Potential For Fishmeal-Free Salmon
NORWAY - A growing list of functional feed ingredients is delivering potential for productivity, health promotion and sustainability in aquaculture. Skretting Aquaculture...

Marine Harvest Sees Business Improving
NORWAY - Marine Harvest ASA achieved an operational EBIT of NOK 625 million in the third quarter, compared to NOK 103 million in the corresponding quarter last year....

Skretting Marine Hatchery Diet Goes Green
NORWAY - Skretting has launched an upgraded Gemma Wean marine larvae feeds that are literally green. Simultaneously the range of Gemma pre-grower diets for marine...

New Book Published on Aquaculture Breeding
NORWAY - Less than 10 per cent of the world's aquaculture is based on fish improved through breeding programmes. Nofima has taken the first step in the right direction...

Nofima to Focus on Capture-Based Aquaculture
NORWAY - Nofima is to set up a Centre of Excellence for capture-based aquaculture in Tromsø.

Marine Harvest ASA Sells 215, 700 Shares
NORWAY - Alvaro Jiminez, Managing Director of Marine Harvest Chile, acquired 215 700 shares in Marine Harvest ASA at NOK 4.23 per share on 14 August 2009.

Geveran Trading Extends Marine Harvest Agreements
NORWAY - Geveran Trading has extended TRS agreements relating to 59 million shares in Marine Harvest ASA which had expiry 7 July 2009.

Rafferty Takes Role of COO at Cermaq
NORWAY - Steven Rafferty, present Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Cermaq ASA, is appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for the global farming division, ...

Advantages of Krill Oil Come to Light
NORWAY - The nutraceutical Superba Krill Oil, rich in omega-3 phospholipids, gives substantially more reduction of fat in the heart and the liver than omega-3...

Nofima's Knowledge Adding Strength to Industry
NORWAY - In a global industry like aquaculture, knowledge is a desirable asset internationally. Nofima Marin is participating in three exchange programmes that are...

Nofima Report Highlights Norwegian Struggle
NORWAY - The North Norwegian fishing industry looks quite different today than it did 15 years ago. One in three businesses has been closed down and job numbers...

Geveran Trading Extends Agreement with MH
NORWAY - Geveran Trading has extended TRS agreements relating to 59 million shares in Marine Harvest ASA which had expiry 4 June 2009.

Three Year Study on Toxaphene in Fish Feed
NORWAY - Toxaphene is a pesticide that may be present in fish meal and fish oil. Along with several other research institutions, the National Institute of Nutrition...

Nofima Recycle Waste Heat to Aquaculture Centre
NORWAY - Nofima Marin has turned on the taps bringing waste heat to its new Research Centre for Recirculating Aquaculture Systems at Sunndalsøra in Norway. The heat...

Norway Wanted for Fish Farm Drug Residue Expertise
NORWAY - Norway has a well established system for the control of using medication as well as monitoring residues of therapeutics in farmed fish.

Nofima Fish Out Consumer Attitudes
NORWAY - Do you eat fish because it’s healthy, you like it or it’s an old habit? Scientists will now chart our relationship with fish.

MSC Certification Comes in Threes for Norway
NORWAY - Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for three Norwegian fisheries was awarded at the European Seafood Expo in Brussels.

Norwegian Seafood Exports up 15 Per Cent
NORWAY - The export value of Norwegian seafood was NOK 10.7 billion (EUR 1.3 billion) in the first quarter of 2009. This represents an increase of NOK 1.4 million...

SINTEF and Nofima Join Aquaculture Research
NORWAY - SINTEF and Nofima signed a collaboration agreement to provide an exciting future for the Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture industry.

Nofima: Tracing Origin and Labelling History
NORWAY - To trace the food's origin, a system is required to capture the food's history all the way from the farm or fishing boat to your plate.

Norway Proposes Global Guidelines on Discards
NORWAY - Norway has put forward a proposal on developing international guidelines for by-catch management and reduction of discards to the UN's Food and Agriculture...

Seafood Industry to Ride Stormy Seas of Recession
OSLO, NORWAY - A strong message of seafood resilience to the recession out of a packed two-day programme at the fourth annual North Atlantic Seafood Forum in Oslo,...

Norwegian Feed Report Monitors Fish Safety
NORWAY - Feed and feed raw materials may contain undesirable substances, which again may be transferred to the fish. Therefore, the feed surveillance programme contributes...

Salting Methods Significant on Protein
NORWAY - Salting methods, temperature and pressure are of great significance for the loss of protein during the salting of fish. Trials carried out at Nofima Marin...

Dangerous Bacteria Present in Norwegian Seawater
NORWAY - While working on her doctorate, Anette Bauer Ellingsen discovered potentially disease-causing vibrios (Vibrio cholerae, V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus)...