The Aqua Nor’s finalists for Innovation Award have been announced. 30 applications from 11 different countries were received and the finalists were selected taking into consideration the degree of innovation, the importance of the project for the aquaculture industry and the international market value for the developer. The finalists are:

• Benchmark Animal Health, UK, has developed a water purification system for the aquaculture industry to prevent medicines entering the sea.
• Ecotone AS, Norway, has developed SpectraLice, a fully automatic underwater camera that counts lice on freely swimming salmon.
• Mørenot Robotics AS, Norway, has developed an autonomous underwater robot that prevents fouling growth on the net by using a continuous low-intensity brushing.

Aqua Nor will be held in Tromso, Norway, from August 20-23. Seminar program is also available here https://www.aqua-nor.no/programme-2019/?lang=en  and includes some nutrition seminars as Nutritional requirements and new feed resources - salmon and cod.

For more information and registration, visit www.aqua-nor.no.