About Ava Ocean
Founded in Ålesund, Norway, in 2016, Ava Ocean is an ocean technology and seafood company pioneering new ways of harvesting the abundant seafood resources of the seabed, in a gentle, yet effective manner.
We aim to lead the way as the fishing industry heads in a new and more sustainable direction.
Our revolutionary technology for non-invasive, precision seabed harvesting not only preserves, but can also help to restore fragile and often overlooked ecosystems at the bottom of the sea.
Everything we do, we do using the best available knowledge, combining vast experience from fishing, offshore and marine science with a determination to make a positive difference.
The company’s first fishing vessel, the Arctic Pearl, is the world’s first with Ava's technology onboard. Thanks to the harvesters’ documented low impact, in December 2022 the Arctic Pearl was able to reopen the fishery of Arctic scallops in the Barents Sea after 30 years of closure.
Our land-based adventurers
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Øystein Tvedt
Chief Executive Officer
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Geir Ingebrigtsen
Chief Financial Officer
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Anette Grøttland Zimowski
Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
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Dagny-Elise Anastassiou
Chief Impact Officer
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Bjørn Roppen
R&D Department Manager
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Harald Bigset
Senior Project Engineer
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Sverre Olav Farstad
Head of Offshore Operations
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Stian Albertsen
Senior engineer
Our explorers at sea
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Alexander Lovett
Chief engineer
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Andreas Berge
1st Engineer
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Arild Nesje
Fisher
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Atle Grimestad
Ship electrician
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Benjamin Erdal
Apprentice
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Bjørn Fiske
Steward
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Hallgeir Ramsvik
Harvest pilot
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Jan Olav Hansen
Chief engineer
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Joachim Emil Larsen
Fisher
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Kjell Asbjørn Johnsen
Harvest pilot
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Kristian Christiansen
1st Engineer
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Preben Molnes
Navigator
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Robin Vestad
Captain
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Rolf Lyche
Fisher
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Sandra Bjerknes
Apprentice
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Sigrid Rødal Moen
Fisher
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Sondre Oskarson
Harvest pilot
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Sunniva Sandø
Fisher
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Svein Ole Sæther
Captain
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Trond Ove Kjellevold
Fisher
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Ulf Berglund
Navigator
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.
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