MSP Research Network

Nofima - The Norwegian Institute for Food, Fisheries and Aquaculture Research. 

Tromsø-office.

PhD in Economics/social science on user-interactions in the coastal zone. Master in Economics. B. Eng. Hons in Aeronautics. Also topics in environmental science/ecology, philosophy.

Senior scientist at Nofima - Main research theme is social and economic aspects of marine aquaculture, and coastal and marine management.

Previously: Research director for social science research at Norut (now merged into Norce). Senior executive officer for environmental cooperation between Norway, Russia, Sweden, Finland.

See links to webpages on projects below

Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Oktg9L4AAAAJ&hl=en

Aanesen, M., E. Mikkelsen (2019): Cost-benefit analysis of aquaculture expansion in Arctic Norway. Aquaculture Economics and Management. DOI: 10.1080/13657305.2019.1641570

Hersoug, B, E. Mikkelsen, KM Karlsen (2019): «Great expectations» - allocating licenses in Norwegian salmon farming. Marine Policy, 100, 152-162

Krause, G., & Mikkelsen, E. (2017). The Socio-economic Dimensions of Offshore Aquaculture in a Multi-use Setting. In B. H. Buck & R. Langan (Eds.), Aquaculture Perspective of Multi-Use Sites in the Open Ocean: The Untapped Potential for Marine Resources in the Anthropocene (pp. 163-186). Springer International Publishing.

Bacher, Kathrin, Ana Gordoa and Eirik Mikkelsen (2014): Stakeholders’ perceptions of marine fish farming in Catalonia (Spain): a Q-methodology approach. Aquaculture, (424–425) 78–85.

Sandersen, H, E Mikkelsen, E Moksness, JH Vølstad 2013: Knowledge issues in ICZM and EBM applied on small geographic scales: Lessons from a case study in Risør, Norway. Pages 127-144 in Moksness, E, E Dahl and J Støttrup (Eds): Global Challenges in Integrated Coastal Zone Management,Wiley-Blackwell..