Ava Ocean

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

From its role as a breeding ground for biodiversity to its role in carbon sequestration or serving as a foundation to vital fish stocks such as cod, Norway’s kelp forests deliver a multitude of ecosystem services. On 9 January 2026…

13th January 2026

New outdoor exhibition showcases kelp restoration in Norway

13th January 2026

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

FISHING TECHNOLOGY

Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has struck a new deal with Ava Ocean to deploy its connectivity service, NexusWave, on board Ava Ocean’s new non-invasive scallop harvesting vessel later this year.

29th May 2025

Ava Ocean adopts NexusWave connectivity

29th May 2025

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

A regenerative fishery and kelp restoration project in the Tromsø area of Northern Norway, led by ocean technology and seafood company Ava Ocean AS, has received official endorsement from the United Nations Decade of…

22nd January 2025

UN endorsement for urchin fishery, kelp restoration project

22nd January 2025

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

With less than two months until the opening of Nor-Fishing 2024, the event has announced the three finalists for its Innovation Award, with the winner to be announced at the opening ceremony…

2nd July 2024

Nor-Fishing names Innovation Award finalists

2nd July 2024

SUSTAINABILITY

SUSTAINABILITY

Focusing exclusively on the multi-trillion-dollar blue economy, Ocean 14 Capital Fund I has announced it has closed on €201 million to support its mission of funding sustainable solutions to improve ocean health. 

20th May 2024

Ocean 14 Capital Fund I reaches €200m

20th May 2024

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Low-impact precision seabed harvester Arctic Pearl is ready to set course for the Barents Sea and the reopening of the Arctic scallop fishery for the first time in 30 years.

28th November 2022

Scallop project launched

28th November 2022

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Using technology from Scantrol and Deep Vision, Norwegian company Ava Ocean will start a project later this year that will seek to sustainably harvest scallops from the Barents Sea.

21st September 2022

Tech-enabled scalloping

21st September 2022