The third prize of NOK 5000 went to the research project “The King Crab. Resource or enemy?” by Øyvind Erichsen and Hans Ivar Hortmann from Vadsø Upper Secondary School.
Today, the king crab is a well-known phenomenon in Norway, and especially in Finnmark. Erichsen and Hortmann found through a survey and interviews, that scientists differ in their view of the king crab; its impact on the marine ecosystem, and its impact on the fishing industry in Northern Norway.
The Research Project
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Øyvind Erichsen and Hans Ivar Hortmann
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The School Programme
The Holberg School Programme is an annual research competition for students in Norwegian upper secondary schools i the humanities, social sciences law and theology. Each year, around 1,000 students from 20 selected schools participate in the competition.
The Holberg School Programme Jury selects three research projects that are awarded prizes of NOK 30,000, NOK 20,000 and NOK 10,000 respectively.
The finalists are announced in mid May, and the award ceremony is held during the Holberg Week in early June each year.