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We held a workshop on meroplankton identification at the fieldstation of Nord University, where Marc Silberberger (National Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Gdansk, Poland) gave an introduction about the diversity of meroplankton. In the project MarFilD we study seasonal and interannual changes of meroplankton in sub-Arctic fjords and assess how meroplankton may affect pelagic food webs.… Read more: Meroplankton Workshop MarFilD

Art meets science was the overarching topic of the project ‘Woman’s view of the Sea’, where female artists got inspired by female marine scientists and their research. The art work from this project was presented in a first exhibition at Nord University in September 2024. The exhibition was part of the program of Bodø 2024… Read more: Art project – Woman’s view of the Sea

Yesterday we sampled the seafloor of Saltfjorden with our new boat ‘Tanteyen II’ – the first benthos sampling after it was put in operation in November 2024. At two locations benthos was sampled in 350 m and 115 m depth to study the seasonal changes of seafloor communities in these deep fjords. This study is… Read more: First benthos sampling with Tanteyen II