• Acoustic investigations of size and distribution of the Barents Sea capelin stock 1972-1997 

      Gjøsæter, Harald; Dommasnes, Are; Røttingen, Bente (Fisken og havet, Research report, 1998)
      The abundance and geographical distribution of the Barents Sea capelin stock have been monitored using acoustic methods since 1972. Today, 26 years later, it is one of the few stocks, within the ICES area, for which an ...
    • Botnfiskundersøkingar i Barentshavet (norsk sone) vinteren 1997 

      Mehl, Sigbjørn (Fisken og havet, Research report, 1997)
      Eit kombinert akustikk- og botntråltokt med sikte på å kartleggja utbreiing, mengde og vekst hos torsk, hyse, blåkveite og uerartene er gjennomført sidan 1981 i Barentshavet. Vinteren 1997 vart dekkinga svært mangelfull ...
    • Botnfiskundersøkingar i Barentshavet (redusert område) vinteren 1998 

      Mehl, Sigbjørn (Fisken og havet, Research report, 1998)
      A combined acoustic and bottom trawl survey to obtain indices of abundance and estimates of length and weight at age has been carried out each winter (4-6 weeks in January- March) since 1981 in the Barents Sea. The target ...
    • Concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons in sediments and seawater from the Barents and Norwegian Seas 2003-2005 

      Boitsov, Stepan; Klungsøyr, Jarle; Jensen, Henning K. B. (Fisken og havet, Research report, 2007)
      During 2003-2005 cruises have been carried out in the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea to collect samples of sediments and seawater for analyses of total hydrocarbons (THC) and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). The report ...
    • Description and validation of a three-dimensional numerical model of the nordic and Barents Seas 

      Asplin, Lars; Ingvaldsen, Randi; Loeng, Harald; Ådlandsvik, Bjørn (Fisken og havet, Research report, 1998)
      As a part of the VEINS project, IMR carries out both a numerical model study of the seasonal and interannual variability of the flow through the Barents Sea and an observational programme at the Bear Island-Fugløya ...
    • Dyreplankton i Barentshavet biomasse-variasjoner 1979 - 1994 

      Hassel, Arne (Fisken og havet, Research report, 1995)
      The capelin fisheries has until recently been a very important commercial fishery in the Barents Sea. The capelin stock has showed large fluctuations, with a size of about 4-7 mill. tons in 1973-1980 before the collapse ...
    • Effect from the king- and snow crab on Barents Sea benthos. Results and conclusions from the Norwegian-Russian Workshop in Tromsø 2010 

      Jørgensen, Lis Lindal; Spiridonov, Vassily (Fisken og havet;8-2013, Research report, 2013)
      The king crab move further out in the sea in Russian waters compared to the Norwegian waters. This might have important implications on the distribution of feeding pressure and impact of crabs on benthic communities ...
    • Features of the Barents Sea circulation 

      Loeng, Harald; Sætre, Roald (Fisken og havet, Research report, 2001)
      During the period 1970-1996, a number of current measurements were carried out in the Barents Sea by different institutions. The observations include measurements from fixed mooring buoys and data from drifting satellite ...
    • Geografisk og sesongmessig fordeling av plante- og dyreplankton i det nordlige Barentshavet. Sluttrapport. 

      Loeng, Harald; Dalpadado, Padmini; Booman, Clelia; Hassel, Arne; Melle, Webjørn; Rey, Francisco (Fisken og havet, Research report, 1995)
      The present report summarizes our knowledge on the distribution of phyto- and zooplankton in the northern Barents Sea. More than 50% of the biomass of phytoplankton is produced during the spring bloom period and takes ...
    • Geographical species distribution in the Barents Sea under climate change - results from the BarEcoRe project 

      Certain, Grégoire; Planque, Benjamin (Fisken og Havet;4-2014, Research report, 2014-03-10)
      This report presents a study of possible changes in species’ spatial distribution in the Barents Sea as a result of possible future changes in the ocean climate. Species Distribution Models (SDMs) are constructed to ...
    • KunnskapsInnhenting Barentshavet–Lofoten–Vesterålen (KILO) 

      Sundby, Svein; Fossum, Petter; Sandvik, Anne Dagrun; Vikebø, Frode; Aglen, Asgeir; Buhl-Mortensen, Lene; Folkvord, Arild; Bakkeplass, Kjell; Buhl-Mortensen, Pål; Johannessen, Magnus; Jørgensen, Martin S.; Kristiansen, Trond; Landra, Camilla S.; Myksvoll, Mari Skuggedal; Nash, Richard D.M. (Fisken og Havet;3-2013, Research report, 2013-03)
      I revidert nasjonalbudsjett 2011 fikk Havforskningsinstituttet i oppdrag å styrke kunnskapsgrunnlaget om marine økosystemer og ressurser i området Lofoten-Vesterålen. Prosjektet ble gjennomført i perioden fra november 2011 ...
    • Mengdeindekser for 19 "ikke-kommersielle" arter i Barentshavet basert på bunnfisktokt - "Vintertoktet" - i perioden 1981-2003. 

      Wenneck, Thomas de Lange (Fisken og havet, Research report, 2005)
      The aim of this report is to present abundance estimates of nineteen fishes/fish-groups in the Barents Sea that have small or no commercial interest. Such non-commercial species may be used as ecosystem characters. NORSK ...
    • Simulation of drift of capelin larvae in the Barents Sea 

      Eriksrød, Gro; Ådlandsvik, Bjørn (Fisken og havet, Research report, 1997)
      A model system consisting of a regional ocean circulation model and a particlebased larval transport model has been used to study the drift of capelin larvae in the Barents Sea. The modelled current pattern reproduces ...
    • Status report on the Barents Sea Ecosystem, 2004-2005 

      Stiansen, Jan Erik; Bogstad, Bjarte; Budgell, W. Paul; Dalpadado, Padmini; Gjøsæter, Harald; Hauge, Kjellrun Hiis; Ingvaldsen, Randi; Loeng, Harald; Mauritzen, Mette; Mehl, Sigbjørn; Ottersen, Geir; Skogen, Morten D.; Stenevik, Erling Kåre (Fisken og havet, Research report, 2005)
      This report is intended as a rough overview of the status of the Barents Sea ecosystem in 2004, compared to a historical perspective. If possible the situation for 2005 is also treated. The aim of this report is to give ...