Land: Norway

Norwegian seafood exports in 2008 totalled NOK 39.1 billion, setting a new record for seafood exports for the 5th year in a row. This is an increase of NOK 2.3 billion compared to 2007, according to figures from Statistics Norway and the Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC). In terms of volume seafood exports in 2008 totalled NOK 2.3 million tonnes, an increase of 167,000 tonnes compared to 2007

The Norwegian police have initiated a study to identify the farm of origin of 35 escaped rainbow trout captured in a fjord.

The Board of Aker ASA has approved the agreement from September this year to buy the vessel the Antarctic Navigator. The purchase price is NOK 550 million, as previously communicated.

The biotechnology company Aker BioMarine and the seafood company Aker Seafoods are expanding their partnership with the environmental organization WWF-Norway. Sustainable harvesting of marine resources continues to be the overarching priority.

Fisheries Ministry has announced that it has lowered the quota of minke whales that can be killed by commercial whalers by nearly 16 percent.

Norway and the EU have concluded a bilateral fisheries agreement for 2009. For both parties discard of fish has been the main issue during this year’s negotiations. Norway and EU have agreed on a number of measures directed at the reduction of discard.

Studies of overweight carp show that they react similar to humans when they are given medication for obesity and high cholesterol. The question now being posed by scientists is whether studies of fish cells can shed light on the causes of an unbalanced fat metabolism in humans

NIFES has detected high level of inorganic arsenic in farmed blue mussels from Norwegian fjords.

The board of directors of Aker BioMarine ASA has resolved

The NFFO and Defra officials got down to the detail of the UK’s priorities for the forthcoming November and December Councils at a recent working meeting in London.