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The newly-built fishery research vessel Bei Dou. a gift from Norway to China, will be berthed near the Nidaro Hall during Nor-Fishing.

NOR-FISHING '84

Trondheim, Norway—August 6—12

The organizers of Nor-Fishing '84, one of the world's leading in- ternational fisheries fairs, report that interest in this year's event, to be held August 6-12 in Trond- heim, Norway, is greater than ever before. Because of enormous demand from exhibitors, the planned exhibition area had to be expanded. Every inch of available space in the Nidaro Hall has been booked, so that this year the fair will cover more than 6,400 square meters—with some companies placed on a waiting list.

This year's exhibition is the 10th time for Nor-Fishing. It was first organized in 1960 at Bergen.

Trondheim was the site for the event in 1965, 69, 72, 74, 76, 80, and 82. It was held once in Oslo, in 1978. The organizers are the

Royal Norwegian Ministry of

Fisheries/Directorate of Fisheries, in collaboration with the Norwe- gian Trade Fair Foundation (Norges Varemesse).

Some 234 exhibitors represent- ing more than 400 manufacturers in 20 countries have confirmed space for Nor-Fishing '84. New ap- plications were still coming in as late as May this year, yet in spite of the increased exhibition area now made available, late appli- cants had to be placed on the wait- ing list. The organizers had origi- nally planned for 4,500 square meters of indoor exhibition space; this has now been increased to 5,400 square meters. In addition, there will be more than 1,000 square meters of space for outdoor exhibits adjacent to Nidaro Hall.

In previous years the somewhat limited availability of hotel ac- commodations in Trondheim cre- ated problems. However, since the 1982 Nor-Fishing three new ho- tels have been built in the city, ac- commodating more than 1,000 guests. Thus the organizers are confident that hotel facilities this year will be satisfactory.

Nor-Fishing '84 will present a comprehensive picture of the lat- est developments in the field of fishing craft, ships' equipment, fishing gear and other catching implements, navigational and safety equipment, marine elec- tronics, packaging and transport equipment, fish processing ma- chinery, and other products and services connected with the fish- ery industry.

Concurrently with this trade fair, special seminars will be held on

August 8 and 9 (program listed be- low). These will be addressed by fisheries specialists of interna- tional repute. The main subjects to be covered will be energy saving and the utilization of increasing herring resources—themes that are currently attracting wide atten- tion both nationally in Norway and internationally.

The organizers report active ef- forts to attract foreign visitors to the fair, through close collabora- tion with the Export Council of

Norway, NORAD, and the Minis- try of Commerce. It is already known that both the exhibition and the seminars will be attended by important individual visitors and delegations from every part of the world. More than 24,000 spe- cialists from some 40 nations at- tended Nor-Fishing '82; an equal number are expected at this year's fair.

Another attraction at Nor-Fish- ing '84 will be the Bei Dou, one of the world's most advanced fishery research vessels, which will be berthed close to the exhibition hall. This vessel is an official gift from Norway to China. One of the

Norwegian Coast Guard's newest vessels will also be berthed in

Trondheim during the fair, to- gether with the more than 100- year-old, yet still fully opera- tional, fishing schooner from the

Faeroes, and several demonstra- tion craft. With its wide span, high professional standards, and topical seminars, Nor-Fishing should be of great interest to everyone connected with the fish- ery industry.

Seminar Program

Wednesday, August 8

How Should We Use Our Her- ring Resources?

Chairman: Ole Johan Ostvedt, research director, Institute of Ma- rine Research, Bergen. 10:00 am—"Herring—Quantity and Utilization—Yesterday and

Tomorrow," by Jorn Krog, direc- tor, Norwegian Pelagic Fish Mar- keting Board. 10:30 am—"Herring for Consump- tion—Requirements in the Treat- ment of Raw Material," by Prof.

Ola Magnussen, The Norwegian

University of Fishery/Norwegian

Institute of Technology, Trondheim. 11:30 am—"Processing of Her- ring," by Wiggo Tangstad, senior scientist, Institute of Fishery

Technology Research, Tromso. 12:15 pm—Lunch 1:30 pm—"Marketing Possibilities for Herring and Herring Products, with special Reference to the Ger- man Market," by Theodor

Hubsch, director, Norda Heering- shandelsgeschaft, Hamburg. 12 Maritime Reporter/Engineering News