Land: Norway

A new study carried out by the National Institute of

The export of pelagic fish was for NOK 2.4 billion in the first three months of the year. This is an increase of NOK 909 million, or 62% compared to the same period of 2008. The export of herring and capelin has never had greater value during the first three months of the year than in 2009, according to figures from the Norwegian Seafood Export Council

HSMI, a new kind of disease, posing great threat to the fishing farms in Norway, confirms a report.

The export value of Norwegian seafood was 10.7 billion kroner in the first quarter of 2009. This is an increase of 1.4 million kroner or 15%, compared to the first quarter of 2008. In the month of March exports were at 3.7 billion kroner, which is an increase of 729 million kroner.

Aker Seafoods is borrowing up to a further NOK 75

During the week 22-28 March 2009, nearly 300 researchers working

New research shows that environmental pollutants in Store Lungegårdsvann in

1.2 billion kroner’s worth of herring has been exported in the first two months of this year, an increase of 238 million or 25%. The herring export has never had greater value in the same period than in 2009, as shown by figures released by the Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC) and Statistics Norway.

Atlantic salmon has less protein deposit due to high levels of plant proteins in fish feed, says a report.

“Up to 20 million tons of fish are discarded in the sea worldwide every year. This is a waste of fish which could have been a valuable food resource. Norway has therefore put forward a proposal on developing international guidelines for by-catch management and reduction of discards to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO),” says Norway’s Minister for Fisheries and Coastal Affairs, Helga Pedersen.