At 7 o'clock in the morning on the first Monday after 20 September, it's lobster premiere in Sweden - every year. A festive moment for many people on the Swedish West coast. Hotels and restaurants set up special lobster buffets and lobster supés.
The beluga whale that caused a stir in Hunnebostrand could be Hvaldimir – a Russian "spy whale" that escaped from a mission, reports P4 Väst.
"I saw my first ray in Sweden six months ago, but then I unfortunately didn't have a camera with me. But this time I was really prepared...
Algae can eventually replace soybeans as a more environmentally friendly protein crop. In Bohuslän, green algae are grown for research purposes – and fertilized with wastewater from the herring and shrimp industry, reports SVT Nyheter
Every year, large amounts of fishing equipment are lost in the sea. In many cases, the equipment continues to fish without anyone taking care of the catch – so-called ghost fishing. On the West Coast, lobster tins pose the big problem and it is estimated that thousands are lost annually. Along both the west and east coasts, however, several projects are underway aimed at cleaning the ocean from these death traps
The Baltic Sea is famous for its ability to preserve old wrecks. But along the West Coast there are many wrecks that have never been properly investigated, according to Staffan von Arbin, who researches the subject at the University of Gothenburg. "Each ship brings a new piece of the puzzle to history, so we can paint an even better picture of how society used to work," he said
Deep Sea Reporter has visited one of the important institutions in Swedish ocean research. Researchers Kerstin Johannesson and Ann Larsson show us around and talk about the activities conducted at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory south of Strömstad
In a fishing village in Halland, we follow a family whose life is built around coastal fishing. We get to take part in their everyday lives, their history, and their thoughts and hopes regarding the future – both for themselves and for fishing on the Swedish coasts
The burning clinging jellyfish was discovered in 2018 and has found its way home in the water at Lilla Askerön, in Bohuslän. Ideally, it wants to live in the eelgrass meadows that the researchers are now restoring in the area
