Nor-Fishing 2024

                                                                                            Sjekkes mot fremføring

Ministers,

Excellencies,

Ladies and gentlemen,

Dear everyone,

It is a great honour and pleasure for me to open Nor-Fishing 2024.

I extend my heartfelt gratitude to the Nor-Fishing organization for arranging this magnificent event, and to all our visitors from near and far for dedicating your valuable time to join us here in Trondheim!

Nor-Fishing is an important meeting place for the fisheries industry – whether you are here to invest in new solutions, sell them or simply get updated.

I hope you find what you are looking for!

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The world is facing enormous challenges.

Among the greatest are fighting hunger and providing healthy food to an ever-growing population.

Given the limits to how much we can produce on land, we must turn to the ocean to secure our future food supply.

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Our most crucial task will be balancing the seafood production and protection of the ocean.

We need to harvest more from the ocean to feed the world, but we must do it sustainably.

Increased interest in using the ocean requires greater collaboration between the different actors.

We need holistic ocean management, so that future generations can continue to use the ocean sustainably.

Technological solutions and innovations have a decisive role in this regard.

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The fisheries sector has proven adaptable and innovative.

The high demand for seafood worldwide puts the industry in a favourable position.

Now, we must continue to develop the industry, be innovative and ground-breaking.

This is where you play an essential role: using your knowledge and experience to develop new technology, and perhaps most importantly sharing this across sectors and borders.

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Nor-Fishing is an excellent platform for this purpose.

We are gathered here to learn from each other, meet old and new colleagues, and spend some good time together.

Today's fishing industry is a knowledge industry with advanced technology in all sectors: electronics, vessel design, equipment development, handling on board and in the production of value-added products.

I am excited to see the latest developments and innovations presented here.

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Meeting places, like Nor-fishing, where people from different environments can meet, learn, and be inspired, play a vital role in the development of marine industries.

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I am extremely pleased to see so many gathered here today.

I hope you will enjoy your time in Trondheim and wish you the very best for your stay!

Thank you for your attention!

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