Recruitment – the industry needs the brightest brains

Time/Place: Wednesday 19. August 2015 at 13:00 – 15:00 hrs, meeting room A4

Organized by the Norwegian Fisheries College, University of Tromsø, Norway’s Arctic University,Tromsø.

The seminar focuses on how companies, universities and students cooperate in marine education. Four students from the Norwegian Fisheries College will present research of present importance to the aquaculture industry, and one company will tell why they prioritize such cooperation. The seminar concludes by presenting new cooperation opportunities for the industry.

No pre-registration necessary.

PROGRAMME

13.00 Students that the aquaculture industry needs, by Edel Elvevoll, Dean, Norwegian Fisheries

13.10 Lice skirt and fish welfare, by Mattias Lind Bendiksen, Master of Fish Health. The project has been implemented by Nordlaks in cooperation with the Institute of Marine Research.

13.25 Triploid salmon – product characteristics and market perspectives, by Terje Anterio Olsen, Master of Fisheries and Aquaculture Science. The project has been implemented in cooperation with Nord Senja Laks AS.

13.40 Fats in salmon feeds, by Iselin Evje, Master student of fish health. The project is being implemented in cooperation with Biomar.

13.55 Smolt status and response to vaccination, by Mathias Overrein, Master student of fish health. The project is being implemented in cooperation with Pharmaq.

14.10 Why we cooperate with the Norwegian Fisheries College, by Bartal Dulavik, Director, Hordafôr.

14.30 How to cooperate with the University of Tromsø? by Ragnar L. Olsen, Professor, the Norwegian Fisheries College.

Contact person:
Borge Damsgard, Mail: borge.damsgard@uit.no , Tel.: +47 9300 3314