Fish farming in Mid-Norway • • • • • Production of seafood – export to all continents 320 000 tons of salmon (32 %) The most effective and profitable fish farming companies Hatchery, smolt and on-growing production 1200 employees Value added *3 Foto: Steinar Johansen/Midt-Norsk Havbruk Hatchery- and smolt production Foto: AquaOptima Fish processing The supplier industry Research/ education • • • • • • • • NTNU- Norwegian Technical University SINTEF HIST – Sør-Trøndelag University College HINT- Nord-Trøndelag University College NINA – Norwegian Institute for Nature Research NGU – Geological Survay of Norway Veterinærinstituttet – Norwegian Veterinary Institute NIVA – Norwegian Institute of Water Research ”Marine diciplins” • 700 researchers • 250 students each year Norway – a seafood nation • Norwegian ”meatproduction” in volume • Source: Budsjettnemda for jordbruket, FHL, Fiskeridirektoratet. Verdier oppgitt i tonn hel slakt kjøtt. Betegnelsen hel slakt inkluderer kjøtt og bein, men ikke innmat. Ca. 20% av et helt slakt består av bein. Fisk er oppgitt i rund vekt Teknologi AkvARENA – an initiative from Mid-Norway Chamber of Commerce and Industry • • • Focusing on technology for aquaculture Membership based and run by the industry Project management from SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture Pre-project Main project Continue year 1-3 5 years akvARENAs triangle • 6 billions in turnover • 2000 employees Other industry Suppliers R&D partners Fish- farming companies Other industry Vision Word leading technology for sustainable aquaculture Main goal akvARENA shall give increase value-added and more robust actors as a consequence of increased co-operation in the cluster Secondary goal: •akvARENA shall within 5 years establish a ”development program for the aquaculture supplier industry” •akvARENA shall provide new technological solutions which help solve the environmentally challenges in the industry Suppliers • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • AKVA group Aqua Optima AquaCultureEngineering Aqualine Aquastructures APS Automasjon Botngård BioTek Containerservice Ottersøy EIVA-SAFEX Erling Haug Flatsetsund Engineering Folla Maritime Grømi GS Hydro Gullvika Havbrukstjenesten Infront-X Inventas Produktdesign ITT Norge INAQ Management Lilleborg Profesjonell Maskon Matiq Moveo Marin Design NORBIT Norsk Fiskeriretur Salsnes Filter Seaside Sisyfos Rambøll Norge TelCage Thelma Biotel From 28 to 52 members Aquaculture companies •Sinkaberg-Hansen •Bjørøya Fiskeoppdrett • Lerøy Midnor • Lerøy Hydrotech • Marine Harvest • Midt-Norsk Havbruk • Salmar Farming • SalmoNor • Åsen Settefisk R & D/education/ Assosiations •CREATE •FHL Midt Norge •HIST •NTNU • NSL •SINTEF Fiskeri og havbruk •Teknologisk Institutt •Veterinærinstituttet •Val videregående skole Board of akvARENA Board members Name Companies Industryrep (L) Noralf Rønningen Aqualine Industryrep Arnfinn Aunsmo Salmar Industryrep Morten Malm AKVA group Industryrep/Board Fiskeri og havbruk Finn Victor Willumsen AquaCulture Engineering (ACE) Industryrep Vibecke Bondø SalmoNor R&D Marit Aursand SINTEF Fiskeri og havbruk OBSERVERS Name Mid-Norway Chamber of Commerce Anne Kathrine Willumsen Sør-Trøndelag og NordTrøndelag Counties Sigurd Bjørgo Innovation Norway Vigdis Harsvik Research Council of Norway Lars Andre Dahle Challenges in 2008 • • • • • • • • Increased profitability and robustness, escpecialy for the supplier industry Suppliers to the aquaculture industry are small compared to their customers. The parties can learn more from other industries. The parties need to expand their network (industry – R&D). Cooperation to solve common challenges. Prioritize the R&D needs of the industry. The industry is scattered (geographically ) From plans to operation Priorities so far • Innovation activities • Development of the cluster • Competence development/ recruitment • Internationalisation Challenges in 2011       • • Cooperation to solve common challenges- SUSTAINABILITY Increased profitability and robustness, escpecialy for the supplier industry Suppliers to the aquaculture industry are small compared to their customers. The parties can learn more from other industries. The parties need to expand their network (industry – R&D). Prioritize the R&D needs of the industry. The industry is scattered (geographically ) From plans to operation Foto: Aqualine Examples of coordination -and network activities • • • • • • • Workshop sludge treatment 02.02 Board meeting 03.03 Workshop Offshore Aquaculture ACE 17-18.03 Board meeting 18.03 Møljelag 28.04 Workshop Processing 28.04 Studytrip Faroe Islands – midle of May • Aqua Nor 2011 – Conference and stand akvARENA – from now on • • • • Ambitions of 5-year planning Increased industry financing Continue focus on technology for sustainable aquaculture Development program for the supplier industry Foto: Aqualine www.akvarena.no Foto: Aqualine