August 2, 2013 — Norway will be seeking to share its fish farming expertise at Aqua Nor 2013, the 18th in the country’s biennial series of aquaculture exhibitions which will be held in Trondheim from 13 to 16 August of this month.
“In 2013 the organizers of the exhibition are focusing on making all of Norway’s knowledge and technology available to other countries, applying it to other species and under different climatic conditions,” said Erik Hempel, communications director.
“Around the world, people have ‘discovered’ Norwegian aquaculture and especially aquaculture technology. Many emerging countries want to learn from Norway,” he said.
“Norwegians were relative late comers in the aquaculture industry, and have been active for only 40 to 50 years. But when they started with fish farming, their approach was systematic and serious.
“The focus was on science-based operations and a continuous improvement of technology. Importantly, they also focused on the software side of aquaculture: the scientific basis for operations, management systems, economics, environmental concerns etc.
“Norwegian aquaculture is today a knowledge industry, and this puts demands on operators to be updated and open for innovations in all aspects of the industry.”
At Aqua Nor, owner and organizer the Nor-Fishing Foundation is joining forces with Norway’s Marine Research Institute to show how the technology for farming salmon and trout which has been developed in Norway, can be adapted to other species in other parts of the world.