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FHF — Fiskeri- og havbruksnæringens forskningsfinansiering

Funds Norwegian seafood innovation by supporting research, pilot work, and practical industry-led development in marine sectors.

Norway

Key stats

Annual fundingNOK 560M

Programs4

Active grants2

Total grants18

About

FHF, short for Fiskeri- og havbruksnæringens forskningsfinansiering, is Norway's industry-financed seafood research funder, headquartered in Tromsø and operating as a state-owned company under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. Its 2026 budget is 560 million NOK, raised through a mandatory 0.3% levy on seafood exports rather than general tax appropriations.

It backs applied R&D across…

Programs & grants under this funder

FHF Aquaculture R&D Program

Supports Applied innovation development grants for Norway's aquaculture sector fish health, production biology, sea lice control, environmental sustainability, and processing.

Camera-based Fish Tagging Validation Call

Full-Scale Pilot Production Follow-up Research

Aquaculture Meta-analysis Methods Call

Rainbow Trout Sexual Maturation Research Call

Salmon Mortality Risk and Prevention Call

Sea Lice Control — Mature Methods Documentation

Sea Lice Control — Novel Technologies Testing

Tank and Model Data for Aquaculture Design Validation

FHF Coexistence — Wild Salmon and Aquaculture

Supports Applied innovation development grants on the interaction between aquaculture and wild salmon populations lice impacts, survival factors, and ecosystem effects.

Wild Salmon Survival Factors — Knowledge Status

FHF Seafood Processing and Market R&D Program

Supports Applied innovation development grants for Norwegian seafood processing, by product valorisation, quality measurement, and market value chain analysis.

Ripple Effects and Value Creation Analysis

Sustainable Antioxidants for Seafood By-product Silage

Automated Frozen Fish and Shrimp Block Handling Call

Robotic By-product Sorting from White Fish

Salmon By-product Emulsion Reduction Call

Objective and Sensory Quality Correlation in White Fish Fillet

FHF Wild Capture Fisheries R&D Program

Supports Applied innovation development grants for Norway's wild capture fisheries fishing vessel technology, bycatch reduction, gear innovation, and species specific processing.

Flexible Trawl System for Gentle White Fish Trawling (PIB)

Mackerel Bycatch Reduction in Herring Trawling (PIB)

Robotized Fish Handling Onboard Vessels (PIB)

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