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CGB awarded 46 million NOK for ROV (30.10.2013)
30.10.2013
Pomfret (Pampus argenteus) for sale in a restaurant in China
Fisheries management in China (28.10.2013)
China is by far the biggest fishery producer, yet fisheries management in China is comparatively unknown. A new review is changing this.
Squaring the circle? (24.10.2013)
It may be that reconciling the goals of conservation and greater yields is less difficult than was previously thought.
Combining analysis of different data types from single otolith section:...
Needed: systematic archives for otoliths (22.10.2013)
Fish ear bones (otoliths) provide important information about not only fish age and growth, but also about the environment during the lifetime of the fish.
A bowl of candy fish
Teaching by experience (17.10.2013)
What can free candy teach us about fisheries-induced evolution?
Having a field day: our group of pupils enjoy themselves in front of the...
Let`s talk about climate: engaging tomorrow`s stewards today (16.10.2013)
Researchers and school kids with a mission: bridging the gap between climate science and society
Yusra Taha on field work where she sampled gobies in the lab of National...
Yusra finished her Master thesis (13.10.2013)
Female bearded gobies mature in anoxic waters off Namibia, finds Yusra Taha
Gonads from typical stage 3 male Sufflogobius bibarbatus. Top picture:...
Maria finishes her Master thesis (13.10.2013)
Spawning area for bearded goby on outer shelf off central Namibia in anoxic waters reported recently by Maria L. Seivåg in her Master thesis
The female guppy in the front is the social clue for the male guppy in the...
Guppy maturation is influenced by the social setting (04.10.2013)
New article shows that maturation in male guppies is influenced by the social environment in which they grow.
A big mackerel is worth more per kg than a small one. Adapted from Zimmermann...
How prevalent is size-dependent pricing in fisheries? (03.10.2013)
A new article in the ICES Journal of Marine Science finds a widespread positive relationship between fish weight and price per kg in Norwegian fisheries.