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FORSTERK-Forsterkningsmidler

PerformFISH – Norway: Increased involvement of Norwegian stakeholdes in the H2020 PerformFISH aquculture project

Awarded: NOK 0.65 mill.

This project aimed to disseminate relevant findings, related to the Horizon 2020 project PerformFISH, to the Norwegian aquaculture industry. The objective of PerformFISH was to increase the competitiveness of the Mediterranean aquaculture sector by tackling biological, technical and operational weaknesses underlying the stagnation of marine fish production. SINTEF Ocean AS was participating in two workpackages by contributing with research for acoustic based biomass estimation systems. The activities within this FORSTERK project include to disseminate the experience and results in form of a scientific article presented on a conference as well as the creation of an educational video. Another activity focused on the organizing of two workshops together with the Norwegian aquaculture industry to target farmers and technology suppliers directly.

The outcome of this project includes a scientific conference publication, the dissemination in the form of a video and also the execution of two webinars involving and bringing together research and the Norwegian aquaculture industry. The impact of this project will become visible through future collaborations between SINTEF Ocean and companies related to the Norwegian aquaculture industry aiming towards sound based biomass measurement technology.

SINTEF Ocean AS, which is the partner seeking for supplementary funding, is a participant within the Horizon 2020 project performFISH and is involved in research tasks aiming to contribute to basic research for future biomass estimation systems. The method, knowledge and measurements developed and obtained by SINTEF Ocean within this project are of relevance for the Norwegian aquaculture industry as well, since they shall contribute to achieve higher accuracy in biomass estimation by using echosounder systems. The supplemental funding will help to disseminate the knowledge and the results from PerformFISH to a broader audience and specifically to the Norwegian aquaculture industry (farmers and technology suppliers) through popular science dissemination in form of articles and video but also through specific workshops.

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