Leadership and Secretariat Team - Sustainable Food from the Oceans and Inland Waters for Food Security and Nutrition

Nationally the Network is led by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, and supported by a national working group of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), Norwegian Food Research Institute (Nofima), Institute of Marine Research (IMR), UiT the Arctic University of Norway, and Norwegian National Council for Nutrition.

The Institute of Marine Research (IMR) also provides secretarial and technical assistance for meetings and events. The secretariat team 2024 consists of:

Anita Utheim Iversen | Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries – Network head
Maria Wik Markhus | Institute of Marine Research, Norway (IMR) – Secretariat lead
Rita Hannisdal | Institute of Marine Research, Norway (IMR)
Mike Yiou Zhu | Institute of Marine Research, Norway (IMR)
Livar Frøyland | Institute of Marine Research, Norway (IMR)