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Microplastics found in 4 of 5 bivalve species investigated in Nordic waters

A new research project has looked at microplastics in marine bivalves from 100 sites spread throughout much of the Nordic waters. Microplastics were found in 4 of the 5 bivalve species investigated, and there was a huge variation in the occurrence and type of microplastics.
Restoring Norway's underwater forests: A strategy to recover kelp ecosystems from urchin barrens

Something has happened in the ocean – completely out of view – that destroyed Norway’s kelp forests across an estimated 8400 km2.

05.05.2022

NIVA at SETAC 2022

NIVA will be attending the 32nd annual Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe meeting in Copenhagen from May 15-19, 2022. Here is an overview of our contributions to the event.

News 14.02.2022

NIVA will review European rules and governance for the marine environment

The Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) has recently been awarded funding to lead a new EU project that will investigate the interaction between all European regulations that affect governance of Europe’s seas and coasts.

Reports 05.11.2021

State of the Cryosphere 2021 Report

Some may have never heard of the term Cryosphere, though most know where the Earth is covered by ice and snow either seasonally or year-round. Climate change is happening in the Cryosphere faster and more dramatically than anywhere else on earth. The first State of the Cryosphere report, reviewed and supported by nearly 50 leading cryosphere scientists and with over half of them Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) authors, has been released and will come out annually every year until 2030.

News 28.10.2021

HACON project pioneers 4km deep explorations of hydrothermal vents under permanent Arctic Ice cover

At the Aurora hydrothermal vent field, 82.5N, the HACON project successfully sampled rocks, fluids, sediments and fauna to better understand the functioning of the deep Arctic Ocean.

News 20.10.2021

Policy Brief ‘Nourishing Blue Economy and Sharing Ocean Knowledge’

Ten innovative EU projects to build ocean observation systems that provide input for evidence-based management of the ocean and the Blue Economy, have joined forces in the strong cluster ‘Nourishing Blue Economy and Sharing Ocean Knowledge’. Under the lead of the EuroSea project, the group published a joint policy brief listing recommendations for sustainable ocean observation and management.

Microplastics found in 4 of 5 bivalve species investigated in Nordic waters

Restoring Norway's underwater forests: A strategy to recover kelp ecosystems from urchin barrens

NIVA at SETAC 2022

NIVA will review European rules and governance for the marine environment

State of the Cryosphere 2021 Report

HACON project pioneers 4km deep explorations of hydrothermal vents under permanent Arctic Ice cover

Policy Brief ‘Nourishing Blue Economy and Sharing Ocean Knowledge’

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Microplastics found in 4 of 5 bivalve species investigated in Nordic waters

Restoring Norway's underwater forests: A strategy to recover kelp ecosystems from urchin barrens

NIVA at SETAC 2022

NIVA will review European rules and governance for the marine environment

State of the Cryosphere 2021 Report

HACON project pioneers 4km deep explorations of hydrothermal vents under permanent Arctic Ice cover

Policy Brief ‘Nourishing Blue Economy and Sharing Ocean Knowledge’

Available positions

Contact one of our employees

Centre of Excellence

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