College of Fishery Science

The Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NCFS, or NFH in Norwegian: Norges fiskerihøgskole) was established in 1972 as a joint responsibility of three Norwegian universities located in Tromsø, Bergen, and Trondheim. In 1988, a new organisational structure was introduced, placing NCFS in Tromsø and organizing it as a faculty within the University of Tromsø, while it retained some autonomy, including having its own rector. NCFS carries a particular responsibility for developing fundamental and scientific expertise across all areas of fisheries and aquaculture research in Norway. It is also responsible for educating candidates for employment in the fishing industry and in fisheries management. In 2004, NCFS established the Centre of Marine Resource Management, also known as the MaReMa Centre, to promote multidisciplinary research in fisheries and coastal zone management. The institution comprises several departments: the Department of Aquatic Biosciences, the Department of Marine Biotechnology, the Department of Economics, and the Department of Social Science and Marketing.