• Company level biodiversity impact assessment: An application to the aquaculture industry in Norway 

      Hagspiel-Janssen, Verena; Jansen, Markus Bjørkli; Lavrutich, Maria; Nepstad, Gaute (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This paper proposes a company-level biodiversity impact assessment framework tailored to the aquaculture industry. Using publicly available data from Norway, we analyze the relative biodiversity performance of companies ...
    • Current status and future operational models for transit shipping along the Northern Sea Route 

      Milakovic, Aleksandar-Sasa; Gunnarsson, Bjørn; Balmasov, Sergey; Hong, Sungwon; Kim, Kitae; Schütz, Peter; Ehlers, Sören (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The Northern Sea Route (NSR) has received increased international attention during the recent years as an alternative transit corridor for shipping between Europe and East Asia. In 2015, the project “Feasibility and ...
    • Environmental problems and regulation in the Aquaculture industry. Insights from Norway. 

      Olaussen, Jon Olaf (Journal article, 2018)
      Since the beginnings of the aquaculture industry in Norway, the salmon farming industry has grown from a pioneering niche to a massive industrial adventure. Since 1992, Norwegian salmon production has increased to ten times ...
    • Fish processing in Portugal: An industry in expansion 

      Bjørndal, Trond; Brasao, Ana; Ramos, Jorge; Tusvik, Amalie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The purpose of this paper is to analyse developments in the Portuguese fish processing industry from the 1960s to the present as well as prospects for future expansion. In this period, Portugal has undergone tremendous ...
    • Optimal harvesting of farmed salmon during harmful algal blooms 

      Engehagen, Sondre; Hornslien, Marius; Lavrutich, Maria; Tønnessen, Stian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      This paper studies the optimal harvesting decisions of a salmon farmer that faces the risk of harmful algal bloom as well as market uncertainty. The salmon farmer seeks to maximize the financial value of the fish farm by ...
    • Real options under technological uncertainty: A case study of investment in a post-smolt facility in Norway 

      Hagspiel, Verena; Hannevik, Jørgen; Lavrutich, Maria; Naustdal, Magnus; Struksnæs, Henrik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      This paper evaluates the optimal timing to undertake an investment in a post-smolt production facility under both profit and technology uncertainty, using a real options approach. Two multi-factor stochastic models are ...