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On 20 January 2017, Philipp Brun will defend his PhD thesis "Plankton biogeography—an exploration of patterns, drivers, functions, and predictability" at DTU Aqua
DTU Aqua is part of the ‘blue-action’-project aiming to help communities and businesses cope with the impacts of dramatic Arctic climate changes
The publication “PhD projects at DTU Aqua” presents DTU Aquas PhD students and their projects
Registration is now open for the EuroMarine event "Blue Science for Blue Growth: EuroMarine, connecting ideas and people" which will take place at the European Parliament...
A new type of mussel farming may improve the aquatic environment in Danish coastal areas and at the same time deliver highly sought-after organic protein for livestock...
DTU Aqua, DTU Food, and DTU Vet have just been given the keys to their new domicile at Lyngby Campus. The departments expect to move into their new facilities over the...
The BONUS Symposium will be held 17-19 October 2017 in Tallin, Estonia. DTU Aqua has leading roles in the BONUS projects organizing the symposium.
New modelling study challenges the current assumption that density dependence always occurs early in life in marine fish and that young fish therefore should not be exploited
A series of recently published maps of the global distribution of small organisms in the world’s oceans turns its back on taxonomic identity and instead describes nature...
On 27 October 2016, Daniel Jiro Ayala will defend his PhD thesis "The early life of the European eel in the ichthyoplankton community of the Sargasso Sea" at DTU Aqua
A new study published this week in Science Advances challenges a century-long–held assumption that eels spawn in the spring following their escapement from European shores
Director Fritz Köster, DTU Aqua, gives opening plenary lecture on the processes that influence the dynamics of fish stocks at the ICES Annual Science Conference 2016 in...
Senior Researcher Mark Payne, DTU Aqua will chair new ICES Working Group on Seasonal-to-Decadal Prediction of Marine Ecosystems
The publication “PhD projects at DTU Aqua” presents the projects of the PhD students enrolled at DTU Aqua
Evaluation of FMSY ranges as a tool to combine long-term single-stock targets with flexible, short-term, mixed-fisheries management requirements
Over the next three years, 18.000 cod will be tagged in Danish, German, Polish and Swedish waters to provide reliable age- and growth information for sustainable management...
Study finds substantial cross-system lipid transportation in the transition zone between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea (Øresund) where a resident cod population interact...
New video: Project coordinator and Professor Clara Ulrich, DTU Aqua, and two other project scientists describe the purpose of the international research project DiscardLess...
New study from the Centre for Ocean Life, DTU Aqua determines the empirical relationship between fish size at maturity, fecundity and spawning type in fish stocks from...
Two new doctoral theses from DTU are set to take us on a journey across the seven seas to examine fish larvae, and into the laboratory to push microscopic materials to...
The first scientific mapping of the arrival of the economically important mackerel in Greenland indicates it is there to stay
On 21 June 2016, Evandro Malanski,DTU Aqua, defends his PhD thesis about early life of capelin and Atlantic cod in West Greenland
Senior research scientist Peter Munk defends his doctoral dissertation on " Larval fish ecology – adaptations and physical linkages" July 1st, 2016
Mathis von Ahnen defends his PhD thesis 14 June 2016 in Hirtshals.
On Monday, 9 May, a facility for the propagation of European eel was inaugurated at DTU in Hirtshals in North Jutland. Here, researchers and industry are working on developing...
Professor Clara Ulrich, DTU Aqua, will head the 32 experts that advise the European Commission on fisheries
On 18 May 2016 Louise Dahl Kristensen will defend her PhD thesis about the importance of habitat structure for the distribution and behaviour of demersal fish
On 28 April PhD student Alexandros Kokkalis will defend his thesis "Fish stock assessment under data limitations"
A 3D-camera based on laser light can see through the murky conditions beneath the waves. DTU have tested cod to see whether they are irritated by being filmed.
It is a myth that eels from the Mediterranean cannot swim out through the Strait of Gibraltar and contribute to European eel stocks, recent tagging experiments show...
As a strategic initiative to strengthen DTU Aqua's overall effort in the Arctic, a new Arctic section has been established at DTU Aqua.
There is huge untapped resources of protein in the deep sea, but any potential exploitation should be done with caution, warns research.
Although employed by DTU, Thomas Diget Tarby rarely sets foot on any of the campuses— because as first officer on the marine research vessel Dana, he spends around 130...
Four young DTU researchers receive a total of DKK 23.1 million from the VILLUM FONDEN’s Young Investigator Programme on Friday, 22 January.
The Danish Shellfish Centre on the island of Mors is the co-founder of a new programme for people living in the Limfjord area: grow your own shellfish in the fjord.
The first steps was taken to upgrade DTU Aqua's monitoring fleet when Havfisken left the shipyard in Hvide Sande on Tuesday. The vessel will collect data about fish populations...
DNA tool makes it possible to ‘travel back in time’ and see exactly what went wrong, when the cod disappeared
Senior Research Scientist Sigrún Jónasdóttir will be defending her doctoral thesis on copepods at DTU—Technical University of Denmark. Not only do copepods ensure that...
An industrial PhD will give Kirstine Toxværd, MSc, the chance to study her chosen field in depth; it will also serve as a springboard to a change of career.
Studies have estimated that each year between 4 and 12 million tonnes of plastics end up in the sea, and that the figure is expected to double over the next ten years...
What happens to life in the sea in the Arctic in the event of an oil spill? And will the actual clean-up operation have a negative impact on the marine environment? An...
Professor Henrik Gislason delivers opening plenary lecture at ICES Annual Science Conference
Why do whales use echolocation when bacteria do not? Because body size determines available sensing modes, argue researchers from Centre for Ocean Life
A two week research cruise led by DTU Aqua is to investigate if new areas have become available for successful spawning of cod after a recent inflow of water from the...
Zooplankton no bigger than grains of rice play a much larger role in the transport and storage of CO2 in the ocean than previously thought
New paper from Centre for Ocean Life, DTU Aqua shows how life in the ocean can be divided into seven major realms based on trophic strategy, physiology, and life history...
Following a large-scale rescue operation including extensive stream restoration and gene technology, the wild salmon in the streams of Jutland have turned into big local...
Professor Clara Ulrich from DTU Aqua is at the helm of a major European project intended to make the fishing industry more sustainable.
18 European master-and ph.d.-students were selected among 195 applicants to get hands on experience with ocean research at sea. The course will take place during a five...
What does it take for plankton to master stealthy swimming, and why are some breast stroke swimming plankton quiet swimmers? New study from Centre for Ocean Life, DTU...
DTU has conferred professorships on J. Rasmus Nielsen and Clara Ulrich at DTU Aqua.
Nordic marine researchers push for increased collaboration across disciplines to handle growing pressure on the oceans.
In future, an ice-free Northeast Passage will allow, among other things, cod, herring and blue whiting from the Atlantic to migrate into the Pacific—while other species...
New model can predict what the relative numbers of large and small species should be in different areas of the ocean.
A new DTU survey suggests that adding unsaturated fatty acids to their feed may make farmed pike perch hardier and better able to cope with stress.
PhD Julie Sainmont receives a DTU talent award for her thesis "Strategies for success: Copepods in a seasonal world".
A new DTU survey suggests that adding unsaturated fatty acids to their feed may make farmed zander hardier and better able to cope with stress.
DTU Aqua signs Memorandum of Understanding with important Chinese Fisheries Research Organisation
A common vision of today’s most pressing priorities for marine research and action.
There was a biting wind at the fjord as Dan Jørgensen, the Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, fishcare consultant Mads Christoffersen and local anglers...
To improve understanding of the decline in the European eel population, a Danish research expedition with DTU Aqua's research vessel "Dana" explored the spawning areas...
Plastic waste in the world’s oceans is an environmental problem that is gaining increasing global attention. At DTU, researchers are investigating the problem.
The breeding of oysters and lobster, and the farming of seaweed was on the programme when Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness the Prince Consort visited the Danish...
Danish Shellfish Centre has become part of DTU, which was celebrated with a large inauguration ceremony at the centre's address in Nykøbing Mors.
DTU’s marine research vessel Dana has been investigating an area of sea several times the size of Denmark.
The Danish Shellfish Centre at DTU has recently provided samples of an innovative, new type of food: edible seaweed grown in the Limfjord.
Warmer temperatures, and prey species which are also moving north, can be reasons why bluefin tuna were found in the Denmark Strait east of Greenland, according to a DTU...
The expedition has at times battled 12-metre Atlantic swells , making it impossible to get equipment in the water. However, expedition leader Peter Munk of DTU Aqua and...
The merger of the Danish Shellfish Centre in Limfjord and DTU Aqua unifies much of the country’s shellfish and seaweed expertise.
In March and April, DTU’s marine research vessel, Dana, is in the Sargasso Sea to determine whether changes in the marine environment are the cause of the drastic decline...
A statistical model originally developed to allow fishermen to study the work done by researchers, has now become one of the most highly acclaimed tools for estimating...
On Friday, 28 February 2014, the biggest marine research vessel in Denmark—Dana—set sail from Hirtshals in North Jutland, bound for the Saragasso Sea off the coast of Florida...
A group of biologists from DTU Aqua crossed the Atlantic in May 2013 on the Norwegian research vessel G.O. Sars as part of a European project, EURO-BASIN. Master student...
New study: Impact of deep-sea fishery for Greenland halibut on non-commercial fish species off West Greenland
A new study, published in Ecotoxicology, shows lowered reproductive output, reduced grazing, and reduced ability to metabolize pyrene in the copepod Calanus hyberboreus...
New study uses size- and trait-based models to compare balanced harvesting with traditional selective fishing patterns
Combination of sac- and broadcast-spawning in an Arctic fjord to achieve high abundance at low temperatures.
DTU Aqua conducts a training course on fish farming in land-based saltwater systems for consultants and practitioners from across the Baltic Sea Region.
By sheer coincidence, Canadian researchers have discovered a reef of living cold-water corals in southern Greenland. PhD student Helle Jørgensbye from DTU Aqua has been...
The Centre for Ocean Life at DTU Aqua is enjoying considerable international success through applying the trait-based approach to marine research
An innovative use of catch statistics shows that climate change has already influenced the composition of species in fisheries around the world, and thereby the fish...
The fish in Greenland’s great cod boom in the 1960s did not come from Iceland, as previously thought. They were ‘made in Greenland’ .
By individually tagging fish in a lake and following their movements, a research team led by DTU Aqua has shown that migration is a very effective defence against being...
DTU Aqua offers a training course in Salt Water Recirculation Aquaculture Technology for the Baltic Sea Region from Saturday 5th - Wednesday 9th October 2013.
European and American scientists are meeting in Barcelona, Spain this month to launch a new European initiative for climate service observations and modelling. DTU Aqua...
It is never easy to have to count all the fish in the sea. However, biologists and administrators all over Europe will soon receive a helping hand from a new shared database...
DTU's research vessel Dana is following in the path of past pioneers when steaming off to characterize and trace the waters of the East Greenland Current
The eastern Baltic cod stock has recently started to recover, after two decades of severe depletion, however with unexpected side-effects.
New research makes it easier to protect vulnerable species from overfishing, writes Science Nordic based on a study by Professor Einar Nielsen of DTU Aqua, which has...
Recently discovered population of comb jellies in the Baltic consists entirely of dwarf individuals
DTU Aqua in Hirtshals is hosting international AQUABEST-meeting on sustainable fish farming in the Baltic Sea Region. The project aims to transfer the technology of the...
The first Danish study into how one of the worlds largest wind farms affects marine life is now completed. It shows that the wind turbines and the fish live quite happily...
New research reveals how herring genes vary with the environment. The discovery could make it easier to protect the herring stock against future challenges such as climate...
Researchers from DTU Aqua have shed light on the peculiar behaviour of the commercially and ecologically valuable sandeel.
DTU Aqua’s master’s program in Aquatic Science and Technology is the only program of its kind in Europe. Meet some of the programs students in three new video portraits
Even though the oceans warm up slower than land, a recently published study in the scientific journal, Science, shows that marine life has to move their ranges just as...
A recently published study shows that due to the low salinity, the invasive comb jelly cannot produce enough eggs to sustain a population in the central Baltic Sea. This...
Behavioural experiments and brain research reveal surprising similarities between fish and humans. For example, some individuals are routine-bound creatures of habit, while...
Three institutes at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) participate in the future ”Centre for Ocean Life”, which is financed by the Villum Foundation and directed...
18 new students have begun their studies at the DTU Aqua's MSc program in Aquatic Science and Technology. More than half of the students are from abroad.
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