23 July 2015
From 31 August to 12 September 2015 a training workshop on basic taxonomy and marine species identification will be held at the Department of Biological Science of the Eduardo Mondlane University (UEM) in Maputo, Mozambique.
The objective of the workshop is to improve the capabilities of scientists and...
26 June 2015
Join us for an exciting demonstration survey on the R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen in preparation for the 50th anniversary of the International Indian Ocean Expedition. This survey trip runs 28 June - 10 August 2015, and will take place in two voyages. The first journey begins on 26 June 2015...
17 May 2015
Nansis, the Survey Information System for logging, editing and analysis of biological and environmental data from marine fisheries research surveys, has undergone a series of improvements since 2006 when the first version for Window was released. The software and the database which constitute the system are principally used to...
31 March 2015
The EAF-Nansen Project is organizing a three-weeks a training course on trawling and acoustic surveys to be held at the Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI) in Durban, South Africa from 29 June to 17 July 2015. The medium of teaching will be English. Interested persons, preferably scientists working in fisheries...
27 March 2015
The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research, has released a new webpage dedicated to the building of the new research vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen. Photos from the building process and a monthly newsletter to keep track of the construction of the vessel are available on the page.
27 March 2015
The UN General Assembly has listed seamounts among marine habitat that may have particularly vulnerable benthic communities and fisheries resources. The recent cruise of the R/V "Dr. Fridtjof Nansen", from the 15 Jan to the 12 Feb 2015 aimed at mapping the occurrence and abundance of benthopelagic fish and sessile...