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The MRC companies presented practical solutions on marine litter

The MRC companies presented practical solutions on marine litter

On Thursday 17 September, Marine Recycling Cluster invited to a demonstration day in Fiskebøl, Vesterålen. The purpose was to showcase the services and products they have developed on marine litter solutions. From mapping and cleaning up in the beach zone with drones...

Marine Debris Mapping Project Achieves Funding

Marine Debris Mapping Project Achieves Funding

The Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund («Handelens Miljøfond», HMF) has just decided to support a 2-year project run by Akvaplan-niva. The project, called "Detecting, Identifying and Mapping plastic in the Arctic using robotics and digital solutions (DIMARC)",...

Want to create multi-layered map of marine plastic litter

Want to create multi-layered map of marine plastic litter

Monitoring of ocean space is becoming increasingly digital, and technological solutions are developing at a rapid pace. This also provides new opportunities for mapping and monitoring of plastic litter in the sea. In January this year, the Marine Recycling Cluster...

Planning the establishment of test facilities in Fiskebøl.

Planning the establishment of test facilities in Fiskebøl.

From: www.marintmiljo.no Norwegian Centre for Oil Spill Preparedness and Marine Environment and the Norwegian Coastal Administration are now planning the establishment of test facilities for oil protection technology at Fiskebøl. Read more here Illustration made by...

Tromsø will be best at handling plastic

Tromsø will be best at handling plastic

- We have a responsibility to clean up our own garbage, writes project manager Anne Katrine Normann and director Jan-Gunnar Winther at the Center for Ocean and Arctic. Les mer på High North News her. Foto: Direktør Jan Gunnar Winter og prosjektleder Anne Katrine...

Member of the cluster program Norwegian Innovation Clusters

Member of the cluster program Norwegian Innovation Clusters

Norwegian Innovation Clusters is a government-funded cluster program that aims to contribute to value creation through sustainable innovation. This will be achieved by triggering and strengthening collaborative development activities in the clusters, with the aim of...