Diving in Saltstraumen - the strongest whirlpool in the world
I am not without a little quivering in my body. Nervous trembling
and exitement strike me as I stand there holding on to my camera.
Vebjørn Karlsen has invited me to dive in the strongest whirlpool in
the world. He has made many dives here before and says that it is
possible without large problems.
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Recent development on lobster farming in Norway– prospects and
possibilities
Due to a high market demand, low wild catches and a continuing
increase in prices, the European lobster has become a promising
candidate for closed-cycle and controlled aquaculture. In 2000, the
company Norwegian Lobster Farm AS initiated an extensive R&D project
on the European lobster, in cooperation with the Institute of Marine
Research in Bergen and Stavanger University College
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A fascinating World under Water
NORWAY
In the splendour of shapes and colours in the underwater world is
mentioned, then automatically warm, tropical seas appear in the mind.
But it is wrong to believe diving and photographing is worthwhile
there only. The cooler waters are particularly rich in nutrients and
support a large number of organisms including some most unusual
creatures. This is also true for the coast of Norway that is being
influenced by northern Atlantic currents and hence the Gulf Stream.
Aided by this underwater photo equipment Erling Svensen was able to
catch the fascination of these habitats rarely ever visited by divers,
and to bring it up from the deep close to our eyes....
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Diving Norway's Fjords
Coral eggs in the cold waters of Norway's biggest
fjord provide an unforgettable experience for Rudolf Svensen, but
what would he and his companions find in the smaller but more
spectacular fjords of the south-west?
It was August 1999, the day before full moon, and, so far as I am
aware, the incredible sight I had just witnessed had never been
photographed in cold waters before - Pennatula phosphorea and
Funiculina quadrangularis corals, complete with "gameter" - tiny
balls that include both eggs and sperm - nestling at the tops of
their arms.
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The sea trees of Trondheim
Unique conditions in the chilly waters of Norway's
Trondheimsfjord (above) provide a habitat for coral sea bushes and
sea trees normally found only at great depths. There's even a coral
reef there, albeit no bigger than a Volkswagen van! Rudolf Svensen
recalls an autumn expedition not far south of the Arctic Circle.
Pictures by Erling Svensen and Frank Emil Moen
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