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Ocean and coast
The ocean coast and fjords（https://www.hi.no/en/hi/temasider/ocean-and-coast/the-ocean-coast-and-fjords）
Norway has a long coast, deep fjords and extensive territorial waters, and they are all teeming with life.
The total human footprint（https://www.hi.no/en/hi/temasider/ocean-and-coast/samlet-belastning-summen-av-alt）
Many of human activities affects marine life. To know how much a single ecosystem can handle, we need to know the total footprint.
This is how you avoid ghost fishing（https://www.hi.no/en/hi/temasider/ocean-and-coast/this-is-how-you-avoid-ghost-fishing）
This is how we reduce the risk of fishing gear loss.
Mining waste（https://www.hi.no/en/hi/temasider/ocean-and-coast/mining-waste）
Dumping mining waste in the sea or fjords can have a negative impact on marine ecosystems.
Offshore wind（https://www.hi.no/en/hi/temasider/ocean-and-coast/offshore-wind）
Offshore wind farms can affect marine ecosystems both during development and in operation.
The ocean’s climate（https://www.hi.no/en/hi/temasider/ocean-and-coast/klimaet-i-havet）
Climate change is affecting the oceans and everything that lives in them. The Institute of Marine Research monitors Norwegian waters in various ways, and our data going back to the end of the 19th century gives us valuable insight into the ocean’s climate.
Plastic litter in the oceans（https://www.hi.no/en/hi/temasider/ocean-and-coast/plastic-litter-in-the-oceans）
Everything from tiny particles to big chunks of plastic are floating around in the oceans. Large quantities end up on beaches as well as on the sea bottom.
Models（https://www.hi.no/en/hi/temasider/ocean-and-coast/models）
Models represent a simplified view of the reality and are used to collect information side by side with observations. Models can also be used to describe what is hard or impossible to measure directly. At the Institute of Marine Research models are important to understand ocean currents, fish stock populations, aquaculture, salmon lice or ecosystems.