Tenders Are Invited For Knowledge Base And Needs Analysis For The Establishment Of Offshore Aquaculture At Trænabanken

knowledge Base And Needs Analysis For The Establishment Of Offshore Aquaculture At Trænabanken . Descriptionbackground And Purposefriday 27.02.26 It Was Decided In The Kings Cabinet That The Following Impact-Assessed Areas For Aquaculture At Sea Can Be Declared: Norskerenna South, Excluding The Defense Overlapping Danger Area Klepp In The North And Overlapping Svo Area Norskerenna In The South. Frøyabanken Nord Trænabanken, Outside The Overlapping Svo Area Coastal Zone Lofoten In The North. A Large-Scale Establishment Of Offshore Aquaculture Will Entail Significant Demands On Infrastructure, Preparedness, Onshore Value Chains, Expertise And Labour. Both Regional Councils In Helgeland And Ocean Cluster Helgeland Have, In Collaboration With Nordland County Council, Drawn Up An Analysis (June 2025) Which Shows The Value Creation Offshore Aquaculture At Trænabanken Can Provide For The Region. The Analysis Shows That Establishment Can Provide Over Nok 15 Billion In Annual Export Revenue, More Than 1,000 New Man-Years And Approximately Nok 9 Billion In Annual Value Creation From 2040. Investments Of The Order Of Nok 45 Billion Are Expected In The Establishment Phase, Which Will Strengthen The Supplier Industry And Create Jobs In Related Sectors. Nordland County Council Wants To Strengthen The Knowledge Base In Order To Facilitate Increased Value Creation And Regional Ripple Effects Related To Offshore Aquaculture At Trænabanken. In Order To Achieve This, There Is A Need For A Comprehensive Survey Of Future Needs Within Infrastructure, Competence, Preparedness And The Development Of Relevant Value Chains In Nordland. The Purpose Of The Assignment Is To Carry Out A Survey That Identifies The Capacities The Region Has Today, And What Is Required To Handle Industrial Scaling, As Well As Identifying Challenges, Bottlenecks And Prioritized Measures For Further Development. The Mapping Will Provide A Knowledge Base For The County Council, Other Regional Actors And National Authorities In The Further Work.