Following an agreement between Nor-Fishing Founcation and Trondheim Port Authority, the on-water exhibition area for this year's event has been expanded to 20,000 m2.
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Nor-Fishing 2026 opens in Trondheim today, bringing fisheries and seafood industry representatives from more than 50 countries to the Norwegian city for the three-day exhibition.
This year's exhibition, running from 18 to 20 August, is being held under the theme “Beyond world-class technology”. According to Nor-Fishing, the theme reflects a focus on how technology can respond to wider challenges facing the seafood industry, including stricter sustainability requirements, cost pressures and the need for safer and more efficient operations.
Technology will also be in focus through the Nor-Fishing Innovation Award, whose winner will be announced during today's opening by Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Marianne Sivertsen Næss.
Three Norwegian companies have been shortlisted. Dimeq is nominated for a maritime safety platform incorporating personnel monitoring and man-overboard detection, while Marine Hybrid Solutions is competing with Miira Lab, a modelling system designed to simulate vessel power systems and operational performance.
The third finalist, Hoseth Technology, has been nominated for Flow A.I., an artificial intelligence-based camera system that monitors seafood processing lines in real time and is designed to identify bottlenecks and improve production flow.
The 2026 event follows the announcement in June of a long-term partnership between the Nor-Fishing Foundation and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). The collaboration covers both Nor-Fishing and its sister exhibition, the aquaculture industry-focused Aqua Nor, aiming to strengthen the events' links with research and develop their professional programmes.
Seafood policy will also feature during the week. Sivertsen Næss is due to hold a dialogue meeting today seeking industry input on fisheries regulations and their potential role in strengthening Norway's seafood processing sector.
The Norwegian fisheries minister is also scheduled to meet government representatives from the UK and Ireland during her visit to Trondheim and take part in discussions covering seafood's role in Norwegian food preparedness and the implications of lower fishing quotas.
This year’s event also makes greater use of Trondheim’s waterfront. A new agreement between the Nor-Fishing Foundation and Trondheim Port Authority has expanded the on-water exhibition area to 20,000 square metres across Skansen and Brattørbassenget, giving exhibitors more space for full-scale demonstrations of vessels and other maritime equipment.
Nor-Fishing has been held in Trondheim since 1965 and takes place every two years, alternating with the Aqua Nor aquaculture exhibition.
