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This picture from 1956 shows Russian trawlers seized by the Norwegian coast guard for poaching in Norwegian waters. A United Nations treaty has since contributed to reducing such tensions over international waters.

A constitution for the Seas (22.04.2014)

An increase in world trade led to the initial regulation of the sea. Now changes in climate and the environmental create a need for new regulations.

Farmed fish and seafood being traded at an auction house in the Khulna region west in Bangladesh, in March 2012.

Ethical food trade in the spotlight (03.04.2014)

The SEAT research project wants to help consumers make more ethical choices when purchasing farmed fish products. The researchers hope this can be achieved by creating a dialogue between producers in Asia and consumers in Europe.

WUN Director John P. Hearn (to the left) and UiB Rector Dag Rune Olsen at the WUN conference in Cape Town in the first week of April 2014. WUN is a global research network.

UiB growing with WUN collaborations (03.04.2014)

WUN is a global research network that focuses on UiB’s priorities of international health and climate research. What’s not to like?