Workshop on fishing gear and effective catch handling
A workshop titled “New technology for the Nordic fishing fleet: Fishing gear and effective catch handling” will be held in Reykjavik, Iceland, on October 1st & 2nd 2013.
SINTEF Ocean news
The ship that waves won’t rock
This ship makes it easier to find one’s sea legs, thanks to opposing waves created in specially-designed tanks fitted in the hull. The ship will house personnel working on offshore installations, and is optimized to provide the best possible comfort...
Ocean Technology Summit – a great success
The 1st Ocean Technology Summit took place June 4th 2013, during Nor-Shipping 2013. The conference proved to be a huge success, both in terms of the chosen topics (green shipping and arctic challenges) and the number of participants.
The Socio-Economic Relevance of Jellyfish
Jellyfish populations have exploded in many Norwegian fjords in recent years. For more than ten years the inner Trondheimsfjord ecosystem has been dominated by the big jellyfish Periphylla periphylla. Fishing nets are filled with this species that...
Lobster farming breakthrough
Researchers have recently succeeded in doubling survival rates among lobster larvae under farmed conditions. This could boost populations of a species threatened in the wild.
Microalgae – a versatile resource
Microalgae are a renewable resource that is central to marine food production, and microalgae should also be considered to a much larger extent in terrestrial production such as in feed for mink or poultry. They are rich in compounds such as protein...
Value created from productive oceans in 2050
The potential for increased value creation in Norwegian biomarine industry is huge. In a new analysis says a task force appointed by the two science academies NTVA and DKNVS that it is possible with a turnover of 550 billion in 2050, a sixfold...
Seaweed for Biofuels
In order to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, we need renewable feedstocks – seaweed represents one such alternative biomass source that could make a difference on a global scale. Norway and UK would like to take a lead and make the North Sea...
SINTEF signs MoU with TASA
A delegation from the Peruvian industrial company TASA, visited SINTEF this week in order to get better acquainted with the group's broad marine expertise. The visit ended with a signing of Memorandum of Understanding for future cooperation between...