Consumers’ perception of seafood products plays a critical role in determining their consumption behaviour. As a great quantity of seafood is produced by aquaculture, specifically farmed fish, consumers’ perception of farmed fish is crucial. In recent years, consumers in developing and emerging countries have increased their concern about seafood safety. This thesis investigates consumers’ ...

<p>Natural products have been used by humans since ancient times as benefactors for improved health. Prior to modern medicine and chemistry, these compounds remained hidden in the plants, animals and other organisms used to heal inflammation, wounds, headache and stomachache among other conditions. Since the start of modern drug discovery with isolation of morphine in 1805, numerous natural products ...

The overall aim of this dissertation is to improve the theoretical and empirical understanding of consumers’ behavioral tendencies toward functional food consumption. The main purpose is to provide a deeper understanding of antecedents that are relevant for explaining consumer evaluation of functional food and consumption behavior. Functional foods are food products that have been enriched to make ...

Cold seeps are locations on the seafloor where CH₄ migrates from reservoirs below sediments towards the atmosphere, sustaining thereby a high microbial and macrofaunal biomass and a diversity contrasting from the surrounding seafloor. The oxidation of methane and sulphide are typically the main sources of primary productivity of these ecosystems and have therefore gained a particular ...

<p>Climate change is one of the greatest threats to animal wildlife in high latitude freshwater ecosystems. Climate warming is rapidly increasing water temperatures in these areas, affecting biological processes of ectotherms such as growth, maturation and reproduction, which in turn trigger population responses. The magnitude of the effects of climate warming will vary depending on the thermal niche ...

This dissertation is a case-study of the development and introduction of game-based learning in the Bachelor of Science in Fisheries and Aquaculture at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science. The use of games for learning has long traditions, but is currently receiving increased attention from scholars in light of the increased focus on active learning in higher education institutions. The ...

Marine fungi comprise a group of organisms that have been overlooked for a long time. Research interest has increased with the realization of the important ecological role and rich chemistry of marine fungi. Marine fungi have yielded thousands of new natural products the last decade, but many taxa remain unstudied. Marine fungi from the Arctic have not been reported in literature in regard to ...

Det er et stort behov for marine langkjedede omega-3 fettsyrer både til humant konsum og til fiskefôr. De langkjedede omega-3 fettsyrene EPA og DHA har gunstige helseeffekter for både mennesker og fisk. Mengden villfanget fisk har de siste 40 årene nådd maksimal utnyttelse mens volumet av oppdrettsfisk har økt betraktelig. Mangelen på marint råstoff har ført til en økt andel terrestrisk råstoff i ...

This thesis presents a rich introduction to the evolution, life history and physiology of Atlantic salmon, with a special emphasis on the developmental transitions (termed smolting) juvenile salmon pass through has they prepare to migrate from their native freshwater habitat to the sea. The introduction provides a comprehensive background on chronobiology and osmoregulation in fishes and links this ...

Marine microbes are crucial for the marine food web and carbon cycle. Algae are the main source of organic matter in the oceans with algae blooms triggering reoccurring bacterial succession patterns. Bacteria can recycle nutrients from organic matter coming from land or algae, fueling regenerated primary production. Terrestrial freshwater inputs can have substantial impacts on Arctic marine microbes ...