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Visit a hatchery

Follow the early stages of farmed salmon in a state-of-the-art hatchery.
The trip goes by boat to Belsvika on the other side of Trondheimsleia, where you get a tour through the viewing corridor at the facility. A very educational experience for those who want to gain a comprehensive insight into aquaculture.

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In Belsvika in Heim municipality on the mainland side of Trondheimsleia is one of the country's largest hatcheries for salmon. Fertilized roe are delivered here, which are hatched in the hatchery and the fish grows through various stages until it is fully smoltified and ready to go into the sea.

We take you by sea from the Hitra Hurtigbåt terminal in Sandstad and into the fjords to Belsvika. The boat trip takes about 15 minutes and is a great experience in a safe environment. At the front of the large facility, we go through all the different departments that the fish are kept in. Along the way, we see how the fish grow, but also how the recycling facilities are getting bigger and bigger, there is a lot that needs to be in place for the water conditions for the fish to be good .

During the tour, our facilitators explain and show through large panoramic windows how the daily care, feeding and vaccination of the fish takes place. We also focus on how the hatchery is an imitation of the river, where the wild salmon are conceived, hatched and grow up before they are ready to go out to sea to grow up.

Practical information

  • Visitors must be able to go out in an open boat. There is no lower age limit, but children must be accompanied by an adult.​All tours must be booked in advance.
  • We reserve the right to weather. If the weather is too bad, the tour will be cancelled.
  • We accept orders from groups of a minimum of 4 people all year round. Send the order by e-mail to kystmuseet.post@mist.no.

Price

Adult: 350.-
Senior/student: 250.-
Children under 16 accompanied by family are free

We provide
- warm wetsuit
- life jacket
- glasses
- gloves
- rubber boots

You bring:
- good and practical clothes, preferably suitable footwear
- hat
- camera

Starting place

Hitra Hurtigbåtterminal, Hamneveien 22, 7246 Sandstad. Here, visitors are given clothing and safety equipment. It is possible to lock luggage in the changing room during the trip.

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