Blogs
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Stock collapse is more than a simple reduction in abundance
Over the last century, overfishing has led to the collapse of many fish stocks. Some of them, following successful management actions, have rebuilt their number but did they remain the same? In a recent study published in Ecology and Evolution we explored the effect of collapse, by testing for differences before and after, on the stocks ecology.
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Analyzing newly digitized historic data reveal climate link in jellyfish abundance in the Norwegian and Barents Sea
Jellyfish are usually not targeted by scientific surveys that focus on commercial fish stocks. However, they are very often found in the by-catch of egg and larval surveys. In a recent paper in ICES journal of Marine Sciences , we studied such by-catch data from surveys conducted between 1959-1993 in the Barents Sea showing the high value of such historic data.
Our researchers in the media - selected publications
- Hyttebygging og sykdom truer norsk villrein Jan. 20, 2022 11:45 AM
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Stenseth vil bruka eliteidretten som modell for forskinga
Jan. 10, 2022 9:06 AM
Biologiprofessor Nils Chr. Stenseth trur det er viktig å få slått fast kvifor ikkje-norske forskarar brukar meir tid på forsking og publiserer meir enn dei norske.
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Tidlige mennesker jaktet ned de største dyra først, ifølge studie
Jan. 10, 2022 5:05 AM
Arkeologiske funn fra Israel tyder på at jakt igjennom 1,5 millioner år gjorde store dyr mer sjeldne.
- Kronikk: Laks - forvaltning på avveier Jan. 4, 2022 1:00 PM
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