Abstract guidelines NOR-Fishing 2024

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Abstract guidelines NOR-Fishing 2024

Please read these instructions carefully before preparing your abstract. Scroll down to submit your abstract. 


  • The deadline for abstract submission is 23:59 CEST (UTC +2) May 21st 2024
  • Notice of acceptance will be e-mailed to the submitting author within June 2024
  • The organizers reserve the right to accept or refuse any abstract
  • Accepted abstracts will receive complimentary exhibition/conference passes. More information will follow upon acceptance of abstract.

Writing guidelines

  • Abstract must be written in English
  • Maximum number of words in total in the abstract body text is 300
  • Abstract text: Please include objectives, method, results, conclusions
  • Do not include tables, graphs or special symbols, references or key words in abstracts

Submission types

  • Oral - in-person presentation
  • Oral - digital/pre-recorded

Review criteria

All abstracts will be reviewed by at least two scientific specialists acting as reviewers. The criteria of manuscript review will comprise quality and relevance. 

Sessions

There will be 2 sessions organized for Nor-Fishing 2024. You are invited to submit an abstract that is relevant for one of the scientifically broad sessions below: 


Session 1

(Wednesday 21.08.2024)

GREEN TRANSITION IN FISHERIES

Chair: Jann Derks Croptova, NTNU
Chair: Dag Standal, SINTEF Ocean


The world’s oceans are a crucial  source of food for humans rich in essential nutrients such as omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, essential amino acids, vitamins and minerals. In addition, it provides the livelihood for millions of people. Environmental issues like overfishing, habitat destruction and pollution have long been on the agenda, with a broad agreement among stakeholders on the need to reduce negative impacts to secure our marine resources for the future. The marine green transition involves the adoption of sustainable practices that address these environmental issues while ensuring the long-term viability of fish stocks. This includes reducing CO2-emissions from the fisheries industry, minimizing bycatch, reducing littering and ghost fishing by preventing loss of fishing gear, or developing fishing gear or methods that is less damaging to the marine environment. Research and development, with a tight cooperation between the research institutes, industry and management, is needed to succeed in this transition.

In this session, we will broadly address issues of research, innovations, opportunities and challenges related to the green transition within fisheries. We invite scientific presentations from a broad field within the topic where relevant research results may be related to reduction in emissions from the fisheries sector, pollution, bycatch management, utilization of fish side streams, ghost fishing and improved fishing gear, and other activities of fisheries that may impact marine ecosystems.


Key words: sustainable fishing, green transitions, emission reduction, innovations, marine ecosystem

Session 2

(Thursday 22.08.2024)

COMPETITION FOR AREA AT SEA

Chair: Kate McQueen, IMR
Co-chair: Snorre Bakke, NTNU


In parallel with the transition to a more sustainable fishery there is also increasing competition for areas at sea. Conflicts between fisheries, aquaculture, shipping, and offshore energy such as oil, gas and wind-power activities can arise when these actors compete for space to conduct their operations. Adding to this, the biodiversity crisis has prompted international consensus on the need to better protect the marine ecosystems. In the recent Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which was signed by 196 countries, one of the aims is to conserve 30% of nature, including an ecologically representative part of marine and coastal ecosystems. Depending on the restrictions associated with the implementation of these conservation efforts, this might add to the squeeze for marine space, potentially directly impacting existing interest groups.  To address these conflicts, there is a need for effective management strategies that balance the needs of different stakeholders while ensuring the goal of conserving marine ecosystems. This requires a collaborative approach that involves the participation of all stakeholders in the decision-making process.

In this session we would like to focus broadly on existing and potential conflicts of interest related to the use of our oceans, as well as opportunities for co-existence. We invite scientific presentations from all fields of research, aiming to address issues of competition for space from a transdisciplinary perspective.

Key words: marine spatial planning, co-existence, offshore industries, marine conservation, spatial squeeze

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