16 March 2017
On 24 March 2017, the new research vessel R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen owned by Norway and deployed in developing countries in partnership with FAO and IMR, will be officially launched in the course of a naming ceremony at the presence of a number of Ministers and Directors from partner countries.
The...
09 February 2017
On 10 January 2017, the new R/V Dr. Fridtjof Nansen arrived in Bergen for the first time, after the delivery of the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondan.
The vessel, which is owned by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) was built as part of the tripartite agreement between
11 October 2016
From 17 to 18 October 2016, the EAF-Nansen project Forum will be held in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Project Forum provides an opportunity for progress reporting, dissemination of experiences, identification of best practices and discussion of strategies pertaining to the EAF-Nansen Project. The Forum also provides the means for partners...
17 December 2015
Twenty participants from 7 countries attended a training workshop on basic taxonomy and marine species identification at the Eduardo Modlane University of Maputo, Mozambique. The course, organized by EAF-Nansen Project and intended for scientists and fishery data collectors started on 31 August and finished on 12 September 2015. This...
11 November 2015
In this special issue of the e-Approach we take a look at the R/V Dr Fridtjof Nansen demonstration survey across the southern Indian Ocean from June to August 2015 to test some sampling and observational equipment on board the research vessel as well as the preparedness of the...
21 October 2015
The research Vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen is about to start a new exciting survey in the waters off Northwest Africa.
The survey will start from Dakar, Senegal on 21 October for an eight-week voyage off the coast of Senegal, The Gambia, Mauritania and Morocco before landing in Las Palmas, Spain. The...