- Large-scale production not detrimental to fish welfare
- Bubble-trawling for copepods
- Do the Chinese want Norwegian salmon?
- Genetic secrets of cod revealed
- Process control system for the aquaculture industry
- Superchilling preserves tast, extends shelf life
- Uncertainty regarding genetically modified feed
- Unpredictable consumers in a stable market
HAVBRUK programme newsletter
Valuable research conducted under many programmes
Research useful to the aquaculture industry is being funded under several programmes at the Research Council. The most recent newsletter from the HAVBRUK programme presents a selection of projects illustrating the breadth and diversity of this research.
A total of 147 grant proposals seeking in sum NOK 265 million were submitted in September for the HAVBRUK funding announcement for 2010. Of these, only 26 projects received funding.
“Fortunately there are several other Research Council programmes that grant funding to projects important for Norway’s aquaculture industry,” writes Sigve Nordrum, chair of the HAVBRUK programme board, in the programme’s latest newsletter (“Nytt fra HAVBRUK” no. 3-4/2009). “And it is this cohesive effort that helps to uphold the dynamic position of Norwegian aquaculture research.”
Prestigious project
“Diversity is a real strength in research. The fact that other funding announcements are relevant means that more funding is available and a wide range of expertise is used when devising calls for proposals in relation to and assessing projects. This ensures greater breadth in research and creates a better platform for launching some very ambitious and highly-targeted projects.”
One such ambitious project – the sequencing of the cod genome – is profiled in the newsletter. “It is vital that some of these prestigious projects in Norwegian marine research succeed,” stresses Dr Nordrum. “Their findings will provide essential new knowledge about Norway’s fisheries and aquaculture resources. Sequencing the cod genome is a milestone for Norwegian research, and the results will attract significant scientific attention.”
The Marine Harvest facility in Glomfjord achieves large-scale production of fingerlings while safeguarding fish welfare. (Photo: Marine Harvest)
Diversity and breadth
In addition to results from the HAVBRUK programme, the newsletter’s articles present findings from research conducted under the FUGE, HAVKYST, NATUROGNÆRING, Food, and MAROFF programmes. The newsletter spans the entire value chain – with topics as diverse as feed ingredients and large-scale production, shelf life and refrigeration methods, and trade agreements and consumer preferences.
The newsletter features the following articles:
- Large-scale production not detrimental to fish welfare
- Cod genome now sequenced
- Bubble-trawling for copepods
- Process control systems for the aquaculture industry
- Uncertainty regarding genetically modified feed
- Superchilling preserves taste, extends shelf life
- Do the Chinese want Norwegian salmon?
- Unpredictable consumers in a stable market
- Published:
- 11.01.2010
- Last updated:
- 19.01.2010
Other articles from "Nytt fra HAVBRUK" no. 3-4/2009
The newsletter (in Norwegian):
- Nytt fra HAVBRUK nr 3-4 2009 (PDF-453.1 KB)
Contact
- Rolf Giskeødegård +47 22 03 70 97 rg@forskningsradet.no
