The world’s interest in the Arctic region has been rising as well as the awareness of climate change and disappearance of ice cover in the region. From being seen as a ‘frozen desert’ the Arctic region is nowadays perceived, as a place for cooperation among Arctic states and other actors, from non-Arctic states to non-governmental organizations, like WWF and Greenpeace. The governance system in the ...

Temperature is an important parameter during the early life stages of fish and has been a topic of interest for marine species for a long time. Atlantic cod Gadus morhua is an economically important species and a great candidate for aquaculture diversification despite the present bottlenecks of high production costs and low market prices. The aim of this study was to describe the effects of temperature ...

Although the majority of people consider fish and seafood an important part of a healthy and balanced diet, the consumption of this food category in Norway and Russia is still below the recommended level, especially in younger age groups. This thesis discusses results of an online survey of young fish consumers in Norway and Russia, which focused on existing barriers to consumption of fish and ...

Small-scale (artisanal) fishing is increasingly important to the rural poor and accounts for majority of fish catches in Africa. Migration or mobility (movement) is a basic feature as it constitutes one of the strategies that fishing communities often use in order to secure their livelihoods. It forms an integral part of the small-scale fishing industry and has influenced the fishing sector for ...

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 ...

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 ...

Approximately two decades ago, snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) were discovered in the Barents Sea. The areas in which they have come to establish themselves, in many instances, overlaps with areas trawled by the commercial groundfish fleet, consequently, leading to interactions between snow crab and bottom gear. Snow crabs, which after settling to the bottom go through a series of molts in order to ...

The new Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) proposes a change in the old fisheries regulation of the EU. The aim of this thesis is to give a description of the new regulation with a focus on the discard ban and the landing obligations. Because the use of selectivity devices is crucial on this new regulation, the efficiency of the square mesh window (SMW) as selectivity device was evaluated. The efficiency ...

The European Union has been applying a top-down and centralized approach to management of fish stocks to try dealing with the complexity of the marine environment. Since the establishment of the Common Fisheries Policy in 1983 the principle of relative stability has maintained the main resource “conservation” component of the policy, despite all its criticism for being the major driving factor for ...

This thesis seeks to develop a better understanding of snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio), a nonnative species that has established in the Barents Sea. Very little is known about the species role in the ecosystem, but it can be perceived both as a pest and as a goldmine. It is expected that the population will accommodate a significant fishery. As a non-native benthic crustacean spreading throughout ...