Dive into the future of fishing gear with SLU Aqua

A few weeks ago Peter Ljungberg from SLU Aqua presented the project together with the coordinators from DTU at the EU Mission Ocean and Waters, held under the Danish EU Presidency. The audience got the chance to “dive into” the research through VR (Virtual Reality) – without getting wet!

– VR is a really handy tool for this kind of research. It not only allows us to follow what happens over time, but also to see everything around the camera at once. On top of that, it gives others a fantastic opportunity to step into and experience the world we are studying, says Peter Ljungberg.

The very first to try the experience was the European Commission’s Deputy Director-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Sadauskas Kestutis.

Do you also want to take a peek into the underwater world we are working with? Have a look here.

The film is an example from ongoing lobster research in the Kåvra Reserve outside Lysekil. In the film, you can see how a larger and a smaller lobster display aggressive behavior when both try to enter a trap, and how one individual eventually decides to back down and leave the area.