Retrieval expedition with the FF Helmer Hanssen
This week, Dsolve is on an expedition with the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries to retrieve and document ghost fishing and marine litter caused by fishing activities.
Fishing gear made of degradable materials presented at this year's Nor-Fishing
The work carried out by Sintef to test fishing gear made of degradable materials was presented at this year's Nor-Fishing. The testing of new materials was a theme at the Fishermen's joint stand organized by, among others, the SFI partners Norges Fiskarlag and Norges Råfisklag.
Meet Dsolve at Nor-Fishing
Get to know SFI Dsolve better at Nor-Fishing 2024 in Trondheim next week. Dsolve will be represented both at a stand and on stage during the fisheries fair.
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.
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.
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.