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Marine thematic presentation sub-project:
Relevant information elements
Kari Østervold Toft, Jarle Klungsøyr and
Helge Sagen
▶ Norges Fiskeristyrelse established in 1900
Became the Directorate of Fisheries in 1906
A staff of 20 involved in research, two of whom
were scientists
In 1989, the Institute of Marine Research was
separated from the Directorate of Fisheries to
ensure the independence of scientific advises
▶ Today: Norway's largest centre for marine research
MANLABOUR YEARS: 2007
Bergen
Tromsø
Flødevigen
Matre
Austevoll
Cooperation
Scientists
122,0
18,6
12,0
5,9
12,0
7,3
Technicians
136,3
11,5
12,9
14,1
17,3
6,7
62,8
3,7
3,0
1,5
2,0
Administrative personnel
Crew
Total
321,1
33,8
Other positions
Research Students
26,9
Post-doctoral researchers
18,8
Associate Chief Scientists
2,0
Cleaning Personnel
5,5
Apprentices
4,4
Sum
57,6
27,9
21,5
31,3
14,0
Research
Vessels
Dept.
Total
177,8
29,5
228,3
3,7
76,7
107
107,0
140,2
589,8
▶ A national institute
INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH
TROMSØ DEPARTEMENT
INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH
MATRE RESEARCH STATION
Bergen: the IMR headquarters. Offices and
laboratories in several buildings at Nordnes
INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH
FLØDEVIGEN RESEARCH STATION
INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH
AUSTEVOLL RESEARCH STATION
▶ The research vessels
G.O. SARS
BUILT: 2003
4067 GRT.
L.o.a: 77,5 M
Our most important tools for collecting
data on the ecosystem
JOHAN HJORT
BUILT: 1990
1828 GRT.
L.o.a: 64,4 M
CRUISE ACTIVITY
Vessel
Days at Sea
G.O. Sars
301
Johan Hjort
309
Håkon Mosby
304
G.M. Dannevig
195
Dr. Fridtjof Nansen
311
Hans Brattström
231
Fangst
188
Jan Mayen
Chartered vessels
Total
G.M. DANNEVIG
BUILT: 1979
171 BGRT.
L.o.a: 27,9 M
HÅKON MOSBY
BUILT: 1980
701 GRT., L.o.a: 47,2 M
OWNER: UNIVERSITY OF
BERGEN
71
999
2 909
DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN
BUILT: 1993
1444 GRT.
L.o.a: 56,8 M
OWNER: NORAD
▶ Organisation
▶ Research and advisory for the ecosystems
Establish knowledge as a basis for
the management of the marine
resources and environment in:
• The Barents Sea
• The Norwegian Sea
• The North Sea
• The coastal zone
• Aquaculture
▶ Some of our focus areas
•CLIMATE – FISH PROGRAMME
Predict climate change and study its impact on
production, distribution and behaviour of marine
organisms.
•TROPHIC INTERACTIONS
distribution of and interaction between species
in the marine ecosystems
• MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
chemical pollution
• OCEANOGRAPHY
physical and climatic processes that influence
marine ecosystems
• THE NORWEGIAN MARINE DATA CENTRE
a national repository and dissemination facility for
marine data
▶ Examples of data collected
•ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
Temperature, salinity, density, currents, nutrients,
plankton, chemical contamination
• FISH DATA
stock monitoring, recruitment, growth, behaviour,
distribution
• BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY DATA
mapping of seafloor (MAREANO), biodiversity
(coral reefs), introduced species
▶ Data stewardship: Operational data – Fixed coastal stations
▶ Data stewardship: Operational data - Termosalinograph
▶ Data stewardship: Operational data – Climatological transects
▶ Data stewardship: Operational data – Buoys - Presentation
▶ Operational data – Research vessels - ARGO floats
▶ Operational data – Research vessels – ARGO floats
▶ Ecosystem survey in the Barents Sea February – March 2008
▶ Cruise metadata – Search
▶ Special databases - Nutrients
▶ TINDOR The INtegrated Database for Ocean Research
•Catch data
•Oceanographic data
•Zooplankton data
•Nutrients data
•Acoustic data
▶ MAREANO Portal
The MAREANO project maps depth, sediments and
biodiversity in Norwegian waters in collaboration with
the Geological Survey of Norway and the Norwegian
Hydrographic Survey
Results are presented as maps on www.mareano.no
▶ Web Map Services
•
NMD Develops and monitors
– MAREANO portal (ArcIMS)
– Fish distribution maps (ArcIMS)
– Sea mammals (ArcIMS)
– SONATE - FFI/MRDB (MapServer)
•
ARTSDATABANKEN
– GBIF data node
▶ Data requests
Approximately
4-500 datasets/
time series
www.imr.no/datakatalog
SEIS compatibility
Features matching SEIS
principles
Issues/problems in relation
to SEIS principles
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