The Bratten area located in Skagerack which contains the largest depth in Sweden has now been surveyed. The assignment which comprised charting of a 1206 km2 area according to hydrographic survey standard (IHO S-44) was performed during December and January by Clinton Marine Survey in cooperation with AquaBiota Water Research on behalf of Swedish Agency […]
Archives for January 2016
Opinion for a national ban on micro-plastics in cosmetics
The think tank Baltic Eye at Stockholm University recently published an opinion piece in the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet regarding a proposal for a national ban of micro-plastic particles in cosmetic products (http://www.svd.se/regeringen-bor-forbjuda-mikroplasten). One of the scientists behind the article is AquaBiotas researcher Martin Ogonowski. Although the state of knowledge about the effects of plastic […]
Draft of a marine mapping plan submitted to the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management
On behalf of the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, AquaBiota has submitted a proposal on how a plan for the mapping of Sweden’s conservation values should be designed. The mapping is aimed at creating comprehensive map data of marine plants, animals and biotopes covering the entire marine Swedish waters including the economic zone. […]
New ownership of AquaBiota
From January 2016 AquaBiota is an entirely Swedish research company! The founder Martin Isaeus has bought NIVA’s shares and is now the sole owner. “ – I see great potential in AquaBiota and anticipate an exciting development in the future! We are a strong team that can continue to develop AquaBiota’s present business, and we […]