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Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, ÅS
7th August 2005
International Aquaculture Education Network
Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Mr Svein Ludvigsen
Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Riches of the Sea – Norway`s Future
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
• Proud to be here
• New university
• Long aquaculture history
High level on international education and research in aquaculture
Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Riches of the Sea – Norway`s Future
New focus
• Tradition for production focused management
• We need a change !
• Build our policies on customers and consumer preferences
Foto: EFF
Foto: EFF
Foto: EFF
It is in the marketplace, when consumers decide to buy our products, the value is created
Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Riches of the Sea – Norway`s Future
The product has to be:
• Safe• Taste good• Healthy• Look tempting• Sustainable produced
The main competition is not between Norwegian, Scottish or Chilean salmon, but rather between salmon and hundreds of other different products.
Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Riches of the Sea – Norway`s Future
• The links between research and education, politics, fish farmers and the consumer are crucial
The extended aquaculture value chain.
I believe
Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Riches of the Sea – Norway`s Future
Many Norwegian coastal societies depend on the utilisation of marine resources for their future development
Norwegian fish farms are located along the coast
Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Riches of the Sea – Norway`s Future
Lovund
• Less than four hundred inhabitants
• Number of inhabitants have increased
• 60% are under 30 years
Successfully developed aquaculture as their basic economic activity
Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Riches of the Sea – Norway`s Future
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Students educated today will be the backbone of future farming operations
Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Riches of the Sea – Norway`s Future
Major future task:
• Better control over sea lice infection
• Improved methods to avoid escapees from the fish farms
• Safe and cost effective fish feed
Need for more information of what the marked demands
Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Riches of the Sea – Norway`s Future
White paper – ”The blue field”
• Increased profitability• Market understanding• Investment in research and innovation• Sustainable management of resources
Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Riches of the Sea – Norway`s Future
New white paper on research
• Marine sciences are prioritised area for Norwegian research
• ”Blue-Green Food Alliance”Join forces and strengthening the research
Ambition to increase the Norwegian research budgets
Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Riches of the Sea – Norway`s Future
An example
• Thawing of frozen shrimps• 30 kilo dry substance gives one gram of enzyme• Used by scientist in genetic research• Expensive product exported from Norway• Value: 1 gr.= NOK 650 000
The future holds possibilities !
Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The Riches of the Sea – Norway`s Future
Aquaculture Education Network
• Positive process for: You individually Scientific community Aquaculture industry
• AquaNor 2005 Exhibition
Research and education are important for the future development in aquaculture