Ocean, coast and water

The sea, coast and water are both an important part of the nature that surrounds us, which needs protection, and a source of biological resources that we can use to produce food, feed and biomaterials, as well as provide employment for local communities. For several years, NORSUS has worked on issues related to use of sea, coast and water in a sustainable way. At the fishery side, we have worked on, among other things, degradable fishing gear and sustainability assessments of production concepts and packaging solutions. Related to aquaculture we have worked on life cycle assessments (LCA) of different novel feed ingredients, such as residues from saw mills and insect protein, and use of residual products from fish farming. We have also worked on circular waste water flows and water purification.

Water use is an increasingly important indicator in LCA generally, which we include in our methods. We have also worked on hydroelectricity.

NORSUS is located right by the Oslo fjord and is worried about the deterioration of the fjord. We conduct research on issues that are close to us, such as how dredging masses can be reused for nature restoration or for new products.