Loss of natural diversity together with climate change is leading to major upheavals in the marine ecosystems, with serious implications for the fishing industry. It remains uncertain what consequences this may…
The lead author of a new study has stated that there is still too little knowledge about effects of the marine wind energy sector on fisheries. ‘We lack knowledge of…
For some years, marine scientists have tried to keep alive captured bluefin, and the breakthrough came when researchers from the Institute of Marine Research, fishing vessel Vestbris and the Directorate…
Four vessels are participating in this year’s ecosystem survey in northern waters, using trawl gear to gauge volumes of mackerel, and sonar data to estimate amounts of herring and cod.…
The shrimp quota for the Skagerrak and Norskerenna areas is subject to a 47% reduction, according to the recommendations from ICES, while reductions are also advised for saithe and coastal…
Since 2019 more than 3500 items of fishing gear have been retrieved along the Skagerrak coast. The gears have been examined and details recorded - which gives researchers ever better knowledge…
ICES has advised that the 2024 quota for North Sea herring could be increased by 28.3%, to a maximum of 532,166 tonnes. This year’s quota for direct fishing is 403,813…
Norway’s Institute of Marine Research advises a 315 tonne cod quota for the Jan Mayen area this year, slightly down on the 347 tonne quota for 2022, but larger than…
Norway’s Institute of Marine Research has recommended that this year’s Barents Sea shrimp quota should not exceed 153,000 tonnes. This represents a 13,000 tonne incrase over the 2022 quota. Despite…
An alert for some brush crabs reported near Fredrikstad in Norway instead turned out to be the first sighting of a related species, the Asian shore crab, a species that…
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