Recent Submissions

  • From Winter to Late Summer in the Northwestern Barents Sea Shelf: Impacts of Seasonal Progression of Sea Ice and Upper Ocean on Nutrient and Phytoplankton Dynamics 

    Koenig, Zoe Charlotte; Muilwijk, Morven; Sandven, Håkon Johan; Lundesgaard, Øyvind; Assmy, Philipp Kurt Wolf; Lind, Sigrid Gjessing; Assmann, Karen; Chierici, Melissa; Fransson, Agneta; Gerland, Sebastian; Jones, Elizabeth Marie; Renner, Angelika; Granskog, Mats (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    Strong seasonality is a key feature of high-latitude systems like the Barents Sea. While the interannual variability and long-term changes of the Barents Sea are well-documented, the seasonal progression of the physical ...
  • Still Arctic? — The changing Barents Sea 

    Gerland, Sebastian; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Reigstad, Marit; Sundfjord, Arild; Bogstad, Bjarte; Chierici, Melissa; Hop, Haakon; Renaud, Paul Eric; Smedsrud, Lars Henrik; Stige, Leif Christian; Årthun, Marius; Berge, Jørgen; Bluhm, Bodil Annikki Ulla Barbro; Borgå, Katrine; Bratbak, Gunnar; Divine, Dmitry V; Eldevik, Tor; Eriksen, Elena; Fer, Ilker; Fransson, Agneta; Gradinger, Rolf Rudolf; Granskog, Mats A.; Haug, Tore; Husum, Katrine; Johnsen, Geir; Jonassen, Marius Opsanger; Jørgensen, Lis Lindal; Kristiansen, Svein; Larsen, Aud; Lien, Vidar Surén; Lind, Sigrid; Lindstrøm, Ulf Ove; Mauritzen, Cecilie; Melsom, Arne; Mernild, Sebastian H.; Müller, Malte; Nilsen, Frank; Primicerio, Raul; Søreide, Janne; van der Meeren, Gro Ingleid; Wassmann, Paul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    The Barents Sea is one of the Polar regions where current climate and ecosystem change is most pronounced. Here we review the current state of knowledge of the physical, chemical and biological systems in the Barents Sea. ...
  • Annotating otoliths with a deep generative model 

    Bojesen, Troels Arnfred; Denechaud, Côme; Malde, Ketil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    Otoliths are a central information source for fish ecology and stock management, conveying important data about age and other life history for individual fish. Traditionally, interpretation of otoliths has required skilled ...
  • Environmentally realistic concentrations of chlorinated, brominated, and fluorinated persistent organic pollutants induce the unfolded protein response as a shared stress pathway in the liver of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) 

    Olsvik, Pål Asgeir; Meier, Sonnich; Zhang, Xiaokang; Goksøyr, Anders; Karlsen, Odd André; Yadetie, Fekadu (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    In the North Sea and North Atlantic coastal areas, fish experience relatively high background levels of persistent organic pollutants. This study aimed to compare the mode of action of environmentally relevant concentrations ...
  • Half a century of high-latitude fisheries oceanography research on the "recruitment problem" in Northeast Arctic cod (Gadus morhua) 

    Kjesbu, Olav Sigurd; Tiedemann, Maik; Alix, Maud; Thorsen, Anders; Sundby, Svein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    Predicting recruitment in a reliable fashion is a great challenge within operational fisheries advice. Here, we consulted the unique but undercommunicated IMR Cod Larva Project (1975–1990), its spin-offs, placed in an ...
  • Fit-for-Purpose Information for Offshore Wind Farming Applications—Part-II: Gap Analysis and Recommendations 

    Schulz-Stellenfleth, Johannes; Blauw, Anouk; Laakso, Lauri; Mourre, Baptiste; She, Jun; Wehde, Henning (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    Offshore wind energy installations in coastal areas have grown massively over the last decade. This development comes with a large number of technological, environmental, economic, and scientific challenges, which need to ...
  • Fluctuating Atlantic inflows modulate Arctic atlantification 

    Polyakov, Igor V.; Ingvaldsen, Randi Brunvær; Pnyushkov, Andrey V.; Bhatt, Uma S.; Francis, Jennifer A.; Janout, Markus; Kwok, Ronald; Skagseth, Øystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    Enhanced warm, salty subarctic inflows drive high-latitude atlantification, which weakens oceanic stratification, amplifies heat fluxes, and reduces sea ice. In this work, we show that the atmospheric Arctic Dipole (AD) ...
  • Effects of local density dependence and temperature on the spatial synchrony of marine fish populations 

    Marquez, Jonatan; Herfindal, Ivar; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Aanes, Sondre; Salthaug, Are; Lee, Aline Magdalena (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    Disentangling empirically the many processes affecting spatial population synchrony is a challenge in population ecology. Two processes that could have major effects on the spatial synchrony of wild population dynamics are ...
  • Atlantification influences zooplankton communities seasonally in the northern Barents Sea and Arctic Ocean 

    Wold, Anette; Hop, Haakon; Svensen, Camilla; Søreide, Janne; Assmann, Karen M.; Ormanzcyk, Mateusz; Kwaśniewski, Sławomir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    The Barents Sea is undergoing rapid ocean warming with less sea ice and increased Atlantic inflow, shifting the pelagic ecosystem towards a more boreal one, a process referred to as Atlantification. While such changes have ...
  • Host genotype and microbiome associations in co-occurring clonal and non-clonal kelp, Ecklonia radiata 

    Vadillo Gonzalez, Sebastian; Vranken, Sofie; Coleman, Melinda A.; Wernberg, Thomas; Steinberg, Peter D.; Marzinelli, Ezequiel M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    A fundamental question in holobiont biology is the extent to which microbiomes are determined by host characteristics regulated by their genotype. Studies on the interactions of host genotype and microbiomes are emerging ...
  • Salmon lice dispersal and population model for management strategy evaluation 

    Kragesteen, Tróndur J.; Johannesen, Tróndur T.; Sandvik, Anne Dagrun; Andersen, Ken H.; Johnsen, Ingrid Askeland (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    Modern marine salmon aquaculture includes management of salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) infestations. Moving from a reactive delousing treatment effort to a proactive preventive strategy requires a simulation tool ...
  • Early ontogeny of the lesser sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) 

    Perrichon, Prescilla; Bjelland, Reidun Marie; Durif, Caroline; Fiksdal, Ingrid Uglenes; Johnsen, Espen; Skiftesvik, Anne Berit; Cresci, Alessandro; Browman, Howard; Sørhus, Elin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    Background Lesser sandeel (Ammodytes marinus) is widely distributed in North Sea ecosystems. Sandeel acts as a critical trophic link between zooplankton and top predators (fish, mammals, sea birds). Because they live buried ...
  • Life in the fast lane: Revisiting the fast growth—High survival paradigm during the early life stages of fishes 

    Robert, Dominique; Shoji, Jun; Sirois, Pascal; Takasuka, Akinori; Catalán, Ignacio A.; Folkvord, Arild; Ludsin, Stuart A.; Peck, Myron A.; Sponaugle, Su; Ayón, Patricia M.; Brodeur, Richard D.; Campbell, Emily Y.; D'Alessandro, Evan K.; Dower, John F.; Fortier, Louis; García, Alberto G.; Huebert, Klaus B.; Hufnagl, Marc; Ito, Shin-ichi; Joh, Mikimasa; Juanes, Francis; Nyuji, Mitsuo; Oozeki, Yoshioki; Plaza, Guido; Takahashi, Motomitsu; Tanaka, Yosuke; Tojo, Naoki; Watari, Shingo; Yasue, Naotaka; Pepin, Pierre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    Early life survival is critical to successful replenishment of fish populations, and hypotheses developed under the Growth-Survival Paradigm (GSP) have guided investigations of controlling processes. The GSP postulates ...
  • New insights into the Barents Sea Calanus glacialis population dynamics and distribution 

    Aarflot, Johanna Myrseth; Eriksen, Elena; Prokopchuk, Irina P.; Svensen, Camilla; Søreide, Janne; Wold, Anette; Skogen, Morten D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    Arctic copepods are major grazers and vital food for planktivores in polar ecosystems but challenging to observe due to remoteness and seasonal sea ice coverage. Models offer higher spatio-temporal resolution, and ...
  • Acoustic micronektonic distribution and density is structured by macroscale oceanographic processes across 17–48° N latitudes in the North Atlantic Ocean 

    García-Seoane, Eva; Klevjer, Thor A.; Mork, Kjell Arne; Agersted, Mette Dalgaard; Macaulay, Gavin; Melle, Webjørn Raunsgård (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    This study investigates the large-scale distribution patterns of the acoustic scattering layers and micronekton density across the Northeast Atlantic Ocean during daylight hours. A research cruise on board R/V “Kronprins ...
  • Assessments of epidemic spread in aquaculture: comparing different scenarios of infectious bacteria incursion through spatiotemporal hybrid modeling 

    Roh, HyeongJin; Kannimuthu, Dhamotharan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    The sustainable development of the aquaculture sector is at risk due to the significant challenges posed by many emerging infectious diseases. While disease prevention and control measures are becoming increasingly critical, ...
  • Influence of Shelf Break Processes on the Transport of Warm Waters Onto the Eastern Amundsen Sea Continental Shelf 

    Azaneu, Marina; Webber, Benjamin; Heywood, Karen J.; Assmann, Karen; Dotto, Tiago S.; Abrahamsen, E. Povl (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    The heat transported onto the continental shelf by Circumpolar Deep Water (CDW) is the main driver of ice shelf basal melting in the Amundsen Sea. Here, we investigate the slope current system and the variability of the ...
  • Migratory behavior of aggregating male Tiger Grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) in Little Cayman, Cayman Islands 

    Sleugh, Toni; McCoy, Croy M.; Pattengill-Semmens, Christy V.; Johnson, Bradley C.; Heppell, Scott A.; Waterhouse, Lynn; Stock, Brian; Semmens, Brice X. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    Tiger Grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) form fish spawning aggregations (FSAs) around the winter full moons (typically January through April) in the Caribbean. Males defend territories to attract mates in a lek-like reproductive ...
  • Detecting significant retrospective patterns in state space fish stock assessment 

    Breivik, Olav Nikolai; Aldrin, Magne Tommy; Fuglebakk, Edvin; Nielsen, Anders (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    Retrospective patterns are commonly investigated to validate fish stock assessment models. A widely applied measure for retrospective bias is Mohn’s ρ and corresponding retrospective plots. However, retrospective patterns ...
  • Co-designing marine science for the ocean we want 

    Pendleton, Linwood H; Alexandroff, Stella J; Clausen, Alison; Schmidt, Jörn O; Browman, Howard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development requires that all of the Actions it endorses have concrete plans to involve stakeholders in the co-creation of ocean science. As a result, we have a ...

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