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The fish farming company Marine Harvest wants to build a Blue Revolution Center (BRC), aiming to find new technological solutions for the fish farming industry.

One of the greatest challenges in robotics today is the contact processing of a robot with an object and dexterous handling of compliant objects. This is particularly emphasized when it comes to dealing with handling and grasping in harvesting, post...

Norwegian aquaculture aims to increase their production in the future. Safety must be prioritized in the development of the industry. Workers in aquaculture has the second highest accident frequency in Norway, following commercial fishers.

Dr. Odd Myklebust of SINTEF and NTNU, expert in innovation management, was hired to kick the Kickoff off with an outside perspective, from another industry. Norwegian food production can be among the most profitable in the world – with world class...

After the iProcess Kickoff, both industrial partners and researchers should know what to expect from one another, according to Dr. Marit Aursand. Expect a change – the iProcess course is set.

Norwegian Fisheries Minister Elisabeth Aspaker (Con.) recently visited MARINTEK, accompanied by a delegation from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries.

Escapes of fish have long been a problem for the aquaculture industry. But now, improvements in technology and systematic research have drastically reduced the number of escapes.

Can an industrial robot succeed both at removing the breast fillet from a chicken, and at the same time get more out of the raw materials? This is one of the questions to which researchers working on the CYCLE project now have the answer.

Five salmon farming companies, in Los Lagos region, participated in a mutual cooperation project oriented to assess quality parameters in smolt production. The initiative started in 2012 and finished after a year of work and cooperation of the salmon...

As part of the FHF funded project "Human factors and escapes from salmon farms", SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture arranged an international workshop associated with Aqua Nor 2013. Representatives from Scotland, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New...

The potential for increased value creation in Norwegian biomarine industry is huge. In a new analysis says a task force appointed by the two science academies NTVA and DKNVS that it is possible with a turnover of 550 billion in 2050, a sixfold...

In order to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, we need renewable feedstocks – seaweed represents one such alternative biomass source that could make a difference on a global scale. Norway and UK would like to take a lead and make the North Sea...

Underwater operations in aquaculture cages with a diameter of 157 meters, is time consuming and dangerous work. Now researchers from SINTEF is developing an underwater robot that can perform systematic and effective cleaning and inspection and also...

A small creature from the animal kingdom has become an expensive neighbor for fish farmers. Now researchers will make it hot for the small - thing-without using toxic chemicals.

Closed aquaculture farms has been one of fall's hottest topics and commissioned by FHF, SINTEF together with NOFIMA and the National Veterinary Institute, made ​​a preliminary study on the status of closed aquaculture farms in Norway today. The...