Marine and maritime research
Marine and maritime research is one out of six strategic research focus areas within NTNU. These thematic areas have been established in an effort to strengthen the cross-disciplinary research between relevant faculties and departments.
A wide range of research groups are involved in the strategic area. The multidisciplinary research activity within NTNU Marine Coastal Development is organised into three primary, interacting domains along the value chain:
1. Ocean Space Research
- Marine surveillance and communication systems
- Energy from the ocean
- Marine ecosystems
- Eco-toxicology
- Marine archaeology and cultural history
- Coastal zone development and infrastructure
Contact: Prof. Geir Johnsen
2. Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Aquaculture engineering (cage mariculture and recirculation systems)
- Sustainable marine aquaculture and societal aspects
- Biological basis of marine aquaculture
- Marine harvesting technology
- Sustainable fisheries
- Social strategies of fisheries
Contact: Ass. Prof. Jo Arve Alfredsen
3. Marine Resource Processing
- Raw materials for high value products
- Processing engineering and tailoring
- Genetic resources and biopolymers
- Energy efficiency
- Design methodology for sustainable systems
- Value chain management
Contact: Prof. Turid Rustad
In addition, the following cross-domain research targets have a particular focus:
- Renewable energy from the ocean
- New marine bio-resources
- Sustainable development
- Equipments for aquaculture, fisheries and aquaculture
- Instrumentation and systems for mapping, surveillance and research
- Recruitment to the marine domain
SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture acts, on behalf of the SINTEF Group, is the strategic counterpart to the NTNU Marine Coastal Development Consortium.
Multidisciplinary involvement
Contributing departments to the activities in this focus area:
Acoustics
Aquaculture and Marine Biology
Biotechnology
Economics
Energy and Process Engineering
Fisheries and Aquaculture Cybernetics
History
Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering
Interdisciplinary studies of culture
Marine Civil Engineering
Marine Structures
Maritime Archaeology
Natural History and Archaeology
Sociology and Political Science
Transnational Access opportunities are provided for European researchers to the CodTech aquaculture experimental facilities at NTNU Sealab. Calls for proposals are scheduled about twice a year.
The fourth Call for proposals is open on 21 December with a deadline of 15 March 2013.
New and noteworthy
Annual Report 2011
Annual Report 2011 - for the strategic area Marine Coastal Development (pdf, 1MB)
Annual Report 2010
Annual Report 2010 - for the strategic area Marine Coastal Development (pdf, 1MB)
Annual Report 2009
Annual Report 2009 - for the strategic area Marine Coastal Development (pdf, 2MB)
Science Plan 2020
Science Plan 2020 - for the strategic area Marine Coastal Development (pdf, 1.55MB)
