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The project Managing Ethical Norwegian Seascape Activities is capturing what the sea means to Norwegians. </p> </div> </div> </div><div class="field-item even"><div id="node-173003" class="node node-uib-article node-teaser clearfix"> <div class="content clearfix"> <div class="field field-name-field-uib-kicker field-type-text field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd">EU-funded research</div></div></div> <div class="field field-name-field-uib-main-media field-type-file field-label-hidden field-wrapper"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item odd"><div id="file-210802" class="file file-video file-video-vimeo"> <h2 class="element-invisible"><a href="/en/file/calendars-introduction-project">CALENDARS: Introduction to the project</a></h2> <div class="content"> <a href="https://www.uib.no/en/calendars-project/173003/its-time-season"><img 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