Consultancy and research in aquaculture and the environment

Akvaplan-niva is an independent company offering consultancy and research services in aquaculture and the marine and freshwater environments. We have an international staff of some 60 biologists, ecologist, chemists and geologists. Our internationally accredited chemical and biological laboratories provide a large range of high quality analyses. Akvaplan-niva has its main office and laboratories at the Polar Environmental Centre in Tromsø, Norway.

Akvaplan-niva’s environmental department offers services including: marine and freshwater environmental monitoring and resource studies, environmental impact and risk assessments (EIA and ERA), environmental planning and management studies, environmental data management and development of environmental guidelines, programs and strategies. Environmental services to the petroleum industry are a very important part of our portfolio. To maintain a high level of professionalism, we are actively participating in several research and development projects in fields such as arctic ecology, pollution effect studies, biodiversity, benthos taxonomy and global climate change.

The aquaculture department provides all types of consultancy services including: environmental management, development of production techniques for new aquaculture species (specially production of juveniles for marine aquaculture), design and planning of facilities, master plans and business development, site evaluations and recommendations for production improvement and technical inspection of installations. We have hands-on experience with a large number of species and from many countries around the world.

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