Section for Marine Research

This section is responsible for marine research policy. This includes responsibility for the Institute of Marine Research, Norwegian Seafood Research Fund, Nofima AS, the Centre for the Ocean and the Arctic, in addition to the Ministry's marine programs in the Research Council of Norway and the construction of The Norwegian Ocean Technology Centre in Trondheim. The Section also follows up ocean-related issues in EU´s Horizon Europe as well as issues concerning fisheries and aquaculture in the Nordic Council of Ministers.