What happens when biodegradable fishing gear is put to the test in real-world conditions?
In this video, you’ll get an insight into the trials and research on biodegradable materials and fishing gear for fisheries and aquaculture, and what the results so far are beginning to tell us.
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What happens when biodegradable fishing gear is put to the test in real-world conditions?
In this video, you’ll get an insight into the trials and research on biodegradable materials and fishing gear for fisheries and aquaculture, and what the results so far are beginning to tell us.
Watch the video
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.
Recording of the seminar at Helmer Hanssen
Watch the recording from the seminar and open boat arranged at the FF Helmer Hanssen during this year Skrei Conference.
Young scientists host international conference session
Two of SFI Dsolve`s skilled PhD candidates host the session on fishery- and aquaculture related marine plastic pollution at this years international ICYMARE Conference for young marine scientists. The conference takes place in Bremen 16.- 20. September.
Meet SFI Dsolve at the annual Skrei Conference
"Skrei" is the name of the North Atlantic cod wandering to the shore of Lofoten and Vesterålen to spawn each winter. At the annual Skrei Conference in Myre, the research vessel FF Helmer Hanssen docks to invite the public to seminar and open boat.
Networking for increasing sustainability in snow crab fisheries in the Arctic
The recently initiated project aim to address sustainability challenges in snow crab fisheries, specifically focusing on challenges caused by lost fishing gear and plastic materials used in snow crab pots.
Meet our new research coordinator
We are pleased to present Valentina Pauna as SFI Dsolve's new research coordinator. Pauna is a researcher at NORSUS, bringing important expertise into the centre.
Dsolve partner awarded Name of the Year in the Seafood Industry
We congratulate the general manager of Dsolve partner Kvarøy Fiskeoppdrett AS, Alf-Gøran Knutsen, who has been awarded Name of the Year in the Norwegian seafood industry.