Blue Vision – Salmon Visitor Centre

About us

Explore interactive displays, films, images and games to learn how salmon is produced in Norway. You can also step up to the edge of a fish farming pen through a virtual reality experience and watch live footage from Gratanglaks’s sea-based farms.

The centre has two main areas: an interactive exhibition with games and VR headsets, and a control room showing live footage from the farms. Guides are available to answer questions throughout your visit.

At Blue Vision, you can learn about:

• The salmon life cycle
• Fish feed and salmon production
• The importance of aquaculture to coastal communities
• New technology in the industry
• The challenges facing the industry and efforts to develop more sustainable solutions
• The wider economic impact of aquaculture
• The preparations required before a salmon farm can be established

Visits and guided tours

No advance booking is required. You can explore the exhibition at your own pace or ask one of the guides for more information.

Guided tours are also available for groups and can be tailored to cover particular topics in greater depth. Group visits can be arranged outside the regular opening hours.

Location

You will find Blue Vision on the second floor of Kystens Hus in Tromsø city centre. The floor is known as the Seafood Knowledge Centre and is also home to Utforsk Sjømat.

Visit Gratanglaks in Gratangen

For a closer look at salmon production, you can arrange a guided tour of Gratanglaks’s facilities in Gratangen. The visit may include Astafjord Smolt, Astafjord Slakteri and the company’s sea-based fish farms.

Visit Blue Vision in Tromsø or get in touch through its website to arrange a tour.

Parking and transport

Parking is available beside Kystens Hus and in an underground car park approximately four minutes away on foot. A bus drop-off and pick-up point and a taxi rank are located outside the building. The Hurtigruten terminal and express boat quay are approximately five minutes away on foot.

Accessibility

Blue Vision is wheelchair accessible. A lift provides access to the second floor, and an accessible toilet is located nearby.

Welcome to Blue Vision!