The flagship trade fair for the global fishery industry, covering fishing, processing, transport and marketing technology. Around 500 exhibitors and 50 or more country pavilions are expected for the 2026 edition.
Every two years, Trondheim becomes the meeting point for the global fisheries industry. Nor-Fishing 2026 runs from 18 to 20 August at Trondheim Spektrum, preceded by a conference day on 17 August, and it remains one of the largest fisheries technology exhibitions in the world. For processors sourcing whitefish and pelagic species from Norwegian and wider North Atlantic waters, this is the one week where vessel operators, gear manufacturers, and processing equipment suppliers are in the same halls at the same time.
Founded in 1960 and organised by the Nor-Fishing Foundation, the exhibition has grown from a national trade fair into an international one. Recent editions have drawn well over 15,000 visitors from more than 50 countries, and the 2026 edition is expected to bring a stronger Asian presence alongside traditional participants such as Denmark, Italy, and Turkey. More than 500 exhibiting brands are expected across a floor that has grown enough that organisers are planning a further 5,000 square metre expansion.
Nor-Fishing 2026 is built around the theme Beyond World-Class Technology, a deliberate shift from showcasing equipment in isolation to examining the broader context those systems operate in: tighter sustainability requirements, rising cost pressure, and the pace of technological change across the value chain. The organisers have framed this year's exhibition around what technology needs to deliver beyond raw performance, including safer workplaces, improved profitability, and more precise, sustainable operations from catch to final product.
For equipment buyers, that framing matters. It signals that conversations on the show floor this year will lean more heavily into total cost of ownership, energy use, and compliance readiness rather than throughput numbers alone, a shift that lines up closely with how European processors are already being evaluated by their own buyers on traceability and efficiency.
Nor-Fishing's exhibitor base spans the full value chain, from vessel electronics and gear technology to onboard handling and value-added processing equipment. For a processor evaluating freezing, glazing, or conveying systems, it is a rare chance to compare multiple suppliers, see live demonstrations, and benchmark specifications against what competitors are showing, all in a single trip rather than a series of separate site visits.
The show's location also matters. Norway remains the world's largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon and a major whitefish exporter, so Nor-Fishing sits at the physical centre of the supply chain it serves. Processors attending from Iceland, the UK, Spain, and Portugal are effectively meeting their upstream suppliers on home ground.
Havmek engineers custom IQF spiral freezers, glazing systems, and hygienic conveying systems for EU-certified processing facilities across Norway, the UK, France, Spain, and Portugal. The themes Nor-Fishing 2026 is built around, energy efficiency, precision, and sustainable throughput, are the same specification questions Havmek works through with processors on every custom engineering brief. Processors attending this year and thinking through freezing or glazing capacity ahead of the salmon peak season should treat the show as a starting point for that conversation, not the whole of it.
Nor-Fishing 2026 runs from 18 to 20 August at Trondheim Spektrum in Norway, with a dedicated conference day on 17 August.
Nor-Fishing is a biennial exhibition, running every two years since it was founded in 1960.
Nor-Fishing 2026 is themed Beyond World-Class Technology, focused on sustainability, workforce safety, and profitability alongside equipment performance.
Nor-Fishing is organised by the Nor-Fishing Foundation and has been held in Trondheim since 1960.
More than 500 exhibiting brands are expected, with over 50 country pavilions represented across the Trondheim Spektrum exhibition floor.
Yes. Nor-Fishing covers the full value chain from fishing and vessel technology through to processing, transport, and marketing, including freezing, glazing, and conveying equipment for processors.
