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Discover Møre og Romsdal county’s only aquaculture visitor centre and public viewing facility, located in the island municipality of Smøla. The Smøla archipelago is comprised of over 5800 islands, islets, and reefs. Nestled amongst them is our Hestøya public viewing facility, which is operated by the Pure Farming company. Just 3 minutes’ drive from the Edøya ferry terminal.

This is the aquatic portion of the comprehensive discovery experience available to our visitors. It consists of an excursion to an aquaculture facility. Visitors receive a guided tour of a full scale fish farm, and gain first-hand knowledge about how such facilities function. The cages are accessed by speedboat.

Once you arrive at the facility, you will be greeted by one of our knowledgeable guides, who will lead you on a tour of the fish farm. You may also participate in feeding the salmon, and observe aquaculture specialists in action. You will have the unique opportunity to see a fish farm with a 780 tonne MAB, comprised of four cages.

About Nekton Havbruk AS

Nekton Havbruk AS is a whollyowned subsidiary of Smølen Handelskompani AS. The company’s focus is on research and development, and it strives to remain at the forefront of the industry when it comes to the development of new technologies. From 2001 – 2006, Nekton Havbruk AS’s activities were focused on the aquafarming of cod.

In 2011, the company received an R&D concession for the development of floating, closed-containment aquaculture facilities for the production of large post-smolt (200-800 grams smolt). The primary collaborator on this project is NOFIMA AS (Sunndalsøra department).

In 2012, a product development project aimed at developing contained aquaculture facilities made of canvas received a grant from Regional Research Funds in Noway (Central Norway region). The collaborators on this project are SINTEF Fiskeri og havbruk AS, NOFIMA, the Freshwater Institute, NTNU, Botngaard AS, Osland Havbruk, ITT Flygt, Aqualine, Aquastructures, and the US Naval Academy.

In 2015, the company received a public viewing concession for the farming of fish for human consumption, in accordance with which it collaborates with Pure Farming AS on the production of fish for human consumption.