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A Norwegian shrimp is currently at anchor in Murmansk after being escorted there by Russian Coastguards following a routine inspection at sea last week.
Optimar has signed a contract with Aker BioMarine to supply a complete krill factory for Aker BioMarine’s new krill vessel. The ship is being built by Vard and is scheduled for delivery by Vard Brattvåg in November of 2018.
Norwegian fishing company Nergård, which has an integrated catching, processing and sales organisation, has seen its ownership change as both Norsk Sjømat and Samherji have increased their holdings in the company.
Marport has established a branch at Breivika in Ålesund to serve the Norwegian market which will carry the full range of Marport’s catch control and net monitoring sensors, echo sounders, current profilers and sonar for the world’s fishing fleet.
Norwegian krill manufacturer Rimfrost is responding to the rising global demand for krill oil for human consumption by setting out plans for a new krill catching vessel.
A situation exists under which coastal pelagic vessels in Norway can only fish for North Sea herring using purse seine gear, while the larger pelagic vessels are allowed to use trawls as well.
What promised to be a protracted legal battle between Norway’s krill catchers has been partly averted as AkerBiomarine’s complaint at the International Trade Commission (ITC), has been withdrawn.
Norway needs to put development effort into species such as mussels and algae, to achieve a successful transition to the circular bioeconomy, according to Norwegian research organisation Nofima.
Technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded the contract to provide the propulsion machinery for a new purse seiner/pelagic trawler ordered by Strand Senior AS, a subsidiary of Strand Havfiske AS based in Norway. The order was placed last month and the new vessel will be built at the Karstensens Skibsvaerft shipyard in Denmark.
Norwegian sales organisation Sildelaget reports that there has been good fishing on blue whiting off St Kilda, but other pelagic landings have been slow.
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