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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................3

2 THE TECHNOLOGICAL MARINE INDUSTRY IN MID-NORWAY.........................................................5 2.1 SUPPLIERS .....................................................................................................................................................5 2.2 THE MARINE R&D AND EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY.....................................................................................8

2.2.1 University.................................................................................................................................................8 2.2.2 Other Research institutions....................................................................................................................11 2.2.3 University college ..................................................................................................................................12 2.2.4 High schools ..........................................................................................................................................13 2.2.5 Conferences and trade shows ................................................................................................................13 2.2.6 Summary ................................................................................................................................................13

2.3 GOVERNMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL BODIES .................................................................................................14 2.4 GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION..........................................................................................................................15

APPENDIX 1: CORE ACTIVITIES IN THE MARINE INDUSTRY IN MID-NORWAY.................................16

APPENDIX 2. THE MARINE INDUSTRY IN NORWAY.....................................................................................18

APPENDIX 3. MARINE AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT AT NTNU ...........................................................20

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1 Introduction Mid-Norway has a well established marine industry with farming and processing of salmon and trout as the core activity. Sea temperatures and the coastline of Mid-Norway is perfect for salmon farming. Salmon farming has a leading role in the marine industry in Mid-Norway, but fisheries (cod species, herring and crab) and land based processing facilities are also present along the coast. Blue mussel production and farming of cod are promising, but in the initial phase. A distinguished mark with the marine industry in Mid-Norway is that it has the whole value chain represented, in addition to the core activities (see Figure 1):

Suppliers (technology, breeding-system, feed suppliers, fish health suppliers, financial institutions)

Research institutions and educational institutions Governmental and industrial bodies

Figure 1 illustrates the marine value chain, with the core activities in the middle, the direct suppliers and the research and educational institutions surrounding it.

Aquaculture

Fisheries

Markets:Whole fish/fish productsBiomarine ingredients

Industrial bodies

Suppliers technology/fleet

Governmental bodies

Suppliers feed

Suppliers fish health

Suppliersbreeding

Research institutions/R & D activities

Educational institutions/Education activities

Financialinstitutions

Sales/export

Harvest Slaughter

Processing

Expertise based value adding

Aquaculture

Fisheries

Markets:Whole fish/fish productsBiomarine ingredients

Industrial bodies

Suppliers technology/fleet

Governmental bodies

Suppliers feed

Suppliers fish health

Suppliersbreeding

Research institutions/R & D activities

Educational institutions/Education activities

Financialinstitutions

Sales/export

Harvest Slaughter

Processing

Aquaculture

Fisheries

Markets:Whole fish/fish productsBiomarine ingredients

Industrial bodies

Suppliers technology/fleet

Governmental bodies

Suppliers feed

Suppliers fish health

Suppliersbreeding

Research institutions/R & D activities

Educational institutions/Education activities

Financialinstitutions

Sales/export

Harvest Slaughter

Processing

Expertise based value adding

Source: SINTEF

Figure 1 The marine value chain The marine industry in Mid-Norway has played a major role in the development of marine technology along the coast. The cooperation between farm/fishery companies, technology suppliers, and research institutions, has been a driving force in this development (Figure 1). Still, there is an even bigger potential waiting to be triggered of.

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Suppliers

R & D institutions

Farming/fishing companies

Figure 2 The marine innovation system Definition of marine industry1 The marine industry should be understood as all enterprises which utilise the production potential of the marine living resources. This includes enterprises in aquaculture, fisheries, fish processing, suppliers of goods and services, marine bio-prospecting industry, research institutions and governmental institutions.

Objective and focus This report will focus on the technological marine cluster in Mid-Norway (chapter 2); the direct suppliers, research and educational institutions and other parts of the supplying system. The core activity of the fisheries and fish farming industry is not the main objective for this analysis, but chapter 3 and 4 will give some information and key-figures about this also for Mid-Norway and Norway as a whole.

1 Olafsen, T. et al. 2006. Exploitation of Marine Living Resources – Global Opportunities for Norwegian Expertise. Report from a working group appointed by DKNVS and NTVA,

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2 The technological marine industry in Mid-Norway Key resources in the technological marine industry in Mid-Norway are:

Suppliers (technology, breeding-system, feed suppliers, fish health suppliers, financial institutions)

Research institutions and educational institutions Governmental and industrial bodies

2.1 Suppliers A broad range of suppliers are located in Mid-Norway. In table 1 the suppliers are listed with information about turnover, employees and website. Below the suppliers are systematized into different groups: Fish farming technology Dependent on the type of production, farming technology can be divided into two groups:

Sea-based production. Cages, moorings, software, nets, net-washing systems, certification companies etc. Companies located in Mid-Norway are Aqualine, Erling Haug, AKVAgroup, Høytrykk Midt-Norge, Steinkjer Mekaniske, Aquastructure etc.

Land-based production. Companies producing technology for land based production is also present, like energy installations, control-systems, tank construction, etc. Examples of such companies are Akva Optima Norway and Teknor Systems.

Breeding and genetics Aqua Gen, the leading breeding and genetic company in the salmon industry has their main office and their production plant in Mid-Norway. Breeding knowledge is accumulated and developed in the company for years based on principles from animal husbandry. Fish feed The fish feed industry is global and only a few companies are left (Skretting, EWOS and Biomar). Biomar has their sales- and R & D office in Trondheim, and the two others also have sales offices here. Gellyfeed and another entrepreneur developing a wet feed concept, is situated in Trondheim. Fish health Vaccination programmes and other fish health systems are well established in the industry in Norway and in Mid-Norway you will find some of the most important companies that develop and sell vaccines present. VESO and Pharmaq are localized in Trondheim and Namdalen. VESO Vikan Akvavet offers large scale facilities for vaccine testing. Yards While the bigger yards are localized to other parts of Norway, quite a few smaller yards are located in Mid-Norway, producing well boats, working boats for fish farming and boats for the coastal fishing fleet. Examples of companies are Hansvik, Ørnli og Moen Slip.

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Processing technology Companies producing processing technology like automation systems, fish boxes and packaging materials have been localized in Mid-Norway for years. Examples of companies are Norplasta, APS Automation, Tommen Gram and Peterson Emballasje Ranheim. Financial institutions like bank- and insurance companies and other knowledge intensive services are also present in Mid-Norway. List of Suppliers Most of the suppliers listed in Table 1 have considerable activity with head-office and production facilities well established in Mid-Norway. Some of them have only one market – the marine industry – and others make deliveries to other markets as well. The total turnover and employees connected to their “marine” activity is stipulated.

Table 1 List of suppliers to the marine industry Products and services Website Company

Farming/fishery technology Aqualine Ltd Cages, mooring systems www.aqualine.no

Acrylicon Ltd Floors in industrial environment www.acrylicon.com

Aker Verdal Technological solutions for the aq. Industry www.akerkvaerner.com

Akva Optima Norway Ltd Technology for landbased fish farming www.aquaoptima.com

APS Automasjon Automation Systems www.aps.as

Aqua Gen Ltd (main office, Trondheim)

Breeding technology (egg producer, salmon and trout)

www.aquagen.no

Aqua Gen Norway Ltd (Kyrksæterøra)

Breeding technology (egg producer, salmon and trout)

www.aquagen.no

Aquastructure Ltd Sertification www.aquastructure.no

EPCON Energy and Process Control Ltd.

Supplier of separation technology www.epcon.no

Erling Haug Ltd Mooring systems, sertification www.haug.no

Folla Maritime Ltd Working boats www.follamaritime.no

Frøya Havbruksservice Ltd. Nets, moorings, equipment, service

Frøyaringen Ltd (owned by Aqualine)

Cages, mooring systems www.aqualine.no

Hansvik Ltd Fishing vessels, working boats www.hansvik.no

Hepsø Notservice ltd NetwLtdhing and repair www.notservice.no

Høytrykk Midt-Norge Ltd NetwLtdhing systems www.hmn.no

Idema Ltd. (dep, main office Oslo) Underwater camera, lights etc www.idema.no

ITT Flygt, dep Trondheim Pumps www.flygt.no

Kongsberg Seatex Ltd. Positioning and motion sensing systems www.km.kongsberg.com

Kvernhusvik Skipsverft Ltd. Rebuilding and services operations

Kåre Holthe & sønner Fishing vessels, working boats www.holtheboats.no/

Maskon Ltd Automation Systems www.maskon.no

Moen Slip Ltd. Cargo-boats, towboats, icebreakers and fishing vessels

www.moen-slip.no

Namsos Dykkerselskap Diving company. Cleaning of nets, moorings etc. www.dykker.com

Nielsen og Johnsen Ltd Mooring systems, sertification www.nijo.no

Olex Ltd System for navigation, fishery plotting and seafloor mapping

www.olex.no

REFA Rørvik Ltd., dep NetwLtdhing and repair www.rfg.no

RH Mulitifeeder Ltd Feeding systems www.rhmultifeeder.com

Rupro Ltd Processing technology www.rupro.no

Salsnes Filter Ltd Sieve system for separation of particulate materials from wLtdtewater

www.salsnes-filter.no

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Selfa Arctic Ltd Coastal vessels www.selfa.no

Simotec Ltd Fish farming technology (NetwLtdhing systems, etc.) www.simotec.no

Steinkjer Mekaniske Ltd Washing system for cages

Superior Systems (Akva Group Ltd)

Fishtalk (software for fish farming control) www.akvasmart.no

Teknor System Ltd Technical equipment for fish hatcheries www.teknor.no

Ørnli Ltd Well boats, fishing vessels, working boats www.ornli.no

Øwre-Johnsen Ltd Maritime machinery, pumps etc. www.owre-johnsen.no

Fish health

Pharmaq Ltd Fish health products (vaccines etc.) www.pharmaq.no

VESO Wholesaler of animal vaccines, veterinary prescription pharmaceuticals, technical and medical disinfectants

www.veso.no

VESO Trondheim Wild and farmed fish health management www.veso.no

VESO Vikan AkvaVet Large-scale contract research laboratory for clinical trials on farmed and wild fish.

www.veso.no

Wingvax Ltd Vaccination

Packaging producers

BeWi Produkter Ltd Packaging (EPS technology) www.bewi.com

Josef Kihlberg Ltd Packaging technology (stapling tools etc) www.kihlberg

Norplasta Ltd Fish boxes www.norplasta.com

Peterson Emballasje Ranheim Ltd Packaging www.peterson-emballasje.no

Smurfit Kappa Norpapp Ltd, salesdep. Trheim

Packaging www.smurfitkappa.no

Tommen Gram Folie Ltd, Levanger Packaging, plastic www.tommen.no

Tommen Gram Ltd, Trondheim Packaging, plastic www.tommen.no

Trondhjems Eskefabrik Ltd Packaging www.eskefabrikken.com

Fish feed producers

Biomar Ltd., dep Trondheim R & D, sales (main office Myre) www.biomar.no

EWOS Ltd., dep Rørvik Sales (main office Bergen) www.ewos.no

Gellyfeed Ltd. R & D, wet pellets

Skretting Ltd., dep Trondheim Sales (main office Stavanger) www.skretting.no

Consultants

INAQ Management Ltd. Consulting services www.inaq.no

Promaco Ltd. Technical assistance for ships www.promaco.no

Rambøll Norge Ltd. (Dep in Trondheim)

Engineering and consultant services www.ramboll.no

Source: Lindorff and the companies All together the marine suppliers in Mid-Norway represent a technological cluster with substantial size and they produce and develop a wide range of products which are necessary input for the core activity within the marine industry – catch and farming. Some of them produce for the regional market, some for the national and some for the international market. Key-figures:

60 companies Total turnover in the marine sector: 1 billion NOK Totally 600 employees working in “the marine area”

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2.2 The marine R&D and educational community This chapter focuses on the marine research- and educational institutions and what they can offer within marine technology. For information about the institutions in general like employees etc., we refer to their websites. The marine R & D community in Mid-Norway are characterised by a large number of regional and national institutions, not only within (the obvious) technological sciences, but all together the institutions represents a broad range of disciplines and departments.

2.2.1 University The Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU (www.ntnu.no) in Trondheim is the second-largest university in Norway and represents academic eminence in technology and natural sciences as well as in other academic disciplines ranging from social sciences, arts, medicine and architecture to fine art. Marine - Coastal Development at NTNU Marine - Coastal Development is one out of six strategic areas of research within NTNU. The thematic areas have been established in an effort to strengthen the cross-disciplinary research between the different faculties and departments. To facilitate closer cooperation, the multidisciplinary research activity within NTNU Marine - Coastal Development is organised within relatively broad multidisciplinary themes along the value chain, from marine ecosystems to coastal culture and social issues:

Ocean Space: Research and technology development Aquaculture: Marine aquaculture and aquaculture engineering Marine Capture: Sustainable marine harvesting Marine Resources: Processing, industrial applications and marketing Communities and Culture: Sustainability of coastal communities and globalization

Figure 3 illustrates the broad range of departments and groups that are partners of NTNU Marine – Coastal Development.

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Source: H. Ellingsen, NTNU

Figure 3 Departments and groups that are partners of NTNU Marine – Coastal Development. The different departments and groups that are partners of NTNU Marine – Coastal Development can be divided into three groups:

Humanities and social sciences Natural sciences Engineering sciences

Appendix 1 gives a detailed description of each group and their departments. At NTNU 240 man-labour years is working within the marine area; 35% in the offshore marine technology, 26% in maritime disciplines and 39% in biological resources2. Within each department there are several relevant research projects and programmes going on. In addition a Centre of Excellence was established a few years ago:

Centre of Excellence: Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures (CeSOS)3 CeSOSs vision is to create a world leading centre for developing fundamental knowledge for the design and operation of future ships and ocean structures. They will integrate theoretical and experimental research in marine hydrodynamics, structural mechanics and automatic control. Partners in CeSOS are the research Council of Norway, NTNU, SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture, CREATE, MARINTEK, Norsk Hydro, Statoil, Det Norske Veritas, The

2 Forskning for konkurransedyktig og bærekraftig utvikling i marin virksomhet. Rapport fra en arbeidsgruppe opprettet av rektor ved NTNU. 1999 3 www.cesos.ntnu.no

Department Section/Group

Energy and Process Engineering

History

Archaeology and Religious Studies, Maritime Archaeology

Electronics and Telecommunications Acoustics Group

Interdisciplinary studies of culture Engineering Cybernetics Fisheries and Aquaculture Cybernetics

Economics

Civil and Transport Engineering Sociology and Political Science Marine Civil Engineering

Biology Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering

Aquaculture and Marine biology

Biotechnology Marine Technology Fisheries and aquaculture Marine constructions

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Italian Ship Model Basin, China Ship Scientific Research Centre and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Marine education4

NTNU offers a broad range of educational facilities within marine disciplines. Here we mention some important study programmes: Marine technology The Department of Marine Technology offers studies for Bachelor´s, Master´s and PhD degrees:

MSc in Coastal and Marine Civil Engineering The Erasmus Mundus Master in Coastal and Marine Engineering and Management (CoMEM) is a two-year, english taught international Master’s programme, in which five high-rated European universities participate. Each of the courses is adapted to the study programme Civil and Environmental Engineering.

MSc in Marine Technology

The Department of Marine Technology, which is a part of Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology at NTNU, offers three international MSc Programmes:

Nautical Science Marine Structures Marine Systems Engineering

PhD in Marine Technology

Biology/marine biology The Department of Biology offers studies for Bachelor´s, Master´s and PhD degrees. Their study programmes are:

Biology (Bachelor and 2-year Master programme) Biotechnology (Master programmes 2-and 5-year) Environmental Toxicology and Chemical Pollution (Master programme 2-year) Marine Resources/Aquaculture (Master programme 2-year) MSc in Natural Resources Management (Master programme 2-årig)

In the period 1995-1999, NTNU produces 120 PhD candidates and 940 MSc candidates within marine related disciplines5. In average it means that NTNU are educating approximately 20 PhD 4 www.ntnu.no 5 Forskning for konkurransedyktig og bærekraftig utvikling i marin virksomhet. Rapport fra en arbeidsgruppe opprettet av rektor ved NTNU. 1999.

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candidates and 190 MSc candidates a year. In 2007 this has not changed very much (personal communication Yngvar Olsen).

2.2.2 Other Research institutions The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research at the Norwegian Institute of Technology, SINTEF (www.sintef.no) SINTEF is the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia. The most important unit within marine research is SINTEF Marine with the two institutes SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture and The Norwegian Marine Technology Research Institute – MARINTEK. Units in SINTEF with marine activity are:

SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture MARINTEK SINTEF ICT SINTEF Materials and chemistry SINTEF Technology and society SINTEF Energy research SINTEF Building and Infrastructure

All in all, marine research in SINTEF represents approximately (personal communication Karl Almås):

400 employees 400 million NOK in turnover

I all parts of SINTEF there are research programmes and projects related to marine aspects, but in this context CREATE and ACE are of special relevance:

The Centre for Research-based innovation in Aquaculture Technology (CREATE)

CREATE will carry out research and development to enable innovation of technology, products and solutions specifically to improve the grow-out phase of marine fish culture. The main objective is to enhance the position of the Norwegian fish farming technology manufacturers as the leading suppliers of knowledge and equipment to the global aquaculture industry. SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture will host the centre and CREATE has a total budget of 175 million NOK over 8 years. Companies based in Mid-Norway like Erling Haug and AKVAgroup are industrial partners in CREATE, while NTNU and SINTEF are important R & D partners.

Design ACT/ACE AquaCulture Engineering AS (www.aceaquaculture.com)

DesignACT is an European project in the 6th Framework Programme under the Research Infrastructures Action. The project was launched in April 2005 and lasts three years. The objective of DesignACT is to prepare the establishment of a new large-scale, technology-driven experimental facility, situated in Mid-Norway, which will address the unmet needs in the European aquaculture sector. Based on Design ACT, the company AquaCulture Engineering was launched in 2006 in order to facilitate the actual construction of the

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experimental facility. ACE will provide full-scale installations, equipment, instruments and cultivation methods. It will work as a meeting place for technology and biology where the goal is to seek technical solutions with direct or indirect biological impact. It will offer researchers and technology providers the opportunity to validate their prototypes, models or theories and to test the applicability of newly developed methods and technological solutions.

Geological Survey of Norway (NGU, www.ngu.no) A national institution for knowledge on marine geology, bedrock, mineral resources, surficial deposits and groundwater. 220 employees, turnover 185 mill NOK. Head office is in Trondheim. The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA, www.nina.no) A national institution for applied ecological research. It’s headquarter is in Trondheim and it has 165 employees and a turnover of 156 mill NOK. Norwegian Institute for water research (NIVA, www.niva.no) A national institution for water research (head office is in Oslo, research department in Trondheim). 6 employees in Trondheim. Mid-Norway R & D Institute (www.tforsk.no) Mid-Norway R & D Institute accomplish research, studies and consulting services in areas like innovation and nature based industrial and commercial development. Located in Steinkjer.

2.2.3 University college The university colleges in Mid-Norway offer educational- and research activities in general, and some of the studies are within marine areas, like food science at HIST and natural resources management at HINT.

Nord - Trøndelag University College (HINT, www.hint.no)

HINT’s main sectors are within health, teacher training, social studies and business and they have around 4,600 students. HINT has established a tailor made system focusing on processes and projects designed for the industry. HINT offers the following disciplines relevant to the marine industry:

Nature- and and coastal zone management, biology, ecology (Steinkjer) Economy, organisational theory, management Pharmaceutics

Examples on tailor made education is the study in “Organisational theory and management in the aquaculture industry”, established in close cooperation with Salmar Ltd. Fish health is an important area for HINT, including interaction and cooperation with fish health companies in Namdalen.

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Sør- Trøndelag University College (HIST, www.hist.no)

With 8,000 students it is the third largest university college in Norway, and one of the two dominant academic institutions in Trondheim. The college offers a wide range of bachelor's and master's programmes as well as continuing education programmes and other courses. HIST educate every year 50 candidates within food technology, all prepared for working in marine sector. Important and adequate areas of study are marine raw materials, fish processing and processing technology. Relevant research areas are food quality in fish and fish products; measuring freshness in fish products, development of new products with longer shelf life, measuring pigments in fish feed etc. In addition their general study programmes within economics and technology are interesting for the marine industry.

Norwegian School of Management - BI Trondheim (www.bi.no)

BI is one of the larger Higher Education Institutions in Norway and one of the largest business schools in Europe. On a national scale BI employs over 800 people, the number of fulltime and part time students is 18,500. They offer a large number of courses on Bachelor, Masters and Doctoral level.

2.2.4 High schools All high schools mentioned below offers certificates of apprenticeship in aquaculture or fisheries. At first the apprentice is two years at school followed by two years of training in the industry.

Val Agricultural School (www.val.vgs.no) Aquaculture College and large-scale research facilities

Frøya High School

Aquaculture College

Ytre Namdal High school (www.ytre-namdal.vgs.no) Fishery College

2.2.5 Conferences and trade shows Aqua Nor and Nor-Fishing are the most important events and the principal venues for everyone related to the fishery and fish farming industry. At the exhibitions the visitors will find the very latest in terms of news, products, services, research and development. All major aquaculture and fisheries nations are represented by exhibitors, delegations and visitors. A salmon conference (Laksedagene på Hell) is arranged every year by Norwegian Seafood Association (NSL).

2.2.6 Summary All together the marine R & D community in Mid-Norway represent considerable skills and knowledge available for the industry. A company considering a location in Mid-Norway will have access to the R & D community within marine disciplines:

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Studies at all levels from university to high school Research facilities 700 researchers (NTNU, SINTEF and others) Turnover in commercial research institutions (SINTEF, NGU, NINA etc) 400-450 mill

NOK About 20 PhD- and 190 MSc students is graduated every year from NTNU

2.3 Governmental and industrial bodies In Mid-Norway many governmental and industrial bodies are present. Some are national institutions and others are regional. In the table below, they are listed and objectives and intentions of each institution are given. We will underline the importance of the presence of the industrial bodies Norwegian Fishermen’s Association, Norwegian Seafood Federation and Norwegian Seafood Association in Trondheim.

Table 2 List of “marine” governmental and industrial bodies in Mid-Norway Name Website Local and regional government

Directorate for Fisheries region Mid-Norway

Executive authority i region Mid-Norway on behalf of of the Directorate of Fisheries in Bergen and the Ministry of fisheries, both in fisheries and aquaculture related matters. Directorate of Fisheries administer local guidance offices in the region; In Vikna, Flatanger, Åfjord, Frøya/Hitra.

www.fdir.no

Norwegian Food Safety Authority

A governmental body focusing on healthy and safe food and safe drinking water. One regional office in Mid-Norway and 14 district offices

www.mattilsynet.no

Directorate for Nature Management (DN)

DN are supordinated The ministry of the Environment. DN has the professional responsibility for managment of nature in Norway. DN is located in Trondheim but the duty assignment is all of Norway.

www.dirnat.no

County Governor of Nord-Mid-Norway, Environment Protection

The County Governor work to implement national environmental policies, and derives his tasks from the Ministry of Environment, the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority and the Directorate for Nature Management. As an example they have to approve aquaculture licences.

www.fylkesmannen.no

County Governor of Sør-Mid-Norway, Environment Protection

The County Governor work to implement national environmental policies, and derives his tasks from the Ministry of Environment, the Norwegian Pollution Control Authority and the Directorate for Nature Management. As an example they have to approve aquaculture licences.

www.fylkesmannen.no

Sør-Mid-Norway County Council

The county council (fylkeskommune) is the democratically elected body, and the main activities are regional development and education

www.stfk.no

Nord-Mid-Norway County Council

The county council (fylkeskommune) is the democratically elected body, and the main activities are regional development and education

www.ntfk.no

Local communities About 30 municipalities with fishery- and aquaculture activity

Industrial bodies

Norwegian Seafood Federation (FHL)

Branch office in Trondheim. Represents fishmeal and fishfeed producers, fish farmers, the processing industry and the biomarine ingredient industry

www.fhl.no

Mid-Norway Region, Norwegian Seafood Federation

Regional association for fish farmers www.fhl.no

Norwegian Fishermen’s Association (NF)

Head office in Trondheim. Central association for fishermen. www.fiskarlaget.no

Mid-Norway Fishermen Association

Regional association for fishermen www.fiskarlaget.no

Norwegian Seafood Association (NSL)

Head office in Trondheim. Central association for the fishing industry.

www.nsl.no

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2.4 Geographical location Mid-Norway has a coastline (including islands) of 12,904 km (14 % of Norway’s total coastline). The variation between exposed sites, fjords and more shallow areas with good current situations characterises Mid-Norway. Having a varied coastal zone is important for both farming and fishing activities. The companies representing the marin industries core activities, fisheries and aquaculture are located in the outer coastal regions, while the R&D community mainly is located in and around Trondheim, Steinkjer and Namsos.

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Appendix 1: Core activities in the marine industry in Mid-Norway Fish farming and fishery companies – the core activities - are demanding customers for the suppliers and R & D institutions in Mid-Norway (Figure 1, page 3). The enterprises are a mix of big companies found on the stock market, medium-sized and small companies. Some have local ownership and other have foreign. Quite a few are well known as efficient and profitable companies. In 2006, the marine cluster in Mid-Norway developed a strategic plan6, which is politically accepted by the two counties. As background information SINTEF made an industry analysis, describing the industry. Some of the key figures from this analysis are presented below. Fisheries The fishing fleet in Mid-Norway is mainly a coastal fleet, and the average boat length is approximately 10 m (three vessels are over 28m). A total of 505 fishing vessels were registered in 2006. 586 fishermen have fishing as their main occupation (2006). The first-hand turnover in Mid-Norway was in 2006 340 million NOK and 54,000 tons.

Table 3 First-hand turnover in Mid-Norway, 2006 Pelagic

species Cod species Flatfish and

botton fish Deep-sea fish

Shellfish and mollusc

Others Totalt

Value, NOK 96 663 118 344 75 177 5 083 43 798 96 339 160 Quantity, tons in round weight

30 340 12 691 6 619 500 3 414 87 53 651

In addition, the fleet from Mid-Norway lands fish in other counties (2005):

Codfish: 9,500 tons, value 87 million NOK (landed in the area of The Norwegian Fishermen's Sales Organisation).

Herring: 38,000 tons, value 128 million NOK. Processing of wild caught fish Most of the codfish landed in Mid-Norway is sold fresh - not frozen, salted or dried. One company is also a producer of processed seafood based on the specie grater argentine. Another company is a big and important producer of filets of herring. Most of the crab caught in Norway is landed at a crab processing plant at Hitra in Mid-Norway. In contrast to other counties in Norway, a broad range of fish species are landed in Mid-Norway. Aquaculture Fish farming in Mid-Norway, key-figures: Salmon and trout are the most important farmed species in Mid-Norway, but there are also some farming of other marine species, like cod and halibut, and some blue mussel production. In total farming of salmon and trout in Mid-Norway exported 144,000 tons of products and employed 690 persons in 2005.

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Table 4 Fish farming in Mid-Norway, 2006 Key figures South Mid-Norway North Mid-Norway Sum Mid-

Norway Norway

Slaughtered, salmon, tons wfe 83 000 59 000 142 000 617 000

Slaughtered, trout, tons wfe 2 000 0 2 000 60 000

Export value, salmon Billion NOK 2.3 1.6 3,9 17.1

Export value, trout Billion NOK 0,0 0,0 0 1.5

Salmon smolt, transferred to sea Million 21.0 15.5 36,5 171.9

Trout smolt, transferred to sea Million 0,2 0,0 0,2 21.9

Feed consumption, salmon tons 112 000 74 000 186 000 835 000

Feed consumption, trout tons 2 000 0 2 000 105 000

Licences, salmon/trout No. 83 64 147 863

Licences, smoltproduction No. 26 19 45 255

Licences, shellfish No. 52 57 109 735

Licences, other species No. 13 10 23 267

Source: Mid-Norway Region, Norwegian Seafood Federation Processing of salmon and trout in Mid-Norway:

Mid-Norway is the most important processing region in Norway where approximately 35 000 tons wfe (whole fish equivalents) are processed. This is about 40 % of all processed fish in Norway.

There are 8 salmon- and trout processing plants in Mid-Norway. 9 slaughterhouses for salmon and trout are located in Mid-Norway (out of 60 at a national

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Appendix 2. The marine industry in Norway The importance of Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture industry today On behalf of the Norwegian Seafood Federation, SINTEF carry out an analysis of Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture industry7 every year. The key-figures from this analysis are presented below. In Norway there are annually about 23 000 man-labour years in the core activities in the fisheries and aquaculture industry, including the fishing fleet, aquaculture sector, fish processing and sales. The industry created a value, defined as the contribution to gross national product (GNP), of about 18 billion NOK and a turnover of 55 billion NOK in 2005. The activity in the core activities supported 21 000 man-labour years, a value of 14 billion NOK and a turnover of 35 billion NOK in other supplying Norwegian industries (multiplier effects). All in all, the entire importance of the Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture industry was 44,000 man- labour years, an added value of around 32 billion NOK and a turnover of 90 billion NOK in 2005.

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Marine R&D personnel and the marine innovation system In 2003 1,600 researchers, scientific personnel and specialist employees were engaged in marine R&D in Norway. They worked within the Institute sector, Universities and Colleges and in the industry8.

7 Sandberg, M.G., Olafsen, T. Bull-Berg, H. Sætermo, I.A., Stokka, A. & Vik, L.H. 2006 Betydningen av fiskeri- og havbruksnæringen for Norge i 2005 – en ringvirkningsanalyse. SINTEF-report: SFH80 A 076019. 8 Sundnes, S.L. Langfeldt, et al. (2005). Marin FoU og havbruksforskning 2003. Skriftserie 3/2005, NIFU STEP.

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A study made of the innovation system in the Norwegian Aquaculture Industry9 shows that the direct suppliers to the industry act very often as a connecting link between the industry and the research or educational institutions, other knowledge intensive services, governmental and industrial bodies (see figure 5). The suppliers have traditionally been the buyers of research and development services (R&D), while the industry traditionally has initiated little R&D themselves and rather “bought” knowledge through the suppliers. This picture is changing today. With structuring of the industry leading to larger companies, more R&D services are bought and ordered directly by the industry.

The Norwegian innovation system

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Figure 5. The innovation system in the Norwegian aquaculture and fisheries industry Several Norwegian Aquaculture companies are on the stock market and this has drawn the capital market closer to the industry. We also see that the industry has been attractive for expertise and, together with governmental administration and industrial bodies; they have all been drawn closer to the core activities of the industry. Within the Norwegian marine industry the aquaculture industry has been the major driving innovative force in recent years.

9 Aslesen, Maruissen et al. 2002. Innovasjonssystemet i norsk havbruksnæring. STEP-report R-16, 2002. ISSN:0804-8185.

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Appendix 3. Marine and Coastal Development at NTNU This section presents background, scientific achievements, and future challenges of the main disciplines and research groups that are contributing to fulfil the main objectives of NTNU Marine – Coastal Development. The consortium map illustrates the broad range of scientific disciplines, and thereby the broad range of perspectives, that will take part in the work.

Departments and groups that are partners of NTNU Marine – Coastal Development Humanities and social sciences Department of History - Generally, there is a need for a historical perspective on how the interplay between people and their natural environment in the coastal districts has been at different times and under different technological conditions. The way natural resources have been managed is a key to understand development and to assess whether it has been sustainable or not. Department of Archaeology and Religious Studies, Maritime Archaeology The most important research challenges and opportunities on the discipline level are connected to initiation of interdisciplinary research within the HF and SVT faculties (archaeology, history, cultural studies, anthropology, political sciences and sociology). The main objectives of this particular interdisciplinary co-operation will be studies of ocean as cultural factor with emphasis on social development, internationalization and globalization aspect in a long-term chronological perspective, as well as studies of utilization of marine and maritime resources in a comparative perspectives including development of maritime cultures in various areas of the world with their technological, cognitive, and ideological systems. Department of Economics - A sound management of renewable resources is of utmost importance for providing a basis of existence for coastal communities. Sound management of fish stocks involves a number of elements in addition to reaching the correct biomass of each stock.

Department Section/Group

Energy and Process Engineering

History

Archaeology and Religious Studies, Maritime Archaeology

Electronics and Telecommunications Acoustics Group

Interdisciplinary studies of culture Engineering Cybernetics Fisheries and Aquaculture Cybernetics

Economics

Civil and Transport Engineering Sociology and Political Science Marine Civil Engineering

Biology Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering

Aquaculture and Marine biology

Biotechnology Marine Technology Fisheries and aquaculture Marine constructions

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Department of Sociology and Political Science - The current research on the political imthe introduction of Calanus, a zooplankton, as a potential source of feed in the aquaculture industry will continue. However, though this research area is narrow, it is large enough to

pacts of

epartment of Biology, Aquaculture - Aquaculture is a fast growing industry with a great future potential, both for Norway and globally. Challenges like limited

arine resources for fish feed, optimization of aquaculture production, fish welfare and

sic modeling of marine primary

roduction. Furthermore, there will be focus on whole planktonic ecosystems and the impact on

he potential for utilization is much

rger, e.g. chitin from shrimp shells and gelatin from fish by-products. Macroalgae (seaweeds)

epartment of Marine Technology - In future fisheries and aquaculture questions related to egards like responsible catching strategies, energy use, animal welfare,

scapements and genetic contamination, spreading of diseases, use of pesticides and chemicals,

en engaged in water treatment for the quaculture since early eighties when the department was in charge of a strategic program on

creasing extent (particularly abroad) een used for final production of fish for consumption.

ends heavily on available and adequate frastructure which is covered in a broad range at the Department: Building and management,

potentially encompass several other areas of interest as well, and will definitely include potential disruptions this introduction, and others, may or may not have on existing international management regimes, as well as national and international power relations amongst the stakeholders in question and the interplay between institutions of advice and management. Natural sciences Deconomical value andmenvironmental impact of intensive aquaculture are focus research areas. A significant part of research in this group is characterised by interdisciplinary research in the cross-over between marine biology, aquaculture and technological development. Department of Biology, Marine biology - In the coming 10 years, the group will focus on baresearch in bio-optics and its application in remote sensing andpmarine primary production of iron and other trace metals. Department of Biotechnology - Marine macromolecules are industrially utilized in Norway, e.g.alginates from brown seaweeds and marine oils from cod. Tlaare currently harvested and utilized by a traditional Norwegian industry with an unclear future. Engineering sciences Denvironmental and ethical resea floor disturbance, unintended mortality and ghost fishing will be important areas of concernversus both the management and opinion in general. The voice from the marked may be a strong controller in addition to the traditional regulatory bodies. Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering - The department has a strong competence in water and wastewater treatment and has beaAquaculture Technology financed by NTNU and NFR. Water treatment and water recirculation has primarily been used in the freshwater fingerling production of salmon, but lately recirculation has to an inb Department of Civil and Transport Engineering – Division of Marine Civil Engineering Sustainable development and use of the coastal zone depintransport, geotechnics, GIS and marine civil engineering.

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Department of Engineering Cybernetics, Fisheries and Aquaculture Cybernetics group - The FAC group aims to initiate and perform relevant research related to the application of ybernetic principles and technology within the fisheries and aquaculture area. This area is garded to include the capture fisheries, sea- and land based aquaculture systems, sea ranching

he main areas of interest and competence are acoustic/seismic wave propagation and ignal processing in sonar systems for military and civilian applications. This includes low

cresystems, as well as issues related to the assessment and sustainable management of marine living resources. Department of Electronics and Telecommunications; Acoustics Group - The Acoustics Group of the Department of Telecommunication has a long and continuous activity in the field of marine acoustics. Tsfrequency and long-range propagation studies, sonar systems for detection, localization and classification of fish, plankton and other objects in the sea.

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Department and disciplines at NTNU and SINTEF

Department Environment &resources

Harvesting Aquaculture &technology

Processing & foods

Transport Logistics &distribution

Market & consumers

Society & culture

NTNU Structural Engineering • Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering

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Engineering Cybernetics • • • • •Electronics and Telecommunication • • • •Physics • Mathematical Sciences • History • • Art and Media Studies • Philosophy • Music • Language and Communication Studies

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Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture • Biology • • • Biotechnology • • • • Chemistry • Energy and Process Engineering • • • • • Marine Technology • • • • • • Archaeology and Cultural History • • NOBIPOL • • •SINTEF Building and Infrastructure • • MARINTEK • • • • •Fisheries and Aquaculture • • • • • • Materials and Chemistry • Energy Research • • • • • Technology and Society • • • ICT •Health Research • •

Source: Forskning for konkurransedyktig og bærekraftig utvikling i marin virksomhet. Rapport fra en arbeidsgruppe opprettet av rektor ved NTNU. 1999.

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