Welcome to The Research Plaza during this year’s Aqua Nor
The Research Plaza is a meeting place for discussions on research and innovation in aquaculture. This is the stand to seek out for everyone interested in research and innovation, including university education in aquaculture. We are happy to help with answers to questions about research and information about educational opportunities, or if you have specific project ideas or would like tips on collaboration, funding opportunities and advice on writing project applications.
At the plaza we will host mini-seminars every day during the exhibition. A new feature this year is that The Research Plaza is also available at the Aqua Nor Digital.
Most presentations will be given in Norwegian.
The Research Plaza’s mini seminars
The mini-seminars shed light on current topics with research-based knowledge. Each session lasts about 50 minutes and includes short presentations on the latest research and business news, with the main focus on results that can be used by industry and management in the near future.
The themes of this year’s mini-seminars are;
- Technology for the future of aquaculture – biology and technology hand in hand
- Aquaculture for the future – better use of all resources
- How to ensure a healthy and robust fish?
- Are we getting rid of the lice?
- Environmental and societal challenges in aquaculture – how can they be solved?
This year’s Research Plaza is a collaboration between Nofima, SINTEF Ocean, NORCE, NTNU, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, the University of Bergen, the Institute of Marine Research, the Veterinary Institute, NMBU, NINA, Akvaplan-niva, FHF, Innovation Norway and the Research Council.
Contact persons;
Elin Vikane, Research Council of Norway, tel. +47 945 25 370
Maja Bævre-Jensen, FHF, tel. +47 995 62 251
You can find us in Hall A at booth number A 122-137.
Programme Tuesday 24 August Part 1
Total length: 50 minutes from 11.30 – 12.30 (each presentation lasts 5 minutes)
| Technology for the future of aquaculture – biology and technology hand in hand | |
| Presentation | Speaker and institution |
| Opening of the Research plaza | Odd Emil Ingebrigtsen, Minister of Fisheries and Seafood |
| SMART Ocean: contribution to future environmental surveillance! NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Prof Geir Anton Johansen, University of Bergen |
| Availability for vessel operations at exposed sites NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Hans Tobias Slette, Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU |
| Digital twin – to deal with more exposed conditions NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Sveinung Johan Ohrem, Sintef Ocean |
| What should we measure, and what does it mean for the fish? NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Birger Venås, Sintef Ocean |
| Norway’s first hatchery for cod with RAS technology NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Halvard Hovland, Havlandet Marin Yngel |
| Digitalization and Robotics in Aquaculture NB: This presentation will be held in English | Herman B. Amundsen, Sintef Ocean |
| Artificial Vision for Autonomous Monitoring and Production Control in Fish Farming NB: This presentation will be held in English | I Hao Chen, Norce |
| An acoustic status indicator for monitoring the soundscape in salmon farming NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Carolyn Rosten, Norwegian Institute of Nature Research – NINA |
| Slaughter boats – the slaughterhouse of the future NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Bjørn Roth, Nofima |
Programme Tuesday 24 August Part 2
Total length: 45 minutes from 14:30 – 15:00 (each presentation lasts 5 minutes)
| Aquaculture for the future – better use of all resources | |
| Presentation | Speaker and institution |
| Spotted catfish – the ugly duckling in farming? NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Lars Olav Sparboe, Akvaplan-niva |
| Genetic breeding of kelp NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Åshild Ergon, Norwegian University of Life Sciences – NMBU |
| How technology can measure growth of micro- and macroalgae along the Norwegian coast NB: This presentation will be held in English | Glaucia Fragosa, Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU |
| Collection system for sludge and recycling of the raw material from open fish cages NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Ole Arthur Vaage, Bedriftsnettverket ARAL |
| New indicator properties for individual feed efficiency in Atlantic salmon NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Kari Kolstad, Norwegian University of Life Sciences – NMBU |
| Circular food production – hype or hope? NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Erik-Jan Lock, Institute of Marine Research – IMR |
| How to prevent and manage episodes of harmful algae and jellyfish in the aquaculture industry NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Trine Dale, Norwegian Institute of Water Research – NIVA |
| Polychaetes Contribution to Circular Economy as Recyclers of Aquaculture Sludge NB: This presentation will be held in English | Arne Malzahn, SINTEF Ocean |
| ASTRAL – All Atlantic Ocean Sustainable, Profitable and Resilient Aquaculture NB: This presentation will be held in English | Elisa Ravagnan, Norce |
Programme Wednesday 25 August Part 1
Total length: 50 minutes from 11.00 – 12.00 (each presentation lasts 5 minutes)
| How to ensure a healthy and robust fish? | |
| Presentation | Speaker and institution |
| Salmon that grows slowly at the hatchery stage gets better heart health later in life NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Ida Beitnes Johansen, Norwegian University of Life Sciences – NMBU |
| Can hatcheries get rid of the salmon pox virus? NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Brit Tørud, The Norwegian Veterinary Institute – VI |
| Industrial testing of a new Norwegian ozone reactor and skimmer system NB: This presentation will be held in English | Kevin Torben Stiller, Nofima/Normex |
| A systematic review on environmental conditions affecting production of robust smolt/ postsmolt fish NB: This presentation will be held in English | Pradeep Lal, Norce |
| Infection networks and modeling NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Per-Arne Emaus, Akvaplan-niva |
| Infection tracing in Norwegian aquaculture NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Snorre Gulla, The Norwegian Veterinary Institute – VI |
| ILA – infection detection and significance of HPR0 NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Torfinn Moldal, The Norwegian Veterinary Institute – VI |
| Modeling of combat strategies against ILA NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Mona Dverdal Jansen, The Norwegian Veterinary Institute – VI |
| Starving of salmon – a positive story NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Lars Helge Stien, Institute of Marine Research – IMR |
Programme Wednesday 25 August Part 2
Total length: 50 minutes from 14:00 – 15:00 (each presentation lasts 5 minutes)
| Are we getting rid of the lice? | |
| Presentation | Speaker and institution |
| Getting to know lice – new research from the Lice Center NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Frank Nilsen, University of Bergen |
| In order to avoid salmon lice you must know where it is NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Mathias Stølen Ugelvik, Institute of Marine Research – IMR |
| Spreading of salmon lice – from individual facilities to a common strategy NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Ingrid Johnsen, Institute of Marine Research – IMR |
| Swimming behavior of salmon lice copepods – are they attracted to natural and artificial light? NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Anna Solvang Båtnes, Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU |
| Salmon lice vaccination – a dream come true? NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Øystein Evensen, Norwegian University of Life Sciences – NMBU |
| Environmental risk assessment of a new method for administering medicated feeds against salmon lice NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Gro Harlaug Refseth, Akvaplan-niva |
| Deep dome – submersible cage with air dome NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Trude Olafsen, Akvagroup |
| The cleaner-fish school – what is that? NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Randi Grøntvedt, The Norwegian Seafood Federation |
| The initial feeding of cleaner-fish is more important than you think NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Elin Kjørsvik, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU |
| Overview of experiences from the use of lice skirts NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Bård Harald Worum, Akvaplan-niva |
| Lumpfish – effect of lice treatment NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Elisabeth Ytteborg, Nofima |
Programme Thursday 26 August Part 1
Total length: 50 minutes from 11.00 – 12.00 (each presentation lasts 5 minutes)
| Environmental and social challenges in aquaculture – how can they be solved? | |
| Presentation | Speaker and institution |
| Can we eat the cleaner-fish? NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Gøril Voldnes, Nofima |
| Sustainable food production from aquaculture NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Per Fauchald, The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research – NINA |
| Green energy for the aquaculture industry through floating solar cell systems NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Jan Erik Våge Klepp, Inseanergy |
| Fixing the fish? Use of CRISPR in the aquaculture industry NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Torill Blix/Hannah Winther, The Norwegian University of Science and Technology – NTNU |
| Significance of the Norwegian aquaculture industry in a global perspective NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Ulf Johansen, SINTEF Ocean |
| “Greener” salmon with natural microalgae NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Gabriel Ossenkamp, FjordAlg |
| What do we know about the effects of escaped farmed fish? NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Kevin Glover, Institute of Marine Research – IMR |
| Humpback salmon (pink, or Oncorhyncus gorbscha) in Norway, today and in the future. NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Henrik Berntsen, The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research – NINA |
| More environmental-friendly transport of salmon? NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Bjørn Tore Rotabakk, Nofima |
| Spatial planning for the aquaculture industry of the future NB: This presentation will be held in Norwegian | Tormod H. Skålsvik, Akvaplan-niva |