During beginning of this year (7th – 21st of January), we conducted a research cruise in the Barents Sea onboard UiT R/V “Helmer Hanssen”. The research cruise was dedicated to examining different fis…
Huu-Luat Do, PhD candidate in Dsolve, recently presented the paper “A bio-economic model of ghost fishing with an application to the Norwegian snow crab fishery” at the prestigious BIOECON Conference…
A new research article from Dsolve highlights the challenges of ghost fishing in the Barents Sea. The study shows that lost snow crab pots can continue catching crabs for several years, leading to si…
In snow crab fisheries, size selection usually occurs through the mesh of the pots. However, commercial catches often contain small crabs. A new study from Dsolve shows that introducing escape gaps c…
At the end of March, Phd candidate in Dsolve, Huu-Luat Do, participated in the North American Association of Fisheries Economists (NAAFE) 2025 conference in La Jolla, San Diego, USA. In addition to …
During December 2024, UArctic project “Networking for increasing sustainability in snow crab fisheries in the Arctic” held the second workshop onboard RV Helmer Hanssen during a research cruise in th…
First workshop of the project “Networking for increasing sustainability in snow crab fisheries in the Arctic” in St. John’s Newfoundland, Canada
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…