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.
FHF's Aquaculture R&D Program is the main seafood research route under Fiskeri- og havbruksnæringens forskningsfinansiering, the industry-financed body in Tromsø that is owned by Norway's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. Its purpose is to move research money into the aquaculture parts of Norway's seafood sector and keep the field tied to practical industry needs.
The 2026 budget is spli…
Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.
Funds aquaculture research teams validating low-impact fish tags for camera-based field trials through an FHF project grant.
Supports seafood research teams documenting and sharing results from full-scale aquaculture pilots to accelerate industrial implementation.
Funds research organisations developing and demonstrating meta-analysis methods for Norwegian aquaculture through FHF project grants.
Funds aquaculture research teams studying and reducing sexual maturation in sea-farmed rainbow trout through FHF project grants.
Funds aquaculture research teams studying production risks and practical ways to reduce salmon mortality through an FHF project grant.
Supports seafood-sector teams in documenting proven sea lice control methods for salmon aquaculture and sharing validated operational evidence.
Funds exploratory seafood innovation in Norway by testing new ideas for sea lice control and prevention at sea.
Supports aquaculture design improvements by generating tank and model data that validate facility sizing and engineering calculations.