Land: Norway

The third NAS conference in 2008 was again a great

After successfully completing its Marine Stewardship Council [1] assessment, Domstein

Domstein Longliner Partners North East Arctic haddock has been successfully certified as sustainable on 27th February 2009.

Lerøy Seafood Group has recorded a consolidated revenue of NOK 1,703 million in Q4 2008 as against NOK 1,591 million in Q4 2007.

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.