Norwegian aquaculture in the past and present

The coastal museum has a separate department for modern and historical aquaculture. Our responsibility is to disseminate and document past and contemporary aquaculture. With us, you can immerse yourself in the pioneering era of aquaculture in the 60s and 70s or visit a fully operated, modern fish farm.

Visit a fish farm

Join us out at the cages to learn about salmon farming

Hitra hurtigbåtterminal

Visit a hatchery

Follow the early stages of farmed salmon in a state-of-the-art hatchery.

Hitra hurtigbåtterminal

Visit a processing plant for salmon

Join a tour of a modern salmon slaughterhouse and see the process from slaughter to finished product.

Lerøy Jøsnøya

Rings in the water

Learn about the ripple effects of the Norwegian aquaculture industry

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The Pioneers

Meet the Norwegian aquaculture pioneers

Hitra hurtigbåtterminal

Historical content

Aquaculture photos, objects and archive

Getting there

Our aquacultre department is located at the Hitra Terminal at Sandstad. Here you can visit our exhibitions or join a guided tour to a fish farm or a hatchery. We offer also tours to a salmon slaughterhouse. The Hitra Terminal has daily arrivals of the express boat from Trondheim, Kristiansund and Brekstad and bus correspondence to Hitra and Frøya. Address: Hamneveien 22, 7246 Sandstad

Hitra Terminal

Norwegian aquaculture in the past and present

Visit a fish farm

Visit a hatchery

Visit a processing plant for salmon

Rings in the water

The Pioneers

Historical content

Getting there

The Coastal Museum of South-Trøndelag