NTNU has implemented a comprehensive initiative by the providing of a common ground and building for the research groups with focus on aquacukture, fisheries and the processing of marine resources. This new centre is named NTNU Centre of Fisheries and Aquaculture. SINTEF's Institutes of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Materials and Chemistry and Marine Environmental Technology are all located in the same building, dockside - Trondheim city centre.

The premises groundfloor holds an extensive collection of laboratories for both sea- and freshwater use. A huge hall is dedicated for work with trawling and fisheries equipment in connection with the NTNU research vessel docked right outside the building. The centre was planned from the start with an emphasis on flexibility concerning experimental setup and use of all laboratories as well as office space. A morphology/microscopy lab is found on the first floor together with offices and office landscape for about 60 people. There is room for visiting scientist, PhD's, Post doc.'s, master students and scientists from all branches of NTNU with a need for full-time or part-time work space linked to fisheries and aquqaculture.

The centre is intended as a physical node and workshop for multidisciplinary marine cooperation, inside NTNU and a with SINTEF. At present time there are people here from four out of NTNU's seven faculties.