Land: Norway

The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) has

Fish and other seafood are natural parts of a healthy

Norway has record exports of herring and capelin in the first half of the current financial year, says a report.

In a new preclinical study it is found that the nutraceutical Superba Krill Oil, rich in omega-3 phospholipids, gives substantially more reduction of fat in the heart and the liver than omega-3 from fish oil.

Norway Pelagic ASA entered into on 29 June 2009 a share purchase agreement with Ytterstad Fiskeriselskap with regards to an acquisition of Fryseriet AS. Fryseriet is a pelagic production facility located in Lødingen in Nordland, Norway with immediate nearness to the catching areas for capelin and herring.

Norwegian fishermen are split over the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate’s acquisition

Fish farming is booming in Norway under the watchful eye of ecologists, says a report.

The North Norwegian fishing industry looks quite different today than it did 15 years ago. One in three businesses has been closed down and job numbers have halved. The industry has lost NOK 750 million during this period.

Farmed fish grows well with considerably less fishmeal in the feed, observed scientists.

Norway’s exports in May of groundfish products, including clipfish, salted fish and stockfish, totalled NOK 667 million. This is a reduction of NOK 88.7 million compared to May 2008, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council*. The volume of exports in the same period fell by 2 000 tonnes.