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MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

VANN: Surveys, stable isotopes, satellites and salmon: exploring elements of the marine ecology of Barents Sea Salmo salar

Salmon rivers in northernmost Norway, Finland and the Kola peninsula (Russia), support important fisheries, both in coastal areas and in the rivers themselves, and contribute more than 50% of the world freshwater catch of wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar ). The River Tana, along with other impo...

Awarded: NOK 3.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Study of the long-term effects on Atlantic Herring (Clupea harengus) exposed to an oil-polluted Calanus finmarchicus diet.

The aim of this project is to investigate the effects of trophic transfer of hydrocarbons, following a worst-case scenario oil spill, on the development and reproduction of Atlantic Herring (Clupea harengus). The study will examine the long-term effects o f feeding oil-polluted Calanus finmarchic...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Vestland

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Efficient, low-cost monitoring of calanus

Being the dominant zooplankton group in the North Atlantic, herbivore copepods play an essential role in the food web energy transfer. As an important food item for commercially exploitable fish stocks, it is vital to fill the knowledge gaps on the mechan isms governing the variability in biomass...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

VANN. Impact of environmental contaminants on smolt physiology, migration and marine survival in wild Atlantic salmon.

Pre-smolts will be exposed to environmentally relevant levels of contaminants known to occur in those Norwegian rivers supporting spawning populations of wild Atlantic salmon. The proposal will focus primarily on agricultural contaminants (pesticides), al though putative endocrine disrupters and ...

Awarded: NOK 1.00 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Vestland

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Ocean Prediction Networking

Our proposal seeks funds (1) to network Norwegian resources, (2) to implement a formal collaboration on the national level, and (3) to foster international collaboration within the field of ocean prediction. Reliable ocean state description and forecasts of, e.g., extreme currents and waves, ha...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

DIV-INT-Annet internasjonalt samarbeid

IGBP/IHDP Land Ocean Interaction in the Coastal Zone

The proposal seeks financial support for Prof. Jozef M. Pacyna to perform his tasks as a chairman of the IGBP/IHDP Land-Ocan Interactions in the Coastal Zone (LOICZ) project. The main goal of LOICZ is to provide the knowledge, understanding and prediction needed to allow coastal communities to a...

Awarded: NOK 0.24 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Akershus

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Glacial Ocean Mixing: Investigating the role of diapycnal ocean mixing for glacial climate stability and sensitivity

Diapycnal mixing is a source of potential energy in the ocean and is therefore believed to limit the rate of overturning on centennial and longer timescales. For the present-day ocean, winds and dissipation of tidal energy drive the diapycnal mixing with approximately similar contributions. Both ...

Awarded: NOK 2.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

ONTOGENY OF LIPID DIGESTION AND EFFECTS OF FEEDING PRE-DIGESTED LIPIDS TO ATLANTIC COD (GADUS MORHUA) LARVAE

Lipids provide cod larvae with energy and essential fatty acids, the latter being structural components of biological membranes and precursors for the eicosanoids; signalling molecules which participate in regulation of a range of biological processes. Un til now, research on dietary lipids for m...

Awarded: NOK 2.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Vestland

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

POLEWARD: A drifter experiment to quantify the poleward transport, transformation and spreading of oceanic properties

We propose to observe, describe and quantify the oceanic transport poleward and the transformation, spreading and mixing rates of water parcels in the Nordic and Barents Seas by monitoring the motion of the water parcels. In the process we will be quantif ying the mechanisms transforming the warm...

Awarded: NOK 7.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

SFI-Sentre for forskningsdrevet innovasjon

Statistics for Innovation

Det lages enorme mengder data. Hver dag i samles det data innen teknologi, industri, offentlig forvaltning og forskning for å lage prediksjoner og ta beslutninger. Statistics for Innovation har utviklet nye statistiske metoder for å lære fra data, kvantifisere risiko og ta beslutninger under usik...

Awarded: NOK 80.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2014

Location: Oslo

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

The impact of pancreas disease (PD) on flesh quality of Atlantic salmon

PD is a serious and infectious disease. In 2005, PD was diagnosed in salmon at 35 seawater locations as compared to 11 in year 2000. Most Norwegian salmon farms with a PD diagnosis are located in Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordene but PD is unfortunately spre ading to new geographic areas. The indust...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SIP-FKD-SIP finansiert av Fiskeri- og Kystdepartementet

Future catch platform for the Norwegian fishing fleet

The aim of the Strategic Institute Programme (SIP) is to further develop SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture as a national and international research institute within the field of fisheries technology. The programme will emphasize the development of energy e fficient fishing vessels, increased work ...

Awarded: NOK 12.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

Integrated Marine Electrical Power and Control Systems

During the last decade there has been a technology shift in marine power and propulsion systems from mechanical solutions to diesel-electric propulsion involving advanced computer-based control systems partly or fully integrated with each others. The ba sis for the application of the project is...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

Investigating hydrodynamic aspects and control strategies for ship-to-ship operations

Applications of ship-to-ship operations for cargo transfer are expected to be increasing in the future. Export of Russian crude oil from Murmansk is based on ship-to-ship transfer from floating storage vessels. It is assumed that future development of Nor thwest Russian onshore and offshore field...

Awarded: NOK 12.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

FellowSHIP - Fuel Cells for Low Emission Ships

FellowShip is a joint industry R&D project to develop and demonstrate hybrid fuel cell power packs suitable for landbased, marine and offshore use. The power packs build on fuel cell technology in hybrid configurations with conventional engines, in combin ation with new electrical-, power electro...

Awarded: NOK 31.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Akershus

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

Safe and cost effective ship-to-ship operations in Arctic waters

The project aims at developing a set of common Russian - Norwegian guidelines for STS operations. This will enable Norwegian interests to have a commanding role in such a development, and to become competitive and attractive partners for later projects in the Arctic area. The project will also p...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

MAROFF-Maritim virksomhet og offshore operasjoner

Synkronisert og kostnadseffektiv utnyttelse av skip og havn, gjennom anvendelse av maritime overvåkningsdata og moderne maritim IKT

I dag fører ofte mangelfull kommunikasjon mellom skip og havn til unødvendig ventetid før skip får legge til kai. Dagens teknologi åpner imidlertid for nye løsninger som kan forbedre skipets lønnsomhet via optimaliserte operasjoner. Ved bedre samhandling og planlegging kan skip vite hva som vente...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Akershus

BIA-Brukerstyrt innovasjonsarena

Demanding Polyolefin Applications

Polyolefines (POs) is the most used group of polymers and will continue to be so for many decades, because of their versatility, low price, good processability, and ease of recycling. Norway has a strong domestic market pull for new innovative PO products within demanding areas, such as the oil ...

Awarded: NOK 16.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

MAROFF-2-Maritim virksomhet og offsh-2

Modellbasert system for sikker og effektiv overvåking og kontroll av undervannsoperasjoner.

Mange marine operasjoner er hemmet av mangel på informasjon om deler av systemet, spesielt i tilfeller der overflatefartøy er koblet til undervannskomponenter. Dette prosjektet vil vise hvordan tilstandsestimering kan benyttes for å øke den tilgjengelige informasjonen om systemet. Problemstillin...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Møre og Romsdal

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Improved production efficiency and animal welfare in aquaculture through elevated dietary tryptophan (TRP) levels

The aim of this proposal is to develop a cost effective method for using TRP supplemented feed to enhance production efficiency and welfare of fish in aquaculture. TRP, a naturally occurring amino acid and precursor of serotonin, has been shown to reduce stress responsiveness in all vertebrates. ...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

PETROMAKS-Maksimal utnyttelse av petroleumsreserver

Culture, crises and campaigns: a comparison

The focus of this Ph.D. project is HSE culture in the petroleum industry. The principal objective of the project is to get a deeper knowledge of cultures, crises of campaigns in the Norwegian petroleum industry. This knowledge will be the basis for sugges ting measures aimed at improving the HSE ...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Utvikling av oppdrett- og bruk av berggylte i lakseoppdrett til kontinuerlig kontroll med lakselus

Prosjektet har et todelt formål: 1. Utvikle metodikk/protokoller for oppdrett av beiteklar bergylte med kjent helsestatus og i de mengder, kvalitet og størrelsesgrupper som næringen etterspørr. 2. Utvikle metodikk/protokoller for bruk av oppdrettet beitek lar berggylte ved lusekontroll i kommersi...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Møre og Romsdal

PETROMAKS-Maksimal utnyttelse av petroleumsreserver

Sustainable PWRI through application of the PWRI bio-toolbox

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Awarded: NOK 6.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

SIPOPETR-SIP-OED Petroleumssektoren

Flexible local seismic imaging in an integrated dynamic modelling framework

The proposed SIP will represent an important and considerable research effort with the main objective of developing a new seismic imaging system at NORSAR. Recorded or synthetic data will be input to the imaging system in order to generate target-oriented depth images of the ground structures de...

Awarded: NOK 7.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Akershus

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

The use of rheotactic and optometry responses in order to slaughter salmon at a rested state

New legislations regarding slaughter practices of farmed fish in Norway are expected to be enforced by 2007. The directive is expected to ban the current use of carbon dioxide to anaesthetise the fish before bleeding, and only stunning methods which rende r the fish unconscious immediately (e.g. ...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

SIP-NHD-Strategiske instituttprogram finansiert av NHD

Theoretical and numerical hydrodynamics- Next generation of computational tools for hydroelastic analysis of ships and offshore structures

The objective of the proposed research project is to meet the need for more advanced methods for prediction of hydrodynamic forces on ships and offshore structures, and to provide the foundation for the next generations of computational tools for hydrodyn amic analysis. An important goal is also ...

Awarded: NOK 9.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IPY-Det internasjonale polaråret 2007/2008

Monitoring of Development in Traditional Indigenous Lands of the Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Northwestern Russia

Urfolkenes tradisjonelle landområder i Nenets autonome område opplever alvorlige miljøpåvirkninger gjennom moderne industriell utvikling. Tundra og reinbeite ødelegges eller forurenses i stor skala. Urfolkenes (nenetsernes og izhma-komiernes) tradisjonell e næringer og kulturelle overlevelse er t...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Recruitment study on North Sea fish stocks

Recruitment to several of the ecologically and commercially important fish stocks in the North Sea has been strongly reduced during the recent years, causing concern for fishers, managers and scientists alike. This includes herring, cod, haddock, sandeel, and Norway pout. We propose an applied a...

Awarded: NOK 7.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Vestland

HAVBRUKS-Havbruk - en næring i vekst

Variation in developmental rate at early life stages of Atlantic salmon: applications for aquaculture

Normally in the production cycle, initiation of first feeding is based on the average developmental stage of the reared larva. There is, however, large variation in metabolic and developmental rate between individual fish, and early variation in metaboli c rate predicts a number of other trait c...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

MAROFF-Maritim virksomhet og offshore operasjoner

Forbedret Overvåking og Beslutningsstøtte for skip i nordlige farvann (FOB)

Prognoser for utvikling i nordlige områder indikerer en betydelig vekst i skipstrafikk og olje og gass relatert virksomhet, og det antydes fremtidig aktivitet flere ganger aktiviteten i Nordsjøen. Maritime operasjoner i nordlige kald klima strøk, og i isl agte farvann stiller spesielle krav til m...

Awarded: NOK 3.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Akershus

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