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These web pages present an overview of the research activity being conducted at the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research by Howard Browman, Anne Berit Skiftesvik, Caroline Durif, Kim Halvorsen, Reidun Bjelland, David Fields, and our students, Post-Doctoral Associates, Research Associates, and Collaborators. We also provide general information on the early life stages of marine fish and shellfish, and links to other web pages that might be useful to those interested in such matters (under the RESOURCES menu item).

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Latest News

News Archive

Gordon Research Conference on Ocean Global Change Biology

August 10, 2018

Neel Aluru from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution visits Austevoll

June 27, 2018

Committee on Publication Ethics – Council Retreat

June 14, 2018

Fourth International Symposium on The Effects of Climate Change on the World’s Oceans (ECCWO)

June 10, 2018

Recent Publications

Publication Archive
5 most recent publications

Freshwater eels: A symbol of the effects of global change

Drouineau, H., C. Durif, M. Castonguay, M. Mateo, E. Rochard, G. Verreault, K. Yokouchi & P. Lambet. 2018. Freshwater eels: A symbol of the effects of global change. Fish and Fisheries. DOI: 10.1111/faf.12300.
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The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) antimicrobial peptide Cathelicidin-2 is a molecular host recognition signal for the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis)

Núñez-Acuña, G., C. Gallardo-Escárate, D.M. Fields, S. Shema, A.B. Skiftesvik, I. Ormazábal & H.I. Browman. 2018. The Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) antimicrobial peptide Cathelicidin-2 is a molecular host recognition signal for the salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Scientific Reports. In press.
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Denialism and muddying the water or organized skepticism and clarity, THAT is the question

Diggles, B.K. & H.I. Browman. 2018. Denialism and muddying the water or organized skepticism and clarity, THAT is the question. Animal Sentience 2018.139.
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This is the article that the above comment refers to:

Sneddon, L.U., J. Lopez-Luna, D.C.C. Wolfenden, M.C. Leach, A.M. Valentim, P.J. Steenbergen, N. Bardine,  A.D. Currie, D.M. Broom & C. Brown. 2018. Fish sentience denial: Muddying the waters. Animal Sentience 21(1).
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Welfare of aquatic animals: Where things are, where they are going, and what it means for research, aquaculture, recreational angling, and commercial fishing

Browman, H.I., S.J. Cooke, I.G. Cowx, S.W.G. Derbyshire, A. Kasumyan, B. Key, J.D. Rose, A. Schwab, A.B. Skiftesvik, E.D. Stevens, C.A. Watson & R. Arlinghaus. 2018. Welfare of aquatic animals: Where things are, where they are going, and what it means for research, aquaculture, recreational angling, and commercial fishing. ICES Journal of Marine Science. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsy067.
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and read the companion article

Diggles, B. K. 2018. Review of some scientific issues related to crustacean welfare. ICES Journal of Marine Science.  doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsy058.
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Zebrafish “personality” influences the sensitivity to magnetic fields

Cresci A., De Rosa R., Frassinet S., Scanu M., Putman N. F., Agnisola C. 2018. Zebrafish “personality” influences the sensitivity to magnetic fields. Acta Ethologica. DOI: 10.1007/s10211-018-0292-9.
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Last updated: August 10, 2018