About Ava Ocean
Ava Ocean is a Norwegian ocean technology and seafood company, founded in Ålesund in 2016. We're a team of people with backgrounds in fishing, offshore technology and marine science, brought together on a mission to find a better way to responsibly harvest seafood from the seabed.
From collapse and closure to a new era of fishing
Our ambition is to lead the way towards more responsible seabed harvesting, offering a viable alternative to existing, invasive fishing gear like dredging.
Everything we do is guided by science. That’s why research, documentation and continuous improvement lie at the core of how we operate.
Working closely with regulators and research institutions, Ava Ocean has been awarded the first commercial licence to harvest Arctic scallops in the Barents Sea in over 30 years.
Our fishing vessel, Ava Pearl, is equipped with our Ava Ray harvesting technology and onboard processing factory, supplying premium quality frozen-at-sea Norwegian Arctic scallops to international markets.
Our land-based adventurers
Øystein Tvedt
Chief Executive Officer
Geir Ingebrigtsen
Chief Financial Officer
Torstein Heggstad
Managing Director for Fisheries
Dagny-Elise Anastassiou
Chief Impact Officer
Terje Stokkevåg
Chief Technology Officer
Anette Grøttland Zimowski
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Bjørn Roppen
R&D Department Manager
Stian Albertsen
Senior engineer
Board of directors
Our board of directors has extensive experience in offshore, fisheries, and marine industries and are passionate about the health of our oceans and their vital role in a more sustainable future.
Our ocean-based adventurers
Robin Vestad
Captain
Joakim Juliebø
Captain
Jonathan Klingenberg
Chief officer
Kim Tommy Hagset
Chief officer
Freddy Nordvik
Factory manager
Sondre Venås
Factory manager
Arild Nesje
Harvest pilot
Sondre Oskarson
Harvest pilot
Mats Åsberg
Harvest Manager
Harry Kvalen
Harvest manager
Atle Grimestad
Electrician