Land: Norway

Feed and feed raw materials may contain undesirable substances, which again may be transferred to the fish. Therefore, the feed surveillance programme contributes significantly to the overview of undesirable substances of Norwegian farmed fish, important for the assessment of food safety. NIFES monitors the content of undesirable substances in feed and feed raw materials for fish and other marine animals on behalf of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority.

Fish farmers in Norway are facing new problem as tiny creatures are growing rapidly on seacage netting.

The biotechnology company Aker BioMarine is experiencing strong and growing interest in Superba Krill Oil. In January 2009 the dietary supplement was the best-selling omega-3 product in Norwegian health food shops.

Research confirmed that farmed cod have been hit by a serious disease caused by an unknown bacterium.

Norway Pelagic has completed 4th quarter with record high production

The authorities and the fisheries industry join forces in an extraordinary marketing initiative to meet the challenges of an uncertain cod market.

The government of Norway has announced to raise a Nazi submarine that sank off its shores in the North Sea during World War II because it contains a massive quantity of mercury.

Austevoll Seafoods ASA (‘Austevoll’) and Origin Enterprises plc (‘Origin’) announce that they have reached agreement to combine their respective Norwegian, Irish and UK fishmeal and fish oil operations. The combination will enhance the position of the business in the globally traded marine proteins and oils sector.

The popular Simrad SX90 fish finding sonar has been upgraded. A new software version now provides you with the second dimension for effective fish finding: sound.

Factors such as nutrition, water temperature and rapid growth play