Current seaweed consumption and attitudes and preferences toward seaweed food products in a Western society are investigated to inform the seaweed industry regarding product development and marketing strategies. A national survey of 521 Australian consumers was conducted. About 75% of respondents had eaten seaweed; however, only 37% had consumed seaweed regularly over the past 12 months. Key drivers ...

Salmon louse, (Lepeophtheirus salmonis, Krøyer, 1838), is an ectoparasite that causes multiple health and economic problems in the farming of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.), but also threatens wild salmonid species. The industry is struggling to identify proper measures for limiting lice infections, and to identify effective delousing treatments. One of the major production and management challenges, ...

Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) are susceptible to smooth Brucella (s-Brucella) infection and may be exposed to such bacteria through the consumption of infected marine mammals, as implied by the finding of s-Brucella antibodies in polar bears (Ursus maritimus). Arctic foxes in Svalbard have not previously been investigated for s-Brucella antibodies, but such antibodies have been detected in Arctic ...

The boreal forest is one of the largest terrestrial biomes on Earth. Conifers normally dominate the tree layer across the biome, but other aspects of ecosystem structure and dynamics vary geographically. The cause of the conspicuous differences in the understory vegetation and the herbivore–predator cycles between northwestern Europe and western North America presents an enigma. Ericaceous dwarf ...

The tourist is constantly seeking out new experiences, and there is a growing interest in experiences at religious sites. This article examines tourists’ church experience, and what meaning it gives, and what motivates tourists to visit a church on their holiday. With a particular focus on the individual’s experience creation, the article looks into the tourist’s personal experience inside a church, ...

In this paper we analyze the incentives for platform sponsors to open up their networks for independent rivals. We show that open access may increase the platform sponsors’ profit levels and enhance quality improving investments.

This study examines the complexities of achieving sufficient management measures for the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, with an attempt to specify failure and shortcomings within the management system. The key to the solution is embedded in man-made governance systems and legal frameworks. With this thesis I will try to unfold the complexities of governance systems, the legal framework of fisheries ...

Solar light/dark cycles and seasonal photoperiods underpin daily and annual rhythms of life on Earth. Yet, the Arctic is characterized by several months of permanent illumination (“midnight sun”). To determine the persistence of 24h rhythms during the midnight sun, we investigated transcriptomic dynamics in the copepod <i>Calanus finmarchicus</i> during the summer solstice period in the Arctic, with ...

The topic investigated is the social-ecological system of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) fishing and aquaculture as a tourism product in an era of climate change. Arctic charr is a resilient salmonid species that was traditionally an important part of the sustenance economy in Arctic and Subarctic communities as a source of fresh food throughout the year. Arctic charr populations have declined ...

Poleward shifts in species distributions are expected and frequently observed with a warming climate. In Arctic ecosystems, the strong warming trends are associated with increasing greenness and shrubification. Vertebrate herbivores have the potential to limit greening and shrub advance and expansion on the tundra, posing the question of whether changes in herbivore communities could partly mediate ...