1. 1 Norway – going for blue growth Olve Sørensen, Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, Representative in Brasil

2. 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 2

3. Norway – ready for Blue Growth 3

4. All things blue… 4

5. Diversification 5

6. Key factors in the management of Norwegian Marine Harvesting Seafood industry ResearchAuthorities 6 Tradition for strong regulations

7. Key factors in the management of Norwegian Marine Harvesting Seafood industry ResearchAuthorities 7 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.

8. Seafood industry ResearchAuthorities 8 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

9. Seafood industry ResearchAuthorities 9 Funding from industry Compulsory 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

10. 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! 10

11. 11 SINTEF Fisheries and Aquaculture Norwegian 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/startsida http://nifes.no/en/

12. 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) 12

13. Engelsk mal: Tekst med kulepunkter - 1 vertikalt bilde Tips bilde: For best oppløsning anbefales jpg og png-format 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 13

14. Engelsk mal: Tekst med kulepunkter - 1 vertikalt bilde Tips bilde: For best oppløsning anbefales jpg og png-format Thank you! Obrigado! Olve Sørensen, Representante do Ministério da Educação e Pesquisa da Noruega no Brasil olvsoere@online.no 14 Representative of the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research in Brasil