Niels Winther

Blue Resource / Sjókovin

Sjókovin / Blue Resource is a private, independent, non-profit research centre, with the objective - to foster sustainable development and innovation in the Faroese fisheries and aquaculture sectors by providing knowledge services to transfer new knowledge to the Faroes and Faroese knowledge to the world. - to act as a commucation hub for companies involved in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors It was founded by five innovative Faroese companies to initiate relevant research of relevance to the Faroese Ocean Cluster and the wider community as a whole. Blue Resource provides research and knowledge services relevant for a wide range of actors: e.g. companies involved in the blue bioeconomy, policy-makers and NGOs. We have good relationships with industry partners across the Faroe Islands, and a strong network with knowledge institutions across Europe and beyond. We have a interdisciplinary team with expertise in fisheries and resource management, policy and governance, risk assessment, socio-economic impact assessments, multi-criteria analysis, value chain and market analysis. We are involved in several research EU H2020 projects as WP leaders, for instance NextGenProteins, FarFish and Aquavitae. Get in touch to hear more