Lost fishing gears and ghost-fishing in Latvian waters
A new study has been recently published in Marine Policy on estimation of amounts of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in Gulf of Riga and coastal areas of Latvia in collaboration between UiT The Arctic University of Norway and Latvian Maritime Academy of Riga Technical University.
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Lost fishing gears and ghost-fishing in Latvian waters
A new study has been recently published in Marine Policy on estimation of amounts of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in Gulf of Riga and coastal areas of Latvia in collaboration between UiT The Arctic University of Norway and Latvian Maritime Academy of Riga Technical University.
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Summer internship in NORSUS
Nora Løvdal Gamnes – master student at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU – is a summer intern in Dsolve research partner NORSUS. In this article she talks about her experiences as a summer intern and also her master's thesis and the collaboration with Dsolve.
Circumpolar snow crab fisheries
First workshop of the project “Networking for increasing sustainability in snow crab fisheries in the Arctic” in St. John’s Newfoundland, Canada
Dsolve represented at the ICES-FAO meeting in St. John's, Canada
SFI Dsolve was present at the annual ICES-meeting in the working group for «Fisheries Technology and Fish Behaviour» (WG FTFB) in St. John’s, Newfoundland 3.- 7. of June. WGFTFB is the largest work group within ICES whit a global network of delegates.
The first Dr. phil. from Dsolve
PhD student Kristine Cerbule, within Dsolve Research Area 3 (field tests with biodegradable materials), presented the trial lecture and thesis, and held the defense of her thesis at UiT the Arctic University of Norway May 22nd.
First disputation in Dsolve
Wednesday the 22.th of May the first trial lecture and disputation in the Dsolve project will take place. MSc Kristine Cerbule will held her trial lecture and defend her thesis for the Philosophiae doctor (ph.d.) degree in Natural Science, at UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø.
Dsolve at the SETAC Europe annual meeting in Seville
In cooperation with Norsus and SINTEF, Dsolve presented four posters at the SETAC Europe annual meeting in Seville 5.- 9. of May. All on topics relevant to method development in LCA. One poster also received Poster Spotlight.
Researching on incentives for bioplastics in aquaculture
Lorenzo Mucciarelli from Italy is one of the newest additions amongst SFI Dsolve`s PhD candidates. He is working in Research Area 4, particularly focusing on plastic pollution in the aquaculture sector, and incentives necessary to shift the industry towards the adoption of bioplastics.
Successful annual meeting
A very successful annual meeting, with a rich programme, was held in Oslo this week. The annual meeting gathered nearly 30 representatives from national and international CRI partners.
Monitors the impact of lost fishing gear in the Adriatic Sea
Twice a month over a period of six month, gillnets and traps are being monitored with the help of scuba diving gear in the Valun Bay, Medulin, Istra in Croatia. The project is lead by Dorian Vodopia, PhD candidate in SFI Dsolve, and assess the impact of Abandoned, Lost, and Discarded Fishing Gear (ALDFG) on ecosystems in the northern Adriatic Sea.