The Centre
will have 4 main activities
- Marine Station
- House and hub for small
spin-off businesses
- Information Centre
- Oiled Wildlife Rehabilitation
Research
The Marine Station will be
the dominant activity in the Centre. The
research activity will be founded by independent
project funding, governmental Grants and
by contributions from visiting scientist
and Institutes.
Science plan (long term monitoring)
- Meteorology
- Oceanography
- Marine Pollution
- Seabird Monitoring
- Marine biology
- The Rocky Shore Monitoring
- Plankton
- Fish
- Sea mammals
- Terrestrial Flora Survey
Information centre
The
purpose with the centre is to inform about
birdlife, environment and culture on the
island Runde and adjacent islands.
The Centre will have five
functions:
It will be possible to avail
any of these facilities without necessarily
visiting all.
The exhibition will show
models of birds, photo gallery, video and
web cameras transmitting live from the bird
cliffs and from the live underwater close
to the cliffs.
Information about the long
tradition of piloting and about the lighthouse
will be presented. The history of the Ackerendam and Arizan that both
capsized off Runde will
also be told.
The history and natural environment of Runde and Sunnmøre will be presented the centre aims to inform visitors of some of the factors which have had an influence on the development of communities in this area.
The visitor centre will also provide facilities for hikers and sailors to shower and to change clothes.
Bird washing facility
Many of the bird species
at Runde live most of their life at the open sea and come into Runde only
for breading. This makes these birds extra
exposed to oil pollution. Often we see reports
that oil polluted birds have drifted ashore
in the region around Runde.
It is important to underline that wildlife rehabilitation should be
performed only under the guidance of experienced
professionals and supervised by veterinarians.
Training is crucial to the
success of any emergency preparedness plan.
It ensures that staff involved in response
and recovery work has the skills to perform
tasks safely and effectively. Training also
helps team members from various organizations
and levels of government to learn how to
work well together.
At Runde we plan to arrange
courses and train people to collect, and
wash oil polluted birds. We will build a
network of people who has the skills needed
for this work
