Browsing Scientific publications by Author "Aas, Øystein"
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Assessing incidental bycatch of seabirds in Norwegian coastal commercial fisheries: Empirical and methodological lessons
Fangel, Kirstin; Aas, Øystein; Vølstad, Jon Helge; Bærum, Kim Magnus; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Signe; Nedreaas, Kjell Harald; Overvik, Modolf; Wold, Line Camilla; Anker-Nilssen, Tycho (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)With diminishing seabird populations and little knowledge on incidental bycatch in fisheries in the Northeast Atlantic, this study aimed to screen seabird bycatch in Norwegian coastal fisheries in 2009. The purpose was ... -
Decision making for sustainable natural resource management under political constraints – the case of revising hydropower licenses in Norwegian watercourses
Köhler, Berit; Ruud, Audun; Aas, Øystein; Barton, David Nicholas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Norway is the largest hydropower producer in Europe and provides currently 96% of domestic electricity supplies. Hydropower is a renewable and climate friendly source of energy, but causes an impairment on local environmental ... -
Disputing nature in the Anthropocene: technology as friend and foe in the struggle to conserve wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Harrison, Hannah L.; Hauer, Janine; Nielsen, Jonas Ø.; Aas, Øystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The Anthropocene, simply put, is characterized by the recognition that natural processes are inextricably entwined With human influence. Against this backdrop, managing natural resources needs to be fundamentally rethought ... -
‘Do you care about the river?’ A critical discourse analysis and lessons for management of social conflict over Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) conservation in the case of voluntary stocking in Wales
Harrison, Hannah L.; Kochalski, Sophia; Arlinghaus, Robert; Aas, Øystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)1. Stakeholders with shared interests in fish conservation often disagree about which specific conservation measures are appropriate, leading to conflicts with sometimes long‐lasting and disruptive social and political ... -
Hatching knowledge: a case study on the hybridization of local ecological knowledge and scientific knowledge in small-scale Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) cultivation in Norway
Harrison, Hannah Lee; Rybråten, Stine; Aas, Øystein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)We investigate drivers of hybridization of local ecological knowledge (LEK) and scientific knowledge (SK) in small-scale Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fisheries in western Norway through a case study from the Ørsta River. ... -
Hva kan vi lære fra gjennomførte vilkårsrevisjoner av vannkraftkonsesjoner i Norge? En dokumentanalyse av resultater, prosess og kunnskapsgrunnlag
Kohler, Berit; Aas, Øystein; Ruud, Audun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The terms of more than 400 licenses for the production of hydropower in Norwegian watercourses can come up for revision by 2022. These revisions of terms open up for a weighting of the societal benefit of hydropower ... -
Image dimensions of two Scandinavian endurance winter sport events
Sagheim, Kristine Blekastad; Aas, Øystein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This study investigates event images of two Scandinavian endurance skiing events. It adds to the relatively limited literature on endurance sport event images and provides a better understanding of how participants perceive ... -
Linking visitors’ spatial preferences to sustainable visitor management in a Norwegian national park
Selvaag, Sofie Kjendlie; Aas, Øystein; Gundersen, Vegard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The increasing numbers of tourists visiting national parks contribute to new opportunities as well as challenges. Alpine and Arctic national parks in Northern Europe are key habitats for vulnerable species such as wild ... -
Local opposition against high-voltage grids: public responses to agency-caused science policy trolls
Aas, Øystein; Qvenild, Marte; Wold, Line Camilla; Jacobsen, Gerd Blindheim; Ruud, Audun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)High-voltage (hV) transmission grids are projects of societal importance that potentially have controversial social and environmental impacts. Former research shows that public opposition is sparked by the perception of ... -
Public beliefs about high-voltage powerlines in Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom: A comparative survey
Aas, Øystein; Devine-Wright, Patrick; Tangeland, Torvald; Batel, Susana; Ruud, Audun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)As countries worldwide, and particularly in Europe, move to increase deployment of low carbon energy sources, significant investments in new transmission networks are planned. However, past cases of public opposition – ... -
Public perception of river fish biodiversity in four European countries
Kochalski, Sophia; Riepe, Carsten; Fujitani, Marie; Aas, Øystein; Arlinghaus, Robert (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Public support for biodiversity conservation is shaped by people’s values and their knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes toward the environment. We conducted the first multinational representative survey of the general public’s ... -
Salmonid stocking in five North Atlantic jurisdictions: Identifying drivers and barriers to policy change
Aas, Øystein; Cucherousset, Julien; Fleming, Ian A.; Wolter, Christian; Höjesjö, Johan; Buoro, Mathieu; Santoul, Frederic; Johnsson, Jörgen I.; Hindar, Kjetil; Arlinghaus, Robert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)1. New knowledge challenges long-established practices of fish stocking and transfer because of increasing scientific consensus that the release of cultivated fish can pose risks to biodiversity; however, stocking can also ... -
Values, Beliefs, Norms, and Conservation-Oriented Behaviors toward Native Fish Biodiversity in Rivers: Evidence from Four European Countries
Riepe, Carsten; Liebe, Ulf; Fujitani, Marie; Kochalski, Sophia; Aas, Øystein; Arlinghaus, Robert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Riverine biodiversity in Europe is under threat from a range of anthropogenic factors. Key to effective biodiversity conservation is the public’s willingness to support restoration efforts. Based on value-belief-norm (VBN) ...