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Talent attraction in the seafood industry

The seafood industry of the future needs the talents of the future

The Norwegian seafood industry is undergoing strong growth and requires expertise in everything from biology and fish health to technology, data analysis, sustainability, economics and business development. At the same time, the industry is competing with many other industries for the same talents.

NCE Seafood works to strengthen the industry's attractiveness as a workplace and help more students and young professionals gain insight into the exciting career opportunities that exist in the seafood industry.

The Industry Insight report

Talent Attraction shows that increased knowledge about the industry increases attractiveness as an employer, and that direct contact between students and companies is crucial to sparking interest in a future career in the seafood industry.

Read/download the report (PDF)

Meet students where they are

To be successful in recruiting, the industry must be visible where the talent is. Throughout the year, a number of conferences, career days and meeting places are organized that connect the seafood and aquaculture industry with students, recent graduates and young professionals.

These arenas provide companies with the opportunity to:

  • Building awareness as an employer
  • Presenting career opportunities and trainee positions
  • Get in touch with potential summer students and interns
  • Create relationships with candidates early in their studies
  • Gain insight into what motivates the next generation of workers

Below you will find a selection of relevant arenas for talent attraction and recruitment to the seafood industry.

Relevant venues

– for talent attraction and recruitment to the seafood industry
Business Day UiB

Date: January 22, 2027
Location: Bergen

Aquaculture Day at NTNU

Date: March 2-3, 2027
Location: Trondheim

Aquaculture Day is a student-run career day that aims to increase contact between students and the aquaculture industry. The event brings together both aquaculture students and students from other relevant fields, and is an important arena for recruitment and profiling the industry.

Salmon City

Date: March 17-18, 2027
Location: Bergen

Salmon City is Norway's largest meeting place between students and the seafood industry. The event brings together students from all over the country and gives companies the opportunity to present themselves through stands, workshops, competitions, corporate events and networking activities.

Blue Talent Summit

Date: October–November 2027
Place:

A meeting place that connects business, students and young professionals within the blue economy. The arena focuses on future skills needs, career opportunities and collaboration between education and business.

Aqua Nor – Student Day

Date: Every other year
Location: Trondheim

As part of Aqua Nor, a dedicated student day is being organized where students can meet companies from across the aquaculture value chain. This gives companies the opportunity to showcase internships, trainee programs and job openings, while also building relationships with future candidates.

Seafood Trainee

The seafood industry's own trainee program

Seafood Trainee provides young talent with insight into the entire seafood value chain and helps develop future leaders and key resources. The program also serves as a valuable onboarding and competency development tool for new employees.

For the company this means:

  • Increased attractiveness as an employer
  • Access to motivated candidates
  • Stronger professional networks
  • Better onboarding
  • Increased understanding of the entire value chain
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Internships, work placements and student projects

Through collaboration with universities and colleges, member companies can gain access to students who can contribute to innovation and development projects. This is a good opportunity to get to know future talents while the company gets to complete tasks and projects.

Current: Internship students from Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) spring 202

HVL is seeking internships for 50-60 master's students in innovation and entrepreneurship in the period from March 8 to the end of May 2027 .

Students can contribute with, among other things:

  • Market and competitor analyses
  • Business development and innovation projects
  • Sustainability and ESG work
  • Internationalization and market development
  • Budget and investor analyses
  • Prototyping and testing of new solutions
  • Mapping of financing opportunities and the policy instruments

The internship period lasts 10 weeks, and the students become part of the company's work environment with a mentor who follows them up.

Interested in accepting students?
 Companies must prepare a short description of the business and current work tasks. Deadline for submission is November 20, 2026. Contact: Judit Johnstad Bragelien ( jjb@hvl.no ).

Do you want to strengthen your company's work with talent attraction?

NCE Seafood Innovation follows developments in relevant recruitment arenas and can provide advice on where and how member companies can best meet the talents of the future. Contact us for a non-binding chat about recruitment, trainee schemes, internships and student activities.

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Join the network

NCE Seafood currently has members and partners from the aquaculture industry, the supply industry, start-up companies, venture capital environments, research and academia.

As a member or partner, you get access to courses and competency programs through the seafood industry's most important learning arena, leading innovation projects that solve the industry's problems, and solid arenas for knowledge sharing.

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