1. Blue field focus within the smart Bodø programme
Smart business in the Arctic seminar,
Litteratursalen, Stormen

2. Basic facts
The world needs 70 % growth in food production towards 2025 in order to keep up with the population growth
Sea food production needs to be tripled within 2025
Current Norwegian export comparable to 37 mill meals pr day
Nordland county the biggest regional exporter
BLUE FIELD GROWTH = FOOD TO THE WORLD
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for a world without hunger

3. New City New Airport project: Create a powerful logistical hub

4. Short term vision remains to establish transportation of sea food from Bodø airport
Feeding with ferry from Sør-Arnøy and Steigen to Bodø
Current transport solution by truck
- Årlig ca trucker fra Sør-Arnøy og ca fra Steigen.
I dag sendes en del med tog fra Fauske, Bodø og Narvik, og resterende går til Europa med truck.
Fergen vi gå i trekant mellom Arnøy-Sund-Bodø. Alternativ med Steigen vil bli Steigen-Bodø, Bodø-Arnøy-Bodø, Bodø-Steigen-Bodø etc…

5. «Blue field» one of four focus areas for Bodø from the Innovation committee
AMBITIONS FOR THE FUTURE
BODØ 2050
new jobs – a center for innovation
Digital competence
New business models
BLUE FIELD
TOURISM
HEALTH
AVIATION
SMART CITY
THE GREEN SHIFT
Innovation accelerator
Innovation arenas
Cresate a culture of innovation through education
Make innovation visible
MINDSET FOR CHANGE

6. Bodø municipality committed to facilitate for more seafood industry in spatial planning
Seafood industry in Norway currently uses only 0,74 ‰ of the baseline sea area or 0,54 % if anchorage zone is included (Gullestadutvalgets rapport )
The city of Bodø was founded on fishing and trade

7. Continued support of Nord university’s “Faculty for Aqua and Biological culture” as a driving force for research and innovation within the field
The rain forest may be replaced by the ocean as «the new medicine cabinet»
Usage of antibiotics within salmon farming is highly overrated….

8. In 2019 the Bodø municipality will start it’s process on how to adopt to UN’s 17 SDGs
Ecological footprint show us the way in terms of where we can make a difference

9. Strategic plan of Salten region for aqua culture developed for 2017-2027
A vision of talking a leading role in the aqua culture development
Target increased growth and job creation within the sector
Bodø as the blue and green city
Supporting clusters like “Salmon center” and “Løvold Sea Park”