This paper presents field experiment results of using a new technology to harvest copepods (Calanus sp.) in the ocean by bubble upwelling. Two largo-scale bubble rafts, a 21 m2 and a flexible 75 m2 bubble raft with tow parallel and perpendicular sparger elements, respectively, were field tested in areas with high, upper 25-m water column Calanus densities. Measured bubble-driven upwelling velocities ...

Atlantisk torsk (Gadus morhua L.) er en relativt ny og lovende art i Norsk oppdrett. Til nå har oppdrettstorsk blitt eksportert som sløyd fisk. Dersom produksjonsvolumet får den forventede økningen i fremtiden så må man tenke på foredling som filetering, før eksport og salg. Filetering av velfødde torskefisker som oppdrettstorsk, er ingen enkel sak. Dersom slik fisk fileteres til vanlig tid, det vil ...

Climate change triggers a wide mosaic of regional and local responses, often different to the large-scale variability in magnitude and direction. Because of the psychological connections (cognitive and emotional) with the frequency, intensity and age of a climatic event, people may have the capacity to recognize key variations at lower scales, especially those from which they perceive risk. Yet, the ...

The snow crab (<i>Chionoecetes opilio</i>), SC, is a newly established species in the Barents Sea. The snow crab fishery has established itself as a new and profitable industry in Norway in the last decade. The fishery started as a year-round fishery, without any information of possible seasonal variations in the quality of the product. In 2017 a total allowable catch was established by the Norwegian ...

While there is a number of frameworks and protocols in Agent-Based Modeling (ABM) that support the documentation of different aspects of a simulation study, it is surprising to find only a small number dealing with the handling of data. Here we present the results of discussions we had on the topic at the Lorentz Center workshop on Integrating Qualitative and Quantitative Evidence using Social ...

Annual catch quotas and other regulations of the Barents Sea fisheries are set through negotiations between Norway and Russia. Assessment of the state of the stocks and quota advices are given by the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). Their work is based on survey results and international landings statistics. The results from the demersal fish winter surveys in the ...

Mucous membranes such as the gill and skin mucosa in fish protect them against a multitude of environmental factors. At the same time, changes in the molecular composition of mucus may provide valuable information about the interaction of the fish with their environment, as well as their health and welfare. In this study, the metabolite profiles of the plasma, skin and gill mucus of freshwater ...

Inspired by Ostrom’s Governing the Commons (1990), this thesis examines fisheries collective action in the Dutch brown shrimp fishery. The study was conducted as a qualitative case study, with semi-structured interviews and an analysis of literature and secondary sources as the main research methods. Taking the perspective of the appropriators, the main collective action problem turned out to be ...

When conducting social research in the four communities located in North-East Venezuela, it was understood through the course of communication that there was a very important issue affecting, in one way or another, the development of the sardine fishery: Governance. New formal fisheries institutions have been established since 1999 related with the election of the president Hugo Chavez in 1998. When ...