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English information
The Fishery and Aquaculture Industry Research Fund
The Fishery and Aquaculture Industry Research Fund is a funding scheme for industrial research and development work within fisheries and aquaculture, and is based on a levy of 0,3 percent on all exported fish and fish products. The funds shall be used for industrial R&D work for the benefit of all or part of the industry, and are distributed in the form of grants for research programmes and major projects. The levying of a research and development tax in the fisheries and aquaculture industry came into force on 1 January 2001.
The tax funds are administered by a Board appointed by the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. Board members are representatives from the fisheries and aquaculture industry. Primary duty of the board is to develop short- and long- term strategies for the fisheries and aquaculture industry for using funds from the R&D tax, based on an ongoing dialogue with the entire industry. The board also distributes the research funds and stipulates the terms for the allocation of funds in accordance with strategies drawn up. It is also their responsibility to follow up the R&D initiatives.
The Research Council of Norway and the Norwegian Industrial and Regional Development Fund are important partners in both strategy planning and the co- funding of R&D work in the fisheries and aquaculture industry.
The Fishery and Aquaculture Industry Research Fund reports to the Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs through annual reports.
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