Royal presence at Aqua Nor opening
NORWAY’S Crown Prince Haakon will be present at the official opening of Aqua Nor 2017 in Trondheim on August 15, at 10:30am.
Fisheries minister Per Sandberg will open the event, and the Mayor of Trondheim, Rita Ottervik, and the chairman of the Board of the Nor-Fishing Foundation, Liv Holmefjord, will also address the opening day audience.
This is far from the first time that the Norwegian royal family has shown its support for the exhibitions Nor-Fishing and Aqua Nor.
Since King Olav opened the first fisheries show in 1960, royal representatives have frequently attended. In fact, 19 out of a total of 45 exhibitions have been opened in the presence of a member of the Nor- wegian Royal family.
This is the fourth time that Crown Prince Haakon will attend the opening of the exhibition in Trondheim.
Aqua Nor, held every two years, is the largest exhibition of aquaculture technology in the world, and attracts more than 20,000 visitors from over 70 countries.
Stand space at this summer’s show sold out in record time, with a waiting list created for would-be exhibitors in October last year.
Aqua Nor 2017 runs from August 15-18 at the Trondheim Spektrum.