News archive for Ocean

OUR OCEAN 2022 I PALAU: Konferansesalen hvor et lite land med 19.000 innbyggere var vertskap for verden med stil.

Representing UiB in the Pacific (28.04.2022)

The ocean’s role for Earth was one of the key topics discussed at Our Ocean 2023 in Palau. UiB Professor Edvard Hviding was one of only a few researchers present at the conference and engaged in discussions on the Pacific’s role in climate change. But what would be the best measure to save our ocean?

Postdoctoral fellow Joanna Siekiera from the University of Bergen speaking in Warsaw about ocean science diplomacy in April 2022.

Science diplomats unite in Warsaw (19.04.2022)

UiB law scholar Joanna Siekiera spoke on ocean science diplomacy as part of the reunion of the 2020 Warsaw Science Diplomacy School.

BLUE ECONOMY: Small-scale fisheries provide hope to fight malnutrition among large parts of the world population, illustrated by this photo from Zanzibar of the boat Uchumi Bluu, which means “blue economy” in Swahili.

The overlooked role of small fish to fight malnutrition (19.04.2022)

The Norad supported project “Samaki”, which means fish in Swahili, unites Norwegian researchers with colleagues in Tanzania to study how small-scale fisheries are the key to combat malnutrition. This is part of a bigger picture in the fight for scarce resources and on the question whether small fish should be used as food for humans or become fish food?