The National Committee is tasked with ensuring that Norwegian efforts will achieve the Ocean Decades goals. The committee will be giving advice, exchange information, act as decade ambassadors and be involved in different activities.
The committee members are representatives from central ocean communities in Norway within the fields of research, business sector, NGOs, communication and public sphere. The members are being appointed for two years.
Committee members 2025–2027
Chair: Geir Huse, Institute of Marine Reserach
Members:
- Knut Tore Aurdal, GCE Blue Maritime Cluster
- Trine Bekkby, NIVA The research institute for water and the environment
- Norith Eckbo, BirdLife Norway
- Mari Heggernes Eilertsen, University of Bergen
- Ellen Marie Krefting, University of Oslo
- Karen Landmark, Grid Arendal
- Johanna B. Marcussen, University of Agder
- Tove Marienborg, Northern Norwegian Science Center
- Jan Henrik Sandberg, Fiskebåt
- Arild Sundfjord, Norwegian Polar Institute
- Elisabeth Ytteborg, NofimaThe Norwegian food research institute
Advisors:
To ensure good coordination between activities nationally and internationally, the committee has appointed a number of advisors:
- Peter Haugan (Institute of Marine Research) because he is a member of the program committee for the 2027 Decade of Marine Research Conference
- Beate Kvamstad-Lervold (Sintef Ocean) because she leads the work of the Norwegian Forum for Ocean Data
Ten-year ambassadors
Former members of the National Committee have formed an alumni network. The following are active in the group:
- Bente Pretlove, DNV
- Erik Olsen, Havforskningsinstituttet
- Gabriella Kossmann, Norad
- Julia Giebichenstein, Universitetet i Oslo
- Lise Øvreås, Universitetet i Bergen
- Mari Bjorli, DNV
- Siri Granum Carson, NTNU
- Tor Erik Standal, Ålesund kommune