Abstract. Lanternfishes (Myctophidae) are one of the most abundant and species diverse orders inhabiting the mesopelagic zone. Exploitation of marine resou

Job title: Associate Professor in evolutionary genomics of vertebrates (279638), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Sunday, May 25, 2025

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En fornuftig arealforvaltning må baseres på fakta, ikke følelser, Erling Sande.

NRK har kartlagt de 100 største kommunalt vedtatte natur-­inngrepene i Norge som ble igangsatt mellom 2017 og 2022. Kartleggingen viser at kommunene systematisk setter av store naturarealer til utbygg...

Deep-ocean habitats, home to dazzling biodiversity, face threats from seabed mining

Det var fornuftig å bremse planene om utvinning av havbunnsmineraler. Nå må fokuset rettes mot gjenvinning av sjeldne råmaterialer fra norsk industri, skriver Helene Falch Fladmark, daglig leder i Eyd...

Norway will not proceed with plans to conduct deep-sea mining, the SV party which supports the minority centre-left government said on Sunday, after it concluded negotiations over next year's budget with the coalition.

Oslo's plan to open up its Arctic seabed for mining prompted stark environmental opposition.

Today [31 October], the Nordic Council has voted in favour of a resolution calling for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. This milestone vote, with support from parliamentarians across the Nordic countr...

New research is challenging a long-held assumption about the role of oxygen in the deep sea, with scientists finding oxygen produced without photosynthesis in a region known as the Clarion-Clipperton ...

The DHST Commission on the History of Oceanography (ICHO) is pleased to announce the winner of its inaugural Jacqueline Carpine-Lancre Early Career Scholars Prize. The award aims to provide recognitio...

«Nye fredningsområder med tilsvarende vern som ved Trollsøy, vil kunne telle med i areal under Naturavtalen som innebærer at biologisk mangfold skal beskyttes i 30 prosent av sjø- og landområdene våre...

Livet i havet har mye bedre betingelser i vernesoner som holdes fri for bunntråling og annen industriell menneskelig virksomhet.

Job title: PhD Candidate in Applied Ethics (258140), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Monday, April 1, 2024

Science from Europe's outer edge

The decision to permit exploratory deep-sea extraction of valuable minerals breaks a promise to the other nations on the Ocean Panel and to scientists. The decision to permit exploratory deep-sea extr...

Environmental campaigners say move will threaten marine life and put biodiversity at risk

Doctoral positions in biology with focus on ecophysiology of fish At the Department of Biological and

Regjeringen har vedtatt at inntil 18 ulver i tre stabile familiegrupper inne i ulvesona skal skytes.  Dette kommer i tillegg til at 31 ulver utenfor ulvesona også skal kunne skytes i vinter.

U.S. Extended Continental Shelf The United States has ECS in seven offshore areas (Figure 1): the Arctic, Atlantic (east coast), Bering Sea, Pacific (west coast), Mariana Islands, and two areas ...

«Godt nytt år! Dette tok sin tid med oss, men nå er vi klare og ser at vi kan trenge informasjon om aktørene og en mulig letefase i områdene foreslått for åpning ref. konsekvensutredningen.» S...

Sediment dislodged by ocean-floor mining could disrupt jellyfish metabolism, potentially causing the animals serious harm. Sediment dislodged by ocean-floor mining could disrupt jellyfish metabolism, ...

A vast treasure of critical minerals lies on the ocean floor. Should they be extracted to help fight climate change?