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Scientists from the Institute of Marine Research use simple technology in the Lysefjord large scale fjord-laboratory to study how supply of nutrient-rich deeper water to the upper water layers increase micro-algae production during the summer season. New results demonstrate how this increase is converted to mussel growth.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) decided yesterday to revoke the 20-year-old anti-dumping duties on Norwegian salmon. Norwegian salmon will now be admitted the same conditions of competition in the U.S. market as other salmon producing countries.
The Norwegian minister for fisheries and coastal affairs, Lisbeth Berg-Hansen, is meeting her Danish colleague, the Danish minister for food, Mette Gjerskov, in Copenhagen on January 26. Issues to be discussed at the meeting include the work on reforming EU’s common fisheries policy and follow-up of the joint declaration banning discard of fish in the waters of Skagerrak , which was signed in November last year.
Aker Seafoods ASA continues the renewal of the fleet and sells the trawler “Nordfjordtrål” to a Canadian company.
Fillets from cod taken in Norwegian harbours and fjords contain low levels of mercury, according to a new report.
Superba™ Krill oil supplementation recently demonstrated beneficial effects on heart function in an experimental model of heart failure. Pre-treatment with krill oil attenuated left ventricular dilatation and hypertrophy after myocardial infarction.
In 2011, the value of exports of Norwegian groundfish including clipfish, salted fish and stockfish totalled NOK 11.2 billion to set a new export record. Compared to 2010, the value of exports was up by NOK 739 million or 7%, according to the latest figures from the Norwegian Seafood Council. The biggest increase was in exports of frozen whole fish to China for further processing
The value of exports of pelagic fish in 2011 set a new record, totalling NOK 8.4 billion. This is an increase of 15% or NOK 1.1 billion compared to 2010. The value of exports of herring and mackerel from Norway has never been higher in a single year than in 2011. The value of mackerel exports totalled NOK 3.5 billion, up by 16%, while the value of herring exports totalled NOK 4.2 billion, an increase of 14% from the previous year.
Norwegian North East Arctic cod and haddock fisheries has gained MSC certificate of sustainable fisheries.
Norwegian fish contain less inorganic arsenic than the EU thought.
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