Halibut eggs were hatched in total darkness and in illumination (60 lux light). A simoultanous hatching to a final hatching of 99%, and positive buoyant larvae in the dark hatching jars were experienced. In the illuminated ...

Norwegian populations of European flat oysters, Ostrea edulis, have been considered free from notifiable diseases. In 2006, microcells resembling the oyster parasite Bonamia sp. were observed during histopathological ...

Introduction: The atlantic halibut is viewed as a promising species for cold water aquaculture, and have been subjected to extensive research efforts both in Norway and in U.K. the later years. As the biology, and ...

A simplified study on running Norwegian activity on mapping and monitoring of introduced marine species was made. A number of additional activities as well as how the overall activities can be coordinated to other running ...

The Nature Index (NI) is established to get an overview of the state and development of biodiversity within the major ecosystems of Norway. It includes marine, limnic and terrestrial ecosystems. The aim of the index is to ...

There is an increasing need for energy. Considerable efforts are being made to develop environmentally friendly energy sources. Generating electric energy using wind turbines is one of the methods that has gained widespread, ...

Norge har i dag overvåkning av enkelte fremmede marine arter og en sporadisk generell kartlegging av forekomsten av slike arter langs deler av kysten. Det er derfor behov for en systematisk plan for kartlegging og overvåkning ...

Halibut eggs were hatched in 21 floating enclosures and the larvae stored through the yolk sac period under 5 different environmental conditions, each with 4 parallels. The effect of the different environments was ...

Adverse effects of invasive alien species (IAS), or biological pollution, is an increasing problem in marine coastal waters, which remains high on the environmental management agenda. All maritime countries need to assess ...