Welcome to the Norwegian College of Fishery Science

The aim for research at NCFS is national and international excellence within resource management and biotechnology.

Researchers at NCFS are involved in research projects relating to:

• Resource management
• Resource economics
• Governance
• Fisheries biology
• Marine food science
• Bioprospecting
• Fish immunology and vaccine development
• Fish virology

Collaboration? Click below to read more about the different research groups

Research and other scientific activity at the Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NCFS)


Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NCFS) has a national and international reputation for multidisplinary educations and research within fisheries and marin biotechnology. We offer study programs at bachelor, master and PhD levels in:

• Multidisciplinary education within fisheries and aquaculture
• Fisheries law and international law / fisheries marketing and value chain development 
• Aquamedicine - licence to practice veterinarian medicine in the aquaculture industry
• Marine biotechnology and bioprospecting
• PhD in marine biotechnology
• PhD in marine resource management

Additional study program: Master of Science in International Fisheries Management. About 200 students attend our study programs.

Department Dean: Jan-Eirik Angell Killie