Promote student mobility within existing funding-programmes (N2N)
Develop joint field schools and masters courses
Explore dual and blended degree options
Research:
Initiate research in the interdisciplinary field of fisheries and aquaculture in the Arctic
Open up opportunities for external funding
Explore synergies to existing research projects such as Horizon 2020 projects
Use the TN to leverage research grants to national and international funding agencies and global philanthropies
Outreach:
Build up network of teachers, students and specialists from organizations such as Nordic Council, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), FAO, US Sea Grant, etc.
Exchange knowledge and best practice
Organize conferences/workshops in the field
Apply for funding from Danish UArctic call for establishing the new network
Research Activities on crab fisheries particularly for questions:
using differences in climatic and ecological conditions and fishing pressure to investigate compounding effects on crab stocks
investigating changes in regulations and international agreements regarding IUU fishing for crabs
understanding the crabs in socio-cultural context, including its use in tourism across regions
Student exhange
Professional networking (sharing grant opportunities and knowledge exchange, manage email list)