Electric fishing boat

Minister of Fisheries, Per Sandberg (left), pays close attention when Bent Gabrielsen explains how the electric sjark works. Photo: Thomas Nilsen

Karoline and Bent Gabrielsen together with Erik Ianssen from boat builder Selfa Arctic AS. Photo: Thomas Nilsen

From outside, the electric sjark looks like any other small fishing vessels. Photo: Thomas Nilsen

Bent Gabrielsen is so far satisfied with how the electric engines works. Photo: Thomas Nilsen

This cable is used when charging the batteries from the electrical grid in the harbor. Photo: Thomas Nilsen

Norway's Minister of Fisheries, Per Sandberg, in the Captain's seat on board "Karoline." Photo: Thomas Nilsen

The fishing boat is named after Karoline, Bent's daughter that also plan to work with fishing. Photo: Thomas Nilsen

"Karoline" at port in Tromsø, northern Norway. Photo: Thomas Nilsen

Back in port in Tromsø, Bent Gabrielsen and Per Sandberg (right) met with Norway's Minister of Climate and Environment, Vidar Helgesen (left). Photo: Thomas Nilsen

Sigurd Enge with the Bellona Foundation. Photo: Thomas Nilsen