SINTEF Ocean news

After three years of waiting it has finally happened. Researchers have succeeded in getting a red sea cucumber, widely regarded as the world’s most expensive seafood, to spawn in the lab.

Shortfalls in crew numbers in the Norwegian ferry system are resulting in numerous cancelled crossings. Onshore control centres and new safety technologies are just some of the initiatives that may enable operations with smaller crews.

Everyone gets seasick, says researcher Toralf Sundin Hamstad at SINTEF, but there are tricks we can employ to avoid the worst of it.

Two new laboratories will test energy systems that will make shipping green, and constructions that are necessary for offshore wind and other energy development offshore.

The warning couldn’t be clearer. Standard plastic grocery bags are useful when we’re out shopping, but don’t use them to store food. So says research scientist Lisbet Sørensen at SINTEF.

Much of the plastic in the sea in Norway comes from the fishing industry. At least when we look at weight. Ropes. Nets. Buoys. Styrofoam. Clothes.

The experimental trials of fishing gear are well underway in the RightFish project, both in the flume tank and in the field.

SINTEF has played a key role in the development of an innovative approach for testing wave energy converter (WEC) reliability, performance and destructivity.

By improving the reporting of catch volumes and fish health in European fisheries, the EU project OptiFish aims to contribute to more sustainable fishing and make it easier to meet current and future regulatory requirements.