Flume Tank North Sea and the North Sea Science Park and have received the Initiative of the Year Award 2024 for their contribution to innovation and development in the fisheries sector.
The smiles at the North Sea Science Park and Flume Tank North Sea are especially bright these days.
We recently received a prestigious recognition when we were presented with the Initiative of the Year Award 2024 by Fiskeriets Servicefag, which is a club under the Danish Fishers PO.
The award is given to companies or individuals who make an effort to keep Danish fisheries on the map.
This year, the award emphasized that the recipient contributes with innovation and development within the challenges facing the fishing industry. In this case, the honour went to North Sea Science Park and Flume Tank North Sea.
Flume Tank North Sea is Europe's largest flume tank for tests, development and displays of equipment for fishing, aquaculture and underwater technology.
The reasons for the award included the following:
“The North Sea Science Park and the flume tank in Hirtshals play a crucial role in the development of fishing gear in Denmark. They allow us to test new equipment and at the same time act as a showcase for the progress being made in the sector,” said Alfred Fisker Hansen, board member of Fiskeriets Servicefag, in connection with the award ceremony.
“Today, it's not enough to just develop our gear - we also need to be able to show the world what we do. The Flume Tank is an important part of the overall effort to constantly develop and improve fishing gear. We need innovation and development in fisheries, but more importantly, we need someone to act and show the way forward - even in difficult times,” he continued.
Hanne Kvist, CEO of the North Sea Science Park, was in Thyborøn together with Business Development Manager Mette Hyldgaard Roussis to receive the award.
“We are extremely pleased with this recognition from the fishing industry's own organization. In the North Sea Science Park, we have recently ensured that the operation and further development of the Flume Tank is on solid ground, and we hope that the primary sector, equipment manufacturers and the research world will use the flume tank to an even greater extent. We are ready to contribute to innovation and transformation in fisheries,” says Mette Hyldgaard Roussis.
The North Sea Science Park is a blue business park in Hirtshals that provides the physical framework for research, development and business within the blue industry.
The North Sea Science Park regularly participates in development projects that promote the development of the fishing industry, Hirtshals and the blue sector as a whole.