Project period March 2006 - April 2010. Project leader: Arne Ervik
This project aims to develop methods to determine the carrying capacity for intensive fish farming and two extensive forms of culture, cultivation of shellfish and sea ranching lobster.
The utilization of the Norwegian coastal zone is rapidly increasing and the aquaculture industry faces the challenge of competing for space with other users. To effectively take the advantage of available areas it is thus necessary to realize Norway’s potential for aquaculture. In this context the carrying capacity is crucial. Norwegian aquaculture is totally dominated by the production of Atlantic salmon and rainbow trout. The development of a diversified aquaculture industry, which produces several species, has a high priority in the industry as well as with the authorities.
Mussel, Mytilus edulis. Photo: T. Strohmeier, IMR.
Contact
Arne Ervik Institute of Marine Research Phone +47 55 23 63 55
Øyvind Strand Institute of Marine Research Phone +47 55 23 63 67
CANO CArrying capacity in NOrwegian aquaculture
