Projects

A major part of our work takes place within the framework of time-limited projects, many of them externally funded and with strange acronyms. Below is an overview of ongoing and recently finished projects in which researchers, PhD and MSc students from our research group are involved. 

 

Current projects

  • TOXIGEN (2023-2027) - Reproductive toxicity and transgenerational effects of petroleum mixtures in fish. Research Council of Norway NOK 12,000,000. AMSE Contact: Jasmine Nahrgang  (PI). Other AMSE participants: Claudia Erhart  (PhD candidate); partners University of Bergen, University of Nordland, SINTEF Ocean, Akvaplan-niva, Helmholtz Centre for Environ. Research (Germany),  Inst. of Env. Assess and Water Res. (Spain)

  • I-CRYME ​​(2023-2028) - Impact of CRYosphere Melting on Southern Ocean Ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles. Research Council of Norway NOK 12,000,000. AMSE Contact:  Karley Campbell  (WP lead) . NPI (PI)

  • PLASTPOLL2021 (2022-2026)- Plastic pollution; global sources causing consequences for the Arctic - Towards international state-of-the-art understanding and education in Europe, USA and China. Research Council of Norway. AMSE Contact: Sophie Bourgeon . Project partners: Norwegian Institute for Air Reasearch-NILU ( project PI), Norwegian Polar Institute, Tongji University (Shangai, China).

  • CLEAN (2022-2027) Cumulative impact of multiple stressors in High North ecosystems (CLEAN). FramCentre NOK 49,000,000. Contact. Raul Primicerio (PI). AMSE participants: Sophie Bourgeon, Jasmine Nahrgang (WP lead), Torstein Pedersen , Marit Reigstad; partners Akvaplan-niva, Norwegian Polar Institute, Institute for Marine Research, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Norwegian institute for cultural heritage,  research, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Nofima, SINTEF Ocean, University Centre in Svalbard.

  • C2C (2022-2027) From catchment to coast (C2C): Integrating cross-ecosystem approaches into climate change research and ecosystem-based management for northern ecosystems. FramCentre NOK 49,000,000. AMSE Contact: Amanda Poste . Other AMSE participants: Markus Molis , Bodil Bluhm (WP co-lead), Rolf Gradinger . NINA (PI)

  • SUDARCO (2022-2027) Sustainable Development of the Arctic Ocean. FramCentre NOK 50,000,000. AMSE contacts Camilla Svensen, Bodil Bluhm, Malin Daase, Rolf Gradinger. NPI (PI)

  • ANBISSION (2022-2023) Arctic Networking for Biotechnology mission. Danish Agency for Higher Education and Sciences NOK 1,650,000. AMSE Contact:  Karley Campbell. SDU (PI)
  • Feedback for learning in Biology (2021-2023). RESULT NOK 300,000. AMSE contact: Camilla Svensen
  • DOGA (2021-2026). Developing good ocean governance of the Arctic in times of unpredictable and rapid change. Research Council of Norway 11.1 mill NOK. AMSE contact: Marit Reigstad (member of scientific advisory board). UiT Norwegian Centre for the Law of the Sea (PI).
  • ECOTIP (2020-2024) Arctic biodiversity change and its consequences: Assessing, monitoring and predicting the effects of ecosystem tipping cascades on marine ecosystem services and dependent human systems. EU HORIZON-2020 NOK 64,000,000. AMSE Contact: Camilla Svensen. Other AMSE participants: Ingrid Wiedmann, Nadjejda Espinel Velasco, . (PhD candidate)

  • EvoCal (2020-2023) Arctic Marine Evolution: using loal adaptation to infer future evolutionary responses of Calanus copepods to a changing environment. Research Council of Norway NOK 6,700,000. AMSE contact: Camilla Svensen. Other AMSE participants: Jørgen Berge, Kristin Heggland (PhD candidate)

  • DIMARC (2020-2023) Robotics and digital solutions for detecting, identifying, and mapping plastic in the Arctic. Handelsen Miljøfond (Akvaplan Niva). AMSE Contact:

    Sophie Bourgeon

  • PHOTA (2020-2023) Physical drivers of ice algal HOTspots in a changing Arctic Ocean. Fram center NOK 2,100,000. AMSE Contact: Karley Campbell. Other AMSE participants: Rolf Gradinger. NPI (PI)
  • PARENTOX (2019-2022) Effects of parental exposure to petroleum on Atlantic cod embryogenesis. Fram Center NOK 2,000,000. AMSE Contact: Jasmine Nahrgang (PI); partners University of Bergen, NOFIMA, Akvaplan-niva, SINTEF Ocean.

  • HAVOC (2019-2023) Ridges - Safe HAVens for ice-associated Flora and Fauna in a Seasonally ice-covered Arctic Ocean. A MOSAiC project. Research Council of Norway. AMSE Contact: Jessie Gardner. Other AMSE participants: Rolf Gradinger, Marit Reigstad. partners Norwegian Polar Institute (PI), University of Bergen, UNI RESEARCH AS, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Akvaplan NIVA AS, University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS). 

  • Deep Impact  (2019-2024) The impact of artificial light on arctic pelagic ecosystems during the polar night. AMSE Contact:  Malin Daase. Other AMSE participants: Jørgen Berge (PI)

  • KROP (2019-2027) The Kongsfjorden and Rijpfjorden Observatory Programme. AMSE Contact: Daniel Vogedes

  • STRESSOR (2019-2022) - Collaborative Studies of Two Resource Ecosystems in Shelf, Slope and Oceanic Regions of the Norwegian and South-China Seas. Research Council of Norway and Natural Science Foundation China NOK 5 000 000. AMSE Contact: Sünnje Basedow (PI). Other AMSE Participants: Kanchana Bandara.

  • CARDINAL (2019-2022) - Calanus redness index from artificial intelligence applications to image analysis: creating the link between satellite and individual-scale imagery for ecosystem-based management of a keystone species in subarctic seas. UiT & University Laval Sentinel NOK 780 000. AMSE contact: Sünnje Basedow (PI).

  • The Nansen LEGACY  (2018-2024) - The Nansen Legacy will provide an integrated scientific knowledge base for the Barents Sea and the adjacent Arctic Basin. Research Council of Norway 740 000 000 NOK. AMSE Contact: Marit Reigstad  (PI). Other AMSE participants: Jørgen Berge, Bodil Bluhm (WP co-lead), Rolf Gradinger, Camilla Svensen, Torstein Pedersen, Paul Wassmann; PhD candidates: Marti Amargant Arumi, Yasemin Bodur, Christine Gawinski; post-docs Marcela Nascimento, Amanda Ziegler. partners University of Bergen, University of Oslo, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, University Centre in Svalbard, Meteorological Institute, The Norwegian Polar Institute, Institute of Marine Research, Akvaplan NIVA AS, Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center

  • GONAD (2018-2022) - The new generation of Calanus finmarchicus: estimating population recruitment from egg production rates and gonad stage analysis off northern Norway. Fram Centre Fjord & Coast Flagship NOK 400 000. AMSE contact: Sünnje Basedow. Akvaplan-niva (PI).

  • ArcticABC program  (2015-2025) Real time monitoring of sea ice and associated communities. AMSE Contact: Daniel Vogedes

  • Arctic SIZE (2016-2023) Arctic Seasonal Ice Zone Ecology. Tromsø Research Foundation and Norwegian Government. 35 000 000 NOK. AMSE Contact: Paul Wassmann (PI), Jørgen Berge, Bodil Bluhm, Rolf Gradinger, Marit Reigstad; PhD candidates Tobias Vonnahme, Raphaelle Descoteaux, Christine Dybwad; post-docs Brandon Hassett, Elizaveta Ershova; partners Scottish Association for Marine Science, Norwegian Polar Institute, Institute for Marine Research

  • Blueforesting. AMSE Contact: Torstein Pedersen

Previous projects

  • CSC (2018-2022) Impact of chemosynthetic carbon sources in marine food webs at Arctic cold seeps. VISTA. NOK 3 500 000. AMSE Contact: Bodil Bluhm (PI), Emmelie Åstrøm (former post-doc)

  • LTM Benthos (2017-2021) Detecting changes in the Arctic Ecosystem: The Long-Term Benthos Monitoring network. Nordic Council of Ministers. NOK 1 630 000. AMSE Contact: Bodil Bluhm. Institute of Marine Research (PI)

  • MICROTRANS (2020) - Microplastics in air and snow. AMSE Contact: Sophie Bourgeon . Norwegian Polar Institute (PI and funder). 

  • SEA PATCHES (2017-2020) - Sustainable harvesting of a patchy resource: aggregation mechanisms and implications for stock size estimates. Research Council of Norway NOK 10 000 000. AMSE Contact: Sünnje Basedow (PI). Other AMSE participants: Nicholas Weidberg (Post Doc).

  • MALINOR (2019-2021) - Mapping marine litter in the Norwegian and Russian Arctic Seas. Research Council of Norway. AMSE Contact: Sophie Bourgeon. Akvaplan-Niva (project PI).

  • NOR-LANKA (2019-2023) Blue, exchange program with Sri Lanka. Norwegian Agency for International Cooperation and Quality Enhancement in Higher Education (DIKU) NOK 5,000,000. AMSE contact:  Jasmine Nahrgang; partners University of Ruhuna, University of Jaffna, National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency NARA, 

  • MACROSEA (2016-2020) A knowledge platform for industrial macroalgae cultivation. Research Council of Norway. NOK 35 000 000. AMSE Contact: Bodil Bluhm, Sanna Matsson (former PhD student). SINTEF (PI), partners Akvaplan-niva, NTNU etc.

  • PLASTIC POLL (2018-2021)- Plastic pollution; a global challenge. Towards harmonized understanding, education and methodology in Europe, USA and China. Research Council of Norway. AMSE Contact: Sophie Bourgeon; partners Norwegian Institute for Air Reasearch-NILU ( project PI), Norwegian Polar Institute, Tongji University (Shangai, China).

  • Arctic EcoSens (2018-2020) Environmental monitoring of Arctic coastal ecosystems: Sensitivity to petroleum pollution. Research Council of Norway (NORRUSS) NOK 10,000,000. AMSE Contact:  Jasmine Nahrgang . Akvaplan-niva (PI); partners Norwegian Polar institute, St. Petersburg State University, VNII Okeangeologia, Petrozavodsk State University

  • K3S (2016-2020) Kitikmeot Sea Science Study. Polar Knowledge Canada. Can$ 400 000. AMSE Contact: Bodil Bluhm. Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (PI).

  • The quest for the pole: Are southern species already capable of invading the Barents Sea? (2019-2020). Fram Center. NOK 672 000. AMSE Contact: Raphaelle Descoteaux (former PhD candidate, PI), Bodil Bluhm; partner Institute of Marine Research, Akvaplan-Niva

  • Sens2Change (2018) Sensitivity of polar cod early life stages to a changing Arctic: A study of the impact of petroleum and warming. Fram Center NOK 1,000,000. AMSE Contact:  Jasmine Nahrgang  (PI). Other AMSE participants: Morgan Bender (former PhD candidate); partners Akvaplna-niva, SINTEF Ocean, University Centre In Svalbard, University of Nordland, NOAA, IFREMER, NIFES.

  • ENVISTRESS (2017-2020)- Environmental stress processes: the role of anthropogenic pollution in a rapidly changing environment. Research Council of Norway. AMSE Contact: Sophie Bourgeon . PhD candidate: Elisabeth Hansen. Project partners: Norwegian Institute for Nature Reasearch-NINA (project PI), Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), University of Aarhus (Denmark), University of Franche-Comte (France).

  • MICROSNOW (2017-2019) Marine snow, pelagic-benthic coupling and the impact of the harpacticoid copepod Microsetella  norvegica,  and other agents in a high-latitude fjord. FramCentre NOK 1,000,000. AMSE Contact: Camilla Svensen. Other AMSE participants: Ingrid Wiedmann, Fredrika Norrbin

  • Impact of massive Winter Herring Abundances on the Kaldfjorden Environment (2017-2019)

  • ArtAktiv (2017-2018) Student active learning of marine species through the use of new technology. RESULT NOK 400,000. AMSE Contacts: Camilla Svensen, Bodil Bluhm, Rolf Gradinger, Lena Seuthe

  • Climate driven regime shifts in Arctic rocky bottom habitats (2016-2018). Fram Center. NOK 1 000 000. AMSE Contact: Bodil Bluhm, (Raul Primicerio PI); partner Akvaplan-niva

  • Panarctic connectivity of zooplankton populations: the case of  Pseudocalanus  (2017)

  • Hard-bottom coastl benthos monitoring (2015-2016). NOK 184 000. Norwegian Environment Agency. AMSE Contact: Bodil Bluhm (PI), partner Akvaplan-niva

  • KELPEX  (2016-2018) Kelp export: fuel for adjacent communities in changing arctic ecosystems. AMSE Contact: Torstein Pedersen

  • ECOSTRESS (2016-2018)- Ecological consequences of environmentally persistent pollutants in a marine sentinel species: A multi-stressor approach. Research Council of Norway. AMSE Contact: Sophie Bourgeon . PhD candidate: Elisabeth Hansen. Project partners: Norwegian Institute for Nature Reasearch-NINA (project PI), Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), University of Antwerp (Belgium), University of Aarhus (Denmark), Institut pluridiscplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC, Strasbourg, France).

  • Catfish-WOLFSTOCK  (2016-2018)

  • Nordic-Russian center for research and innovation in aquaculture (2016-2017). AMSE Contact: Stefano Peruzzi.

  • SealTox (2016)- Are the harbor seal populations along the coast of Norway threatened by contaminants? Fram Centre. AMSE Contact: Sophie Bourgeon. Partners: Norwegian Polar Institute, Akvaplan-niva (project PI).

  • WalrossTOX (2016)- Sucking clams or hunting seals – consequences to walrus health. Fram Centre. AMSE Contact: Sophie Bourgeon. Partners: Norwegian Polar Institute (project PI).

  • Biological Impacts of Ocean ACIDification  (2015-2018)

  • NEBA (2015-2016) Net Environmental Benefit Analysis Tool to Assess the Environmental Effects of Arctic Oil Spills and Oil Spill Response Technologies. Fram Center NOK 2,000,000. AMSE Contact: Jasmine Nahrgang. Akvaplan-niva (PI); partners UiT, Norwegian Polar Institute, University Centre In Svalbard, 

  • Trophic transfer and genotoxicity of PAHs, their alkylated homologues and metabolites along Arctic and sub-arctic marine food chains. (2015) Fram Center NOK 600,000. AMSE contact: Jasmine Nahrgang . Norwegian Polar Institute (PI).

  • NEBA (2014-2016) Environmental Effects of Arctic Oil Spills and Arctic Spill Response Technologies. Arctic Oil Spill Response Technology – Joint Industry Program (JIP) NOK 10,000,000. AMSE Contact: Jasmine Nahrgang. Akvaplan-niva (PI); partners ENVIRON, Centre of Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution (CEDRE, FR), Institute for Marine Resources & Ecosystem Studies (IMARES, NL), Danish Technical University (DTU), COWI.

  • AVITOX (2014-2016)- Causes and consequences of high loads of biomagnifying pollutants in avian top predators in the Arctic. Research Council of Norway. AMSE Contact: Sophie Bourgeon. Project partners: Norwegian Institute for Nature Reasearch-NINA (project PI), Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), University of Oslo, Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chize (France), Institut pluridiscplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC, Strasbourg, France).

  • FUNGUT (2014-2016) Functional ontogeny and physiology of the digestive system in juvenile diploid and triploid Atlantic salmon (S. Peruzzi)

  • ANIMIDA III  (2014-2016) Arctic Nearshore Impact Monitoring in Development Area. 40 mio USD. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. AMSE/UAF Contact: Bodil Bluhm; Fairweather Science (PI)

  • CrabAge (2014-2017) Direct age determination in crustaceans: validation of periodicity of age bands inBarents Sea red king crabs. NOK 1 000 000. Fram Center. AMSE Contact: Bodil Bluhm (PI); partners Institute of Marine Research, Univ. New Brunswick, Coastal Carolina Univ., Akvaplan-niva

  • SAMBR (2015, 2016) State of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity. NOK 184 000. Norwegian Environment Agency. AMSE Contact: Bodil Bluhm; Norwegian Polar Institute (PI)

  • BAMSE (2014-2017) Bilateral Arctic Marine Science and student exchange programme. DIKU (previously SIU). NOK 5,000,000. AMSE Contact:  Jørgen Berge  (PI). Other AMSE participants: Jasmine Nahrgang; partners St. Petersburg State University, The University Centre in Svalbard, Zological Institut Russian Academy of Science.

  • Biological effects of the Skjervøy diesel oil spill – a sub-Arctic case study (2014) Fram Center NOK 400,000. AMSE contact:  Jasmine Nahrgang . Akvaplan-niva (PI); partner UiT

  • EWMA II (2014-2017) Environmental Waste Management Project. Research Council of Norway and ENI NOK 18,000,000. AMSE contact:  Jasmine Nahrgang  (WP lead). Other AMSE participants: Jørgen Berge (PI), Sophie Bourgeon , Paul Wassmann , Ingrid Wiedman ; partners University Centre In Svalbard, Danish Technical University, Akvaplan-niva.

  • GreenAcid  (2014) Quantification of bile acid in polar cod. Fram Centre. NOK 400,000. AMSE contact:  Jasmine Nahrgang  (PI). Other AMSE participants: Jørgen Berge; partners University Centre in Svalbard, NOAA (US), University of the Basque Country (Spain).

  • ARCEx(2013-2021) Arctic petroleum resources and eco-safe exploration. Research Council of Norway and Industry NOK 222,722,000. AMSE Contact:  Jasmine Nahrgang  (WP lead). Other AMSE participants: Claudia Erhart  (PhD candidate), Morgan Bender (PhD candidate); partners University of Oslo, University of Bergen, UNIS, Akvaplan-niva, University of Stavanger, International Research Institute of Stavanger.

  • CarbonBridge  (2013-2016) Impact of Atlantic water inflow on productivity and carbon cycling. AMSE contact Marit Reigstad. Other AMSE participants Camilla Svensen, Paul Wassmann, Sunnje Basedow, Elisabeth Halvorsen (post doc), Lena Seuthe (post doc), Achim Randelhoff (PhD). partners Norwegian Polar Institute, SINTEF, Institute of Marine Research, University of Bergen, University Centre in Svalbard, University of California San Diego (USA), Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Science (USA), Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (Spain), Institute of Marine Sciences (Spain), University of Tartu (Estonia), University of Laval (Canada), University of Akron (USA)

  • FJORDKALK  (2013-2016) - Effects of calcium oxide on sea urchin wastelands ( Video )

  • Marine Night (2013-2016) Arctic biodiversity and activity during the polar night.

  • COOPENOR  (2013-2015) - Effects of petroleum and environment on Arctic bivalves. Research Council of Norway NOK 8,000,000. AMSE Contact:  Jasmine Nahrgang  (PI). Other AMSE participants: Ekaterina Storhaug (PhD candidate); partners Akvaplan-niva, University centre in Svalbard, Karelian Research Centre, Norwegian Institute for Water Research.

  • BIVARC workshop (2013) Collaboration on Arctic bivalves. Research Council of Norway and Svalbard Science Forum NOK 230,000. AMSE contact:  Jasmine Nahrgang (PI)

  • POLARISATION  (2012-2015) Polar cod, lipid metabolism and effects of PAHs. Research Council of Norway NOK 12,000,000. AMSE Contact:  Jasmine Nahrgang (PI). Other AMSE participants: Ireen Vieweg (PhD candidate); partners Akvaplan-niva, University of Bergen, Norwegian Institute for Water research, The Norwegian College of Veterinary Science, Norwegian Polar isntitute, University Centre In Svalbard, University of the Basque Country (Spain), University delle Marche (Italy), University of Hull (UK).

  • CircA (2012-2015) Detecting circadian rhythms in Arctic zooplankton during the polar night. Research Council of Norway XXX NOK. AMSE Contact:  Jørgen Berge (PI). Other AMSE participants: Malin Daase

  • GrønBille (2012-2015) - Intercalibration of hydrographic data Norway/Russia. XXX AMSE Contact:  Jørgen Berge  (PI). Other AMSE participants: XXX

  • Pelagic ecosystems in ice-covered and ice-free fjords under climate change (2012-2014)

  • EWMA I (2010 -2014) Environmental Waste Management Project. Research Council of Norway and ENI. NOK 27,000,000. AMSE contact:  Jasmine Nahrgang . Other AMSE participants: Jørgen Berge (PI), Paul Wassmann  (WP lead), Lisa Bjørnsdatter Helgason, Ingeborg Hallanger; partners University Centre In Svalbard, Akvaplan-niva, Høgskole i Narvik, NILU, Northern Research Institute, Danish Technical University, Unilab analyse AS, ENI Norge.

  • CONFLUX (2010-2012) - Fate of organic material in the ocean. Tromsø Research Foundation. AMSE contact Paul Wassmann (PI), Marit Reigstad co-PI. Other AMSE participants Camilla Svensen, Ingrid Wiedmann (PhD)

  • ATP (2009-2012) - Identify tipping points of Arctic marine ecosystems. EU. € 6 545 776. AMSE Contact: Paul Wassmann (PI). AMSE participants: Elisabeth Halvorsen

  • EPIGRAPH  (2008-20XX) - Changes of the ecosystem in Hardanger- and Porsangerfjorden

  • iAOOS Norway Closing the loop (2007-2010) – Integrated Arctic Ocean Observatory System. Norwegian International Polar Year project. Research Council of Norway. AMSE contact: Paul Wassmann WP lead). Other AMSE participants Marit Reigstad, Camilla Svensen, Lena Seuthe.