Purpose and Areas of Activity
Ocean Futures seeks to contribute to the sustainable use of the world’s oceans. We conduct multidisciplinary research and offer advice on marine activities and resources of the oceans, the sea bed, and the polar regions. Our activities include research on environmental conditions, responsible development of living and mineral resources, shipping, and integrated interest management. We identify and analyse present and future economic opportunities and give advice on political, social, and legal circumstances that might facilitate or constrain commercial ocean activities.

Research is organized into five programs: Polar Programme Resources Programme Seabed Bioprospecting and Mining Ocean Webguide Ocean Maps

Ocean Futures: Winner of the British Cartographic Society Award

Clients
Ocean Futures’ main clients are public authorities and private companies, the maritime and shipping industries in Norway and abroad, and international public and private organizations. See list of clients.

New Web Site
Ocean Futures is redesigning the web site. The new web site will appear in July 2010.

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