Marine Management
Knowledge-based management is a prerequisite for ensuring that the marine industries of the future can continue contributing to job and value creation — on a local, national and global level.
The complexity of the coastal zone, with its rich diversity of habitats, ecosystems and species, means that sustainable management requires commitment and knowledge to ensure future growth and development. Monitoring, dialogue and regulations are also imperative tools for ensuring a sustainable future, considering the multitude of interests, stakeholders and legislation that are found in these coastal regions.
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We are present at "Blått Kompass" during Ocean Week in Tromsø. Audun and Victoria from our Tromsø office are attending the conference, which is held annually by UiT The Arctic University of Norway and the Centre for the Ocean and the Arctic to mark the UN’s World Oceans Day on June 8.
– This is where people, sectors, and industries necessary to find sustainable solutions are brought together, said Director Sigri Stokke Nilsen from the Centre for the Ocean and the Arctic during the opening session of this year’s conference.
For SALT, Ocean Week has also provided an opportunity to discuss measures to save the blue forests beneath the sea, in an event hosted by the Centre for the Ocean and the Arctic and Marine Spark X. Marine biologist Victoria Eggen took part in the discussion on solutions to save our kelp forests.
As of today, there is no international system in place to monitor trash in rivers in the same way it is monitored along coastlines. This may change in the future. In collaboration with NORCE, SALT has been commissioned by the Norwegian Environment Agency to investigate plastic pollution in several Norwegian rivers. The purpose of the project, led by senior researcher Marte Haave at SALT, is to test and provide guidance to authorities on methods and indicators for monitoring marine litter in rivers.
The work is already underway — including in the Lier River, which in 2024 was documented by NORCE as Norway’s most polluted river.