The ocean is not a desert!
Dr. Elise Huffer here reports on another of the exciting “satellite projects” implemented in the Pacific by Ocean States network members. Read More …
Category: Project updates
Project update: One Ocean Week
In this project update blog post, read about OceanStates’ participation in the One Ocean Week with partners from the University of the South Pacific who visited us in Bergen last month. Written by Håkon Larsen Last month, the OceanStates project was fortunate to host a diverse delegation of students and staff from the University of Read More …
OceanStates reassembles at Solstrand seminar
OceanStates is back in session after the summer here in Bergen, and to set the rhythm for the autumn months, the group gathered for a two-day intensive seminar at Solstrand hotel in the municipality of Os, to discuss their progress and plans moving forward. The Postdoctoral fellows and their supervisors each presented the Read More …
OceanStates is on summer break
Much like the rest of Norway, many of us in the OceanStates team are taking our summer break in the month of July. The project will therefore be operationally resting until August, while we step out of our offices to enjoy the summer sun and take in some fresh air. Until then, here are a Read More …
Research in the time of Corona: A brief update from the OceanStates team in Bergen
A brief update on what members of the OceanStates team have been up to in the past weeks, while offices and borders have been closed to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Since mid-March, the University of Bergen has been closed to most employees and students to ensure social distancing during the worst Read More …
The OceanStates Document Collection website is up and running!
We are pleased to announce that our online, open-access Document Collection has officially been launched! While the Document Collection is still a work in progress, Phase One of the site’s construction is now complete, featuring a collection of Key UN Documents related to central topics of the OceanStates project. The collection contains UN treaties and agreements Read More …
The project is (almost) up and running!
During the past 4 months, we (the management team in Bergen, consisting of Edvard and Eilin) have been working on getting the OceanStates project on its feet, and we are getting close! Here is a very brief summary: We started out in May 2018, with designing logos, making handout folders and posters, and generally providing Read More …
Hello world!
This is the beginning of the OceanStates blog. This blog will feature stories from OceanStates participants, from the field, from meetings and workshops in the project.