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Norway – going for blue growthOlve Sørensen, Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, Representative in Brasil

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Global Challenges

‘We will need to take unorthodox steps to tackle overfishing, climate change and pollution of the oceans. Governments, business leaders and NGOs from 80 countries commit themselves to firm agreements. In addition, 10 partnerships were announced. We have the solutions for sustainable fisheries and blue growth in our own hands and now it is a matter of putting this into action on a global scale, and this action starts today.’

Global Oceans Action Summit for Food Security and Blue Growth 2014

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Norway – ready for Blue Growth

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All things blue…• Oil and gas vs. aquatic resources• Our two leading export products– O&G 526,5 bill. NOK 2014

=170 bill. BRL– Seafood 61 bill. NOK 2013

=21 bill. BRL– Could be 550 bill NOK by 2050

=180 bill. BRL

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Diversification

Key factors in the management of Norwegian Marine Harvesting

Seafood industry

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Tradition for strong regulations

Key factors in the management of Norwegian Marine Harvesting

Seafood industry

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• Based on a licensing system

• New licenses allocated by the government

• Licenses can be transferred or mortgaged

• Each operator may have more than one license

• Size/production capacity is set based on assessments of the available marine resources or the aquaculture site’s carrying capacity.

Seafood industry

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Government funding Universities

– Research– Education

Research Council– Basic research– Applied research

involving industry partners

Public Research Institutes– Applied research for

informed regulation

Key factors in the management of Norwegian Marine Harvesting

Seafood industry

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Funding from industryCompulsory levy of 0,3 per cent of export value to the Fishery and Aquaculture Industry Research Fund

Industry representatives participate on boards and in funding agencies to ensure that projects are relevant to the needs and perspectives of the industry

Key factors in the management of Norwegian Marine Harvesting

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Research mandate

• ‘Maximum sustainable yield’• Research and innovation has a dual mandate– Growth and efficiency– Environmental monitoring and innovation

• One of six long-term priority areas for Norwegian research

• Marine research is a growth area!

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SINTEF Fisheries and AquacultureNorwegian

University of Life

Sciences

Research infrastructure

http://www.imr.no/en

http://www.vetinst.no/eng/

http://www.sintef.com/home/Fisheries-and-Aquaculture/

http://nofima.no/en/

http://www.uib.no/en

http://www.nmbu.no/en

http://en.uit.no/startsidahttp://nifes.no/en/

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International aspects

• In addition to the licencing regime – international commissions

• 90% of our stock is shared with other countries• Research is an important basis for negotiations

and collaboration• There are on-going, positive contacts with

Brazilian authorities (MPA)

Potential and Challenges• Environmentally sustainable growth• Potential for future development and

growth• Environmental challenges

– Disease, including sea lice– Escapees– Pollution– Fish feed– Possible solutions

• Use of sea areas• New technologies

• Export marketing

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Thank you!Obrigado!

Olve Sørensen,

Representante do Ministérioda Educação e Pesquisa da Noruega no Brasil

olvsoere@online.no

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Representative of the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research in Brasil