{"id":6486,"date":"2020-06-08T12:55:05","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T12:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=6486"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:13:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:13:57","slug":"see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/","title":{"rendered":"See life in the Vestfjord at Lofoten Aquarium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tThe underwater life of Lofoten is just as worth seeing as the picturesque landscape. At the Lofoten Aquarium, you will come face to face with the creatures of the Vestfjord.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Lofoten Aquarium is right down by the water&#8217;s edge at Storv\u00e5gan, west of Svolv\u00e6r. It aims to show you the life hiding in the waters around Lofoten and the north \u2014 not just fish, but sea anemones and starfish, and mammals such as seals and otters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Seals are a hit along the entire Norwegian coastline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The seal basin outside is home to four common seals: two adult females and two pups. A large number of these seals live along the Norwegian coast, growing to 80\u2013100 cm (30\u201340 inches) long and mainly feeding on herring. Seal pups have been born in this basin every year since 1996, a sure sign that the seals are happy here. They are fed every day at 12 noon and 4 p.m., and their mealtimes are usually watched by a crowd of spectators.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-faq\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tPractical information on Lofoten Aquarium\n\t\t\t<\/h3><div class=\"t2-accordion wp-block-t2-accordion\" data-allow-multiple=\"1\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-is-lofoten-and-how-do-i-get-there?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere is Lofoten and how do I get there?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"where-is-lofoten-and-how-do-i-get-there?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tLofoten is a mountain chain that extends out into the North Atlantic in north west Norway. The main arterial road through Lofoten is the E10, and is usually taken from Narvik in the east. If travelling by car it is worth taking the route through Vester\u00e5len and then on to Lofoten to enjoy the most of what is on offer in the region. Svolv\u00e6r and Leknes in Lofoten have their own airport with scheduled flights with Wideroe airline. Meanwhile Svolv\u00e6r and Stamsund are both on the Hurtigruten boat line. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-can-i-find-more-information-on-the-aquarium?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere can I find more information on the Aquarium?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"where-can-i-find-more-information-on-the-aquarium?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Museum Nord website has a page on the aquarium with all the information you&#8217;ll need about planning your visit.  \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-can-i-get-more-information-on-the-region?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere can I get more information on the region?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"where-can-i-get-more-information-on-the-region?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tVisit Lofoten is the local tourist board and their webpage has all the information needed for visiting this mountain chain. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Kafe-og-publikum-038.jpg\" data-size=\"1299x974\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Kafe-og-publikum-038.jpg\" alt=\"The aquarium situated in Storv\u00e5gan \u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Kafe-og-publikum-038.jpg\" data-caption=\"The aquarium situated in Storv\u00e5gan \u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Anemone-DSC_0437-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1055x1200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Anemone-DSC_0437-1-768x874.jpg\" alt=\"Sea anemone \u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Anemone-DSC_0437-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Sea anemone \u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PA152576-1.jpg\" data-size=\"480x600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PA152576-1.jpg\" alt=\"Otters ready for dinner time \u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/PA152576-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Otters ready for dinner time \u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/anna-\u00f6hlund_akvariet19-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1729x2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/anna-\u00f6hlund_akvariet19-768x1137.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/anna-\u00f6hlund_akvariet19-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"\u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: The aquarium situated in Storv\u00e5gan \u00a9 Lofotakvariet<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Sea anemone \u00a9 Lofotakvariet<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Otters ready for dinner time \u00a9 Lofotakvariet<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: \u00a9 Lofotakvariet<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Otters have found sanctuary at the aquarium <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The aquarium&#8217;s pair of otters is a real favourite for many visitors. The European otter has been hunted almost to extinction throughout most of the continent, including Southern Norway, but the species has found a sanctuary here in Northern Norway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wolf-fish are fanged but peaceable <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Visitors are fascinated by the blueish spotted wolf-fish that hug the bottom in large groups \u2014 and this behaviour is unsurprising, since they are one of the most sociable types of fish. They also have a wholly undeserved reputation as being aggressive, although they are in fact a peaceful fish that only use their formidable teeth to crush crabs and shells. But they will certainly bare their teeth if they are provoked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Northeast Arctic cod are guaranteed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lofoten Aquarium is the only place in the world to guarantee Northeast Arctic cod all year round. This cod usually lives in the Barents Sea, but from January to April, it comes down to Lofoten to spawn, giving rise to the Lofoten cod fishery \u2014 the largest in the world. And you can see this in the aquarium all year round.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MG_5952.jpg\" data-size=\"1280x853\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MG_5952.jpg\" alt=\"Arctic char \u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MG_5952.jpg\" data-caption=\"Arctic char \u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lofotakvariet_009-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"2560x1673\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lofotakvariet_009-768x502.jpg\" alt=\"Seals playing in the waters \u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Lofotakvariet_009-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"Seals playing in the waters \u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Storv\u00e5gan-kart.jpg\" data-size=\"11811x8351\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Storv\u00e5gan-kart.jpg\" alt=\"A map of the aquarium \u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Storv\u00e5gan-kart.jpg\" data-caption=\"A map of the aquarium \u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Arctic char \u00a9 Lofotakvariet<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Seals playing in the waters \u00a9 Lofotakvariet<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: A map of the aquarium \u00a9 Lofotakvariet<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Halibut and flounders are found on bottom <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Everything is lying low in one tank. Flounders, halibut and skate live on the sea bed, where they feed on animals and microorganisms that dwell on the bottom. The halibut is born with a normal fish&#8217;s head, but the facial features gradually move around until they are all on one side, whereas the flounder has this lopsided face all its life. And the cartilaginous skate&#8217;s closest relative is the shark!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Salmonids are an important part of modern day aquaculture <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Salmon, rainbow trout and Arctic char live in special aquarium tanks, the beautiful reddish Arctic char being happy to live in fresh water here. These shining salmonids are born in fresh water and grow up in the sea, eventually finding their way back to the river of their birth, where they spawn. Salmon and Arctic char are native to Northern Norway, while the rainbow trout was introduced from America. Salmon and trout play an important role in the coastal aquaculture industry, and there are two salmon pens to visit in the sea beside the aquarium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Journey from the shoreline to deep waters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone who has walked along the shore in Northern Norway knows that it&#8217;s full of life. Exhibitions show rock gunnel, viviparous blenny, langoustine and lobster. The lobster&#8217;s northern limit is in Tysfjord, just before Lofoten, but sometimes they are caught in Lofoten itself. The king crab, however, does not come from Lofoten; it lives in the cold water of the northern Pacific. It was introduced to the Barents Sea by the Russians, and is now creeping west along the Norwegian coast, though it hasn&#8217;t got to Lofoten yet. The mild waters of the Gulf Stream around Lofoten might be too warm for this huge crab.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eva_038-scaled.jpg\" data-size=\"1713x2560\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eva_038-1371x2048.jpg\" alt=\"The peaceful and social wolf fish \u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/eva_038-scaled.jpg\" data-caption=\"The peaceful and social wolf fish \u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/SKREI-Lofotakvariet.jpg\" data-size=\"512x768\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/SKREI-Lofotakvariet.jpg\" alt=\"Cod fish \u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/SKREI-Lofotakvariet.jpg\" data-caption=\"Cod fish \u00a9 Lofotakvariet\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: The peaceful and social wolf fish \u00a9 Lofotakvariet<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Cod fish \u00a9 Lofotakvariet<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Coexistence of industry and environment is a hot topic <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Lofoten is a place where fish grow and mature, is an important area for aquaculture and also an area of interest to the petroleum industry. The &#8216;Art of Coexistence&#8217; exhibition indicates ways in which the traditional fishing industry, the new aquaculture industry and the as-yet undeveloped petroleum industry can exist alongside each other. It has a strong environmental focus, is interactive and provides a unique educational setting, a place to study the industries&#8217; potential and developments in a national and international context.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"vnn__byline vnn-grid has-author has-date has-tags\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-meta\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-author\">Written by will<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">June 8, 2020<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">Last updated September 1, 2025<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-tags\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=coastal-culture\" rel=\"tag\">Coastal Culture<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=culture-and-history\" rel=\"tag\">Culture and history<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_omrder=lofoten\" rel=\"tag\">Lofoten<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":9344,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_searchwp_excluded":"","vnn_header_layout":"featured","vnn_header_layout_image_id":9344,"vnn_header_layout_image_focal_point_x":0.5,"vnn_header_layout_image_focal_point_y":0.5,"vnn_header_layout_description":"","vnn_header_layout_url":"","vnn_header_layout_url_text":"","vnn_header_layout_photographer":"Lofotakvariet","vnn_header_layout_video_id":"","vnn_header_layout_yt_id":"","vnn_header_layout_vimeo_id":"","teft_location_geodata_lat":68.207537506835,"teft_location_geodata_lng":14.448950851474,"teft_cards_image_id":9344,"teft_cards_image_focal_point_x":0.5,"teft_cards_image_focal_point_y":0.5,"teft_cards_title":"","teft_cards_excerpt":"","footnotes":""},"todo":[33,19],"facilities":[],"season":[],"region":[9],"malgrupper":[18],"class_list":["post-6486","artikler","type-artikler","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","todo-coastal-culture","todo-culture-and-history","region-lofoten","malgrupper-nature-lover"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.5 (Yoast SEO v25.3.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>See life in the Vestfjord at Lofoten Aquarium - Arctic Norway<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Lofoten Aquarium at Storv\u00e5gan, west of Svolv\u00e6r offers the chance to see native species that inhabit the waters of Lofoten&#039;s rugged coastline.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"See life in the Vestfjord at Lofoten Aquarium\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Lofoten Aquarium at Storv\u00e5gan, west of Svolv\u00e6r offers the chance to see native species that inhabit the waters of Lofoten&#039;s rugged coastline.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Arctic Norway\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthernNorway\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-01T11:13:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MG_5952.jpg\" \/><meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MG_5952-1024x682.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MG_5952.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@NorthernNorway\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"WebPage\",\"FAQPage\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/\",\"name\":\"See life in the Vestfjord at Lofoten Aquarium - Arctic Norway\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MG_5952.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-06-08T12:55:05+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-01T11:13:57+00:00\",\"description\":\"Lofoten Aquarium at Storv\u00e5gan, west of Svolv\u00e6r offers the chance to see native species that inhabit the waters of Lofoten's rugged coastline.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/\"]}],\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Where is Lofoten and how do I get there?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tLofoten is a mountain chain that extends out into the North Atlantic in north west Norway. The main arterial road through Lofoten is the E10, and is usually taken from Narvik in the east. If travelling by car it is worth taking the route through Vester\u00e5len and then on to Lofoten to enjoy the most of what is on offer in the region. Svolv\u00e6r and Leknes in Lofoten have their own airport with scheduled flights with Wideroe airline. Meanwhile Svolv\u00e6r and Stamsund are both on the Hurtigruten boat line. \\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;\/p&gt;\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Where can I find more information on the Aquarium? \",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tThe Museum Nord website has a page on the aquarium with all the information you&#039;ll need about planning your visit.  \\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;\/p&gt;\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Where can I get more information on the region?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\tVisit Lofoten is the local tourist board and their webpage has all the information needed for visiting this mountain chain. \\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;\/p&gt;\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MG_5952.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MG_5952.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"See life in the Vestfjord at Lofoten Aquarium\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Visit Northern Norway\",\"description\":\"Shaped by Nature. Defined by Light. Shared by Us.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Visit Northern Norway\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Logo_Vertikal_EN.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Logo_Vertikal_EN.png\",\"width\":2482,\"height\":1754,\"caption\":\"Visit Northern Norway\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthernNorway\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/NorthernNorway\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/northernnorway\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/nordnorsk-reiseliv-as\",\"https:\/\/no.pinterest.com\/northernnorway\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/VisitNorthernNorway\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"See life in the Vestfjord at Lofoten Aquarium - Arctic Norway","description":"Lofoten Aquarium at Storv\u00e5gan, west of Svolv\u00e6r offers the chance to see native species that inhabit the waters of Lofoten's rugged coastline.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"See life in the Vestfjord at Lofoten Aquarium","og_description":"Lofoten Aquarium at Storv\u00e5gan, west of Svolv\u00e6r offers the chance to see native species that inhabit the waters of Lofoten's rugged coastline.","og_url":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/","og_site_name":"Arctic Norway","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthernNorway","article_modified_time":"2025-09-01T11:13:57+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MG_5952.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""},{"url":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MG_5952-1024x682.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MG_5952.jpg","twitter_site":"@NorthernNorway","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["WebPage","FAQPage"],"@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/","url":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/","name":"See life in the Vestfjord at Lofoten Aquarium - Arctic Norway","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MG_5952.jpg","datePublished":"2020-06-08T12:55:05+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-01T11:13:57+00:00","description":"Lofoten Aquarium at Storv\u00e5gan, west of Svolv\u00e6r offers the chance to see native species that inhabit the waters of Lofoten's rugged coastline.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/"]}],"mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Where is Lofoten and how do I get there?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;\n\t\t\t\tLofoten is a mountain chain that extends out into the North Atlantic in north west Norway. The main arterial road through Lofoten is the E10, and is usually taken from Narvik in the east. If travelling by car it is worth taking the route through Vester\u00e5len and then on to Lofoten to enjoy the most of what is on offer in the region. Svolv\u00e6r and Leknes in Lofoten have their own airport with scheduled flights with Wideroe airline. Meanwhile Svolv\u00e6r and Stamsund are both on the Hurtigruten boat line. \n\t\t\t&lt;\/p&gt;"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Where can I find more information on the Aquarium? ","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;\n\t\t\t\tThe Museum Nord website has a page on the aquarium with all the information you&#039;ll need about planning your visit.  \n\t\t\t&lt;\/p&gt;"}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Where can I get more information on the region?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;\n\t\t\t\tVisit Lofoten is the local tourist board and their webpage has all the information needed for visiting this mountain chain. \n\t\t\t&lt;\/p&gt;"}}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MG_5952.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MG_5952.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/see-life-in-the-vestfjord-at-lofoten-aquarium\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"See life in the Vestfjord at Lofoten Aquarium"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/","name":"Visit Northern Norway","description":"Shaped by Nature. Defined by Light. Shared by Us.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Visit Northern Norway","url":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Logo_Vertikal_EN.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Logo_Vertikal_EN.png","width":2482,"height":1754,"caption":"Visit Northern Norway"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NorthernNorway","https:\/\/x.com\/NorthernNorway","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/northernnorway\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/nordnorsk-reiseliv-as","https:\/\/no.pinterest.com\/northernnorway\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/VisitNorthernNorway\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artikler\/6486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artikler"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/artikler"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artikler\/6486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15605,"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artikler\/6486\/revisions\/15605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"todo","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/todo?post=6486"},{"taxonomy":"facilities","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/facilities?post=6486"},{"taxonomy":"season","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/season?post=6486"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=6486"},{"taxonomy":"malgrupper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/malgrupper?post=6486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}