Sponges have recently been proposed as ideal candidates to act as natural samplers for environmental DNA due to their efficiency in filtering water. However, validation of the usefulness of DNA recovered from sponges to reveal vertebrate biodiversity patterns in Marine Protected Areas is still needed. Additionally, nothing is known about how different sponge species and morphologies influence the ...

Laetinaevia marina is a frequent ascomycetous fungus that is widely distributed on the seashores of Scandinavia and Great Britain. It grows on fronds of Fucales (Phaeophyceae) that are washed ashore and lie decaying at the high tide mark or further up on the beach. It is one of the few described marine discomycetes. In the current generic concept it is regarded as a member of Naevioideae ...

Temaet for denne oppgaven har vært norske bedriftsetableringer i Nordvest-Russland. Valget av tema ble gjort med bakgrunn i at jeg personlig syns (Nordvest-)Russland er en spennende region og at næringsutvikling og –etablering er et meget interessant fagområde. Nordvest-Russland, med sitt store markedspotensial og nærhet til Norge, burde være et viktig satsingsområde for norske selskaper. Samtidig ...

Implementation of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) has always a step-zero, i.e., an initial phase when the idea is incepted, communicated and negotiated among stakeholders. What happens during this phase is likely to have an impact later on. If not done right, the management of the MPA may encounter problems at later stage that will be difficult to correct. Inspired by this working theory, this article ...

Mucin induces CRISPR-Cas defense in an opportunistic pathogen

Pathogenic bacteria are attracted toward mucosa, as it is their way of entry into the body. However, we know surprisingly little about the phage-bacterium interactions in the mucosal environment. Here, we explored the effect of the mucosal environment on growth characteristics and phage-bacterium interactions in Streptococcus mutans, a causative agent of dental caries. We found that although mucin ...

Denne oppgaven undersøkte om det er mulig å lage et felles system for kvalitetsvurdering på sjøfrossen sløyd- og hodekappet torsk. Det er flere momenter som tilsier det eksisterer et behov for å lage et felles system for kvalitetsvurdering: • Litteraturen tilsier at det landes mye variert råstoffkvalitet. • Landinger av dårlig kvalitet påvirker verdiskapingsmuligheter negativt. • En nedgang ...

Under the individual vessel quota regulations, the expected economic return of a multi species fishery is influenced by an array of a multi-component choice such as targeted species, landings per haul, harvesting time and its location. The components of effort allocation decisions are further complicated by changes in the market conditions and the constant movements of fish between spawning and ...

This reportdescribes full scale tests at sea with the semi-circular spreading gear (SCSG). This activity is part of Work Package 3 (WP3: Development of new ground gear) of the MultiSEPT project. The spreading of the SCSG and rockhopper gear was measured by useof MARPORT distance sensors. Bottom contact was monitored by use of SCANMARtrawl sensors and by underwater cameras mounted in the headline ...

Background: MyD88 directly interacts and affects IRF activation in mammals, but no information has been available about lower vertebrates.<p> <p>Results: Transgenic MyD88 interacts with IRF3 and IRF7A/B and modulates the IRF-induced IFN response and accumulates in aggresomes in Atlantic salmon. <p>Conclusion: MyD88 is involved in the regulation of the IRF-induced IFN response in Atlantic ...