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The first cardiovascular health study in China investigating the effect of seafood consumption on health parameters, shows a 20% decrease in disease markers in patients consuming salmon for lunch 5 times per week, for 8 weeks. The results were recently announced in a Chinese-Norwegian seafood seminar during a fisheries fair in Qingdao, China

There are no large pelagic fish populations in the Southern Ocean. That is one of the conclusions after the Institute of Marine Research sent the research vessel “G.O. Sars” on a six-month mission to the southern hemisphere. Krill, on the other hand, is abundant in the Southern Ocean. We are busy analysing the findings of the mission in order to calculate the quantities more accurately.

Aker BioMarine continues its development through intensified focus on core activities. In the third quarter of 2008, the company implemented an action plan, streamlined the organization to focus on its core expertise in sustainable harvesting of Antarctic krill and the production of high-value bioactive products, and advanced its documentation, sales and marketing efforts.

High level of plant raw materials in feed affects the Atlantic salmon in a big way, revealed a study.

A new investigation has been carried out analysing mercury in seafood caught from the area around the submarine U864 outside Fedje, Norway. Results show somewhat higher levels of mercury in tusk compared to analyses previous years. The levels of mercury in crab, cod, and ling in the most recent analyses were similar to those found during the period from 2004 to 2007.

Cermaq registered good results in Norway and Canada but losses in Chile in the third quarter of 2008.

Improve catch efficiency with accurate trawl geometry measurements

After the result of third quarter 2008 Aker Seafoods adapts new market strategy to boost the profitability of the group in a big way.

The National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES) has identified a number of genes in various organs involved in the salmon`s lipid metabolism. Studies of these genes show that vegetable oils in the feed affect expression of lipid metabolism genes.

Nofima Ingredients has put the shrimp shells fertilizer on test to find whether the waste is well suited or not.