Fjord systems

NTNU Ocean and Coast

Fjord systems

Projects 1–2

Research vessel on the Borgund fjord

COD-SPAWN

How can we see the invisible interactions between cod eggs, pollution, and the fjord environment – and turning that knowledge into smarter decisions for healthier fjords.

Project Leader: Razak Seidu, Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering

Photo: Research vessel on Borgundfjorden

FJORD-FORMING

To reassess, explore and tell the long story of the interconnectedness between humans and nature on land and at sea.

Project Leader: Thomas Brandt, Department of Historical Sciences

Photo: Trawl cleaning on board the research vessel M/K Gunnerus, 1922. Photo: Carl Dons / NTNU Universitety Library, A-0030-Dons-4357_01

Projects 3–4

Illustration: Water dynamics in the fjord system

PLUME

How the Fjord system works as a whole to transport water, organisms and ideas from one end to the other.

Project Leader: Mats Ehrnstrøm, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Illustration: Water dynamics in the fjord system