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Norway: Sintef director to chair Croatian offshore mariculture conference |
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Wednesday, 03 February 2010 10:01 |
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Arne Fredheim, Director, Centre for Research-based innovation in Aquaculture Technology (CREATE), a part of Sintef Fisheries and Aquaculture, will chair the offshore mariculture Conference to be held from the 16-18 June 2010 in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The Centre combines research and development in the fields of equipment and operations related to the farming of fish with a knowledge of biological and environmental issues to control the entire farming process. Dr Fredheim’s current work involves research on topics related to technology for marine aquaculture and he has previously researched current forces on and flow through net structures, structural and hydrodynamic analysis and assessment of floating fish farms and design criteria to prevent fish escapes from floating aquaculture installations. A member of the Norwegian Aquaculture Escapes Commission, Dr Fredheim brings a wealth of marine aquaculture knowledge and experience to the conference and is also an enthusiastic speaker on the subject.
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