DTU Aqua

31/08/2026

🎧Hvordan kommer klimaforandringerne til at ændre livet i havet? 🌬
Det spørgsmål, sammen med spørgsmålet om, hvad der sker med de økosystemer, der er med til at regulere Jordens klima, stiller podcasten 'Mit Store Spørgsmål' til professor Ken H. Andersen fra DTU Aqua i et nyt afsnit.

Ken Haste Andersen fortæller i podcasten om sin forskning i havets økosystemer, og hvordan han ved hjælp af matematiske modeller undersøger det komplekse system, som livet i havet er.

Podcasten kommer rundt om, hvordan klimaforandringer kan påvirke både fødevareproduktion, biodiversitet og havets evne til at optage CO2.

Det er Science Report, magasinet, der skriver om, hvad der sker i det danske forskningsmiljø, der producerer podcasten for Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond .

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BcJW6OaMCLaYtetbn2aU9?si=e4917fbf1c954968&nd=1&dlsi=e63a69abb4ed4595

Mit Store Spørgsmål · Episode

31/08/2026

💧Han var vild med bakterier, da han læste til kemiingeniør på DTU, og dykkede ned i havet ved et tilfælde, da han tog over til universiteter i USA og skabte sig et liv dér.

Siden er oceanerne blevet hans levevej, og nu er han hjemme igen på DTU – mød ny sektionsleder i Section for Ocean Science & Technology professor Adam Martiny. 🌊🙋‍♂️

24/08/2026

PhD DEFENCE. On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, at 11.00, Nurul Huda from DTU Aqua will defend his PhD thesis, “Scale Modelling of Trawl Seabed Interaction”.

You can follow the defence online or in person at DTU Aqua in Hirtshals.

Nurul Huda’s PhD research focuses on improving the testing of trawl designs before they are fully developed for commercial use. The aim of his research is to improve ability to predict how trawls interact with the seabed, thereby helping to limit seabed disturbance, reduce fuel consumption, and lower the risk of gear loss.

Learn more on DTU Aqua's website:
https://www.aqua.dtu.dk/english/about/calendar/phd-defence-scale-modelling-of-trawl-seabed-interaction?id=5f0d5c97-0265-4648-86db-eb4306a6955c

29/06/2026

🐟 WATCH BABY LUMPFISH HATCH AT THE DTU AQUA FISH FACILITY 🎥
This spring, a female lumpfish spawned in captivity at the DTU Aqua Fish Facility in front of rolling cameras. It was a major milestone – but would the eggs actually hatch?

Now the miracle has happened: Large numbers of tiny lumpfish larvae are swimming around in DTU Aqua’s aquariums.

“This is a very promising development for our upcoming studies into the environmental factors that affect lumpfish – not only the adult fish, but also their eggs, larvae and juveniles,” says project leader and Professor Jane Behrens.

The tiny larvae play an important role in DTU Aqua’s research as part of the NOW LUMP project, which is supported by the charitable organisation Seabreak.

The project aims to map the biology of the lumpfish and investigate the environmental conditions it needs to thrive.

Read more about the NOW LUMP project and watch the video of the larvae hatching here >>

https://www.aqua.dtu.dk/nyheder/stenbiderunger?id=3d9e59e1-d778-4dad-88c8-5972eedf42c7

📸 Sune Riis Sørensen

I foråret gydede en stenbiderhun i fangenskab i DTU Aquas Fiskestald for rullende kamera. Det var stort, men ville der også komme unger ud af æggene? Nu er miraklet sket: Masser af små stenbiderlarver svømmer nu rundt i DTU Aquas akvarier. Læs om projekt NOW LUMP og se videoen af larverne, der...

22/06/2026

PHD DEFENCE. Thiviya Nair, DTU Aqua, will defend her PhD thesis, 'Disease-free Production of the European Flat Oyster', on Monday, 29 June 2026, at 13:00. You can follow the defence online or in person at Dansk Skaldyrcenter, DTU Aqua in Nykøbing Mors.

Thiviya N.’s PhD thesis is about the European flat oyster, which once carpeted European seafloors in vast living reefs and sustained coastal communities for centuries. Today, they are considered functionally extinct across much of their historical range. A key obstacle to recovery is the parasite Bonamia ostreae, which can kill up to 90% of oysters. Thiviya's research addresses two key questions at the heart of flat oyster culture and restoration. First, can the parasite be detected without sacrificing the oysters? And second, how does an ice winter affect Bonamia ostreae’s levels

Learn more about the defence and the thesis on DTU Aqua’s website:

Thiviya Nair, DTU Aqua, will defend her PhD thesis, 'Disease-free Production of the European Flat Oyster'.

20/04/2026

🦐 AI og undervandskameraer til tidlig sygdomsdetektion i rejeopdræt
DTU Aqua og Sincere Aqua udvikler et AI-system, der med undervandskameraer overvåger rejer døgnet rundt og kan opdage tidlige tegn på sygdom, før de bliver synlige for det blotte øje.

Projektet Sincere Shrimp Disease Detector (SSDD) bruger computer vision til at genkende små ændringer i adfærd og mønstre, som kan indikere udbrud som hvidpletsyge. Målet er tidligere og mere præcis sygdomsopsporing end manuel inspektion.

Teknologien bygger på eksisterende AI-løsninger i dansk akvakultur og videreudvikles nu til en ny og voksende industri for rejeopdræt i Europa.

🔗 Læs mere på dtu.dk/aqua
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13/04/2026

Project NOW-LUMP has started, and this Easter has proven to be the first good step for the project as our lumpsuckers, caught just a couple of weeks ago, have produced “Easter eggs” in loads.

The aim of NOW-LUMP is to generate biological knowledge about the species, to aid in conservation of lumpsuckers in Danish waters, and to share the obtained knowledge through collaboration with the four main national public aquaria.
NOW-LUMP is financed by seabreak.

Contact for further information: Jane Behrens [email protected]

Film and editing by Sune Riis Sørensen DTU Aqua.

09/04/2026

🌊 Hvordan redder vi livet i havet? Nyt forskningsprojekt sætter fokus på Skagerrak – et af Nordens mest biodiversitetsrige, men også pressede havområder.
📉 Problemet: Fiskeri, klimaforandringer og næringsstoffer presser økosystemet. Torsken er allerede tæt på at forsvinde.
📚 På vej mod en løsning: Projektet SAMSKAG II går tilbage til ca. år 1900 for at:
○ Skabe en historisk baseline
○ Forstå hvordan økosystemet egentlig så ud
○ Undgå “shifting baseline syndrome” (vi vænner os til dårligere natur)
🔬 Hvad gør forskerne?
○ Indsamler historiske data fra arkiver og litteratur
○ Udvikler biodiversitetsindikatorer (målbare tegn på økosystemets tilstand)
○ Designer fremtidige scenarier for beskyttede havområder
🤝 Nordisk samarbejde: Danmark, Sverige og Norge arbejder sammen – fordi havet ikke stopper ved landegrænser.
🚢 I 2026: Fælles ekspedition i Skagerrak & Kattegat med forskningsskib for at dokumentere sårbare habitater.
🎯 Målet: Bedre beslutningsgrundlag → stærkere beskyttels

08/04/2026

❄️ A small fish with a big impact on life in the Arctic
Arctic cod plays a key role in Greenland’s marine ecosystems — but new research shows the species is declining rapidly and shifting north as the climate warms. Rising sea temperatures, shrinking sea ice, and changes in plankton are pushing this ice-dependent fish out of its traditional habitats.
The consequences go far beyond the fish itself. Arctic cod is a cornerstone species for seals, seabirds, other fish — and for Greenlandic fishers and hunters who have relied on it for generations. As it disappears from coastal areas, both ecosystems and livelihoods are changing.
New research combining long-term scientific data with local knowledge from Greenlandic fishers highlights how fast and deeply climate change is reshaping Arctic marine life.
🔗 Read the full story on dtu.dk/aqua
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