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Austevoll seafood asa (auss) has today signed an agreement with norway pelagic asa (npel) in respect of possible merger between auss’ wholly owned subsidiary austevoll fisk as and npel’s wholly owned subsidiary norway pelagic as.
Erfjord Stamfisk AS has gone under Grieg Seafood as it acquires the remaining 51.3% of shares in Erfjord, says a report.
Aquaculture can make a significant and sustainable contribution to feeding the world in 2050. That is the conclusion of the booklet, How can aquaculture contribute to feeding 9 billion people in 2050 in a sustainable way?
The generated results from the sequencing of the salmon louse genom will be made publicly available. These data will play a major role in the development of salmon louse vaccine and chemical delousing treatment.
Leading Australian Atlantic salmon farmer Tassal recently completed trials to compare feeds with low levels of fishmeal and conventional feeds.
Sardines are popular in Brazil. However, the consumption is larger than the national catch and there are periods when fishing comes to a halt. Is Norwegian herring a possible alternative?
Exports of Norwegian Salmon have never been higher than in 2010. The value of Norwegian Salmon exports for the year as a whole was up by NOK 7.7 billion to NOK 31.4 billion. In December alone, exports of Norwegian Salmon totalled NOK 3.5 billion. This is the highest value ever recorded in a single month, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council.
The sustainability of the Norwegian aquaculture industry between Rogaland and Troms is being challenged by infection pressure of sea lice on wild salmonids and the possible genetic impact of escaped salmon. However, it is low likelihood of eutrofication and organic overload on a regional scale.
In 2010, exports of mackerel totalled NOK 3.0 billion, an increase of NOK 776 million or 36% compared to 2009. Exports of mackerel from Norway have never before reached such values. Exports of herring were down by 9% to NOK 3.7 billion, while exports of capelin fell by 15% to NOK 487 million, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council.
In 2010, exports of groundfish including clipfish, salted fish and stockfish totalled NOK 10.5 billion, making it the second best export year ever registered and bettered only by the record setting year of 1998. Compared to 2009, exports were up by 13% or NOK 1.2 billion. The volume of exports increased by 12% or 40,800 tonnes to a total of 392,660 tonnes, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council.
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