Norwegian Aquaculture Center
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The Norwegian Aquaculture Center is a visitor and development center for modern fish farming
in Norway. The center is located to Toft in Brønnøy
and cooperate with several companies in fish farming and related businesses.
The center started operating in 2008. The center runs a demonstration fish farm with access from land. The site includes a modern feeding platform, automated feeding system, control room, under water cameras, salmon
cages, cod
cages and a little aquarium.
The center is open to the public, visitors are kindergartens, schools, tourists, local people and people in the fish farming industry.There is several scientific projects ongoing at the center. Among them is the project Northern Cod, through Norwegian Center of Expertise Aquaculture and testing of a closed cage in cooperation with Teknologisk institutt and Plastsveis AS.
Chairman for the company is Bjarne Mørk-Eidem, earlier member of parlament and Norwegian Minister of Fishery. Vice chairman is Paul Birger Torgnes. CEO is Arnfinn Torgnes.
Fish farming
Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture, while other methods may fall under mariculture. Fish farming involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures, usually for food. A facility that releases young fish into the wild for recreational fishing or to supplement a species'...
in Norway. The center is located to Toft in Brønnøy
Brønnøy
Brønnøy is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland region. The administrative and commercial centre is the town of Brønnøysund. A secondary centre is the village of Hommelstø. Other villages include Tosbotn, Lande, Trælnes, and Indreskomo.The Brønnøysund Register...
and cooperate with several companies in fish farming and related businesses.
The center started operating in 2008. The center runs a demonstration fish farm with access from land. The site includes a modern feeding platform, automated feeding system, control room, under water cameras, salmon
Salmon
Salmon is the common name for several species of fish in the family Salmonidae. Several other fish in the same family are called trout; the difference is often said to be that salmon migrate and trout are resident, but this distinction does not strictly hold true...
cages, cod
Cod
Cod is the common name for genus Gadus, belonging to the family Gadidae, and is also used in the common name for various other fishes. Cod is a popular food with a mild flavor, low fat content and a dense, flaky white flesh. Cod livers are processed to make cod liver oil, an important source of...
cages and a little aquarium.
The center is open to the public, visitors are kindergartens, schools, tourists, local people and people in the fish farming industry.There is several scientific projects ongoing at the center. Among them is the project Northern Cod, through Norwegian Center of Expertise Aquaculture and testing of a closed cage in cooperation with Teknologisk institutt and Plastsveis AS.
Chairman for the company is Bjarne Mørk-Eidem, earlier member of parlament and Norwegian Minister of Fishery. Vice chairman is Paul Birger Torgnes. CEO is Arnfinn Torgnes.