten, og den delen hvor bedrifter kan oppnå de største fordelene. Temaet for denne ...

The autumnal moth (Epirrita autumnata) is a cyclically outbreaking forest Lepidoptera with circumpolar distribution and substantial impact on Northern ecosystems. We have isolated 21 microsatellites from the species to facilitate population genetic studies of population cycles, outbreaks, and crashes. First, PCR primers and PCR conditions were developed to amplify 19 trinucleotide loci and two ...

In this study, five isolated Arctic marine bacteria of the genus Arthrobacter were cultivated under different temperatures and growth media. Employing the “One Strain-Many Compounds” (OSMAC) approach, in an attempt to produce novel and interesting compounds with potential bioactivity by triggering different metabolic pathways. The motivation for this thesis was to discover new types of arthrobacilins ...

Isolation of bioactive products from the marine environment is considered a very promising approach to identify new compounds that can be used for further drug development. In this work we have isolated three new compounds from the purpuroine family by mass-guided preparative HPLC; purpuroine K-M. These compounds where screened for antibacterial- and antifungal activity, antibiofilm formation ...

This report identifies transferable skills and competences relevant for early career researchers to gather during their doctoral training program and beyond, in order to increase their employability in multiple work sectors. A skills matrix and infographic (see Appendix) with nine different categories, containing a total of 66 transferable skills and competences, is presented. Advice on how to ...

For effective monitoring in social–ecological systems to meet needs for biodiversity, science, and humans, desired outcomes must be clearly defined and routes from direct to derived outcomes understood. The Arctic is undergoing rapid climatic, ecological, social, and economic changes and requires effective wildlife monitoring to meet diverse stakeholder needs. To identify stakeholder priorities ...

This study presents a data-driven modelling approach to identify important factors influencing the growth- and mortality rate for farmed salmon in northern Norway. Furthermore, a model is trained to determine the best fish farming sites and identify optimal areas with the best geographical conditions. Aquaculture site production and location data from 323 salmon farming sites (all licensed aquaculture ...

Despite its long history of exploitation, there is limited information about the spurdog. Therefore, it is important to identify which general and genetic information is available for the species and what is missing to resolve stock structure and advice future management schemes. The goal of this study was to identify the knowledge gaps, in terms of genetic population structure and diversity, which ...