The research vessel (R/V) Dr Fridtjof Nansen is a state of the art research vessel that serves the countries partnered to the EAF-Nansen Programme, “Supporting the Application of the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries management considering climate and pollution impacts”, to generate knowledge on marine resources and ecosystems within their exclusive economic zones (EEZs). The vessel also partners with regional fisheries management organizations or arrangements (RFMO/As) for dedicated surveys to help identify vulnerable marine ecosystems.

Advanced gears and technologies, as well as excellent working conditions onboard, allow multidisciplinary research covering various aspects of marine science

including fisheries acoustics, oceanography, geology, bottom habitat investigations, and pollution studies.

The current R/V Dr Fridtjof Nansen is the third research vessel to bear the name. The first vessel was launched in 1974 and served for 19 years. The second vessel was built in 1993 and sailed over 605 000 nautical miles until its retirement in 2016. The current vessel is owned by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), and operated by the Norwegian Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in close consultation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). FAO is responsible for the implementation of the EAF-Nansen Programme and enabling the vessel to fly the United Nations flag as a house flag.

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Fishery and oceanographic research Vessel

The R/V Dr Fridtjof

Nansen

Fishery and Oceanographic research Vessel

For more information:

THE EAF-NANSEN PROGRAMME COORDINATORMarine and Inland Fisheries Branch Fisheries and Aquaculture DepartmentFood and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsViale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome ITALYinfo-eaf-nansen@fao.orghttp://www.fao.org/in-action/eaf-nansen/en/

FacilitiesThe vessel has 7 laboratories: • Benthos/Plankton/

Sediment laboratory• CTD laboratory• Dry laboratory• Climate laboratory• Fish wet laboratory• Fish dry laboratory• Acoustic operation centreThe vessel is also equipped with a scientific workboat with specialized fishing and scientific equipment for shallow water work.

Examples of fishing and scientific equipment • Pelagic and demersal trawls,

gillnets, pots and longlines forfish sampling

• Winches for deploying andhauling fishing and scientificequipment

• Multibeam echosounder formedium and deep water

• Advanced fish sonars• Sub-bottom Profiler• Box corers• Video Assisted Multi Sampler

(VAMS)

• CTD with water samplingrosette

• Plankton nets• Manta trawl for microplastics

sampling

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