King of Norway Urged to Protect Canada's Salmon
TRONDHEIM, NORWAY - At Aqua Nor, a biannual international aquaculture trade show, the Pure Salmon Campaign will call upon King Harald of Norway to insist that Norwegian-owned...

Conservationists Concerned over Cod Farming
NORWAY - Conservationists are concerned at the growth of European cod farming following new figures released last week.

Pure Salmon Calls for Marine Harvest Eco Reform
OSLO, NORWAY - Members of the Pure Salmon Campaign coalition, a diverse group of stakeholders from key farmed salmon production and consumption nations including...

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.

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.

New Disease Poses Big Threat to Norwegian Farms
NORWAY - Ruth Torill Kongtorp established during her doctorate that a new disease called heart- and skeletal muscle inflammation (HSMI) is a serious infectious disease...

Marine Harvest Incur Losses of 2.8 Billion NOK
CHILE - Marine Harvest, the world's largest aquaculture company, suffered losses amassing to over 2.8 billion Kroner over the course of 2008. The company says that...

Pollution Disturbs Norwegian Cod Hormone Balance
NORWAY - New research shows that environmental pollutants in Store Lungegårdsvann in Bergen affect gene expression involved in detoxification mechanisms and hormone...

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...

Tiny Pest Causes Big Problems for Norway
NORWAY - Norway has a new pest. Tiny creatures - growing rapidly on seacage netting - are causing serious problems for fish farmers.

Study Examines Purity of Norwegian Shellfish
NORWAY - The level of undesirable substances and microorganisms in shellfish from Norwegian waters was examined by the National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood...

An End to Cod Farming in Norwegian Fjord
NORWAY - The Norwegian Directorate for Fisheries has ruled that they will end cod-farming in the Trondheim fjord in case it jeopardises important wild salmon...

Success in Norway for Landcatch Smolts
NORWAY - A third Norwegian salmon farm is currently on-growing smolts from Landcatch Scotland, completing a year of exceptionally good performance in Norwegian...

Norway and EU Resolve the Issue of Fish Discards
NORWAY - Norway and the European Union (EU) forged a bilateral fisheries agreement for 2009 to resolve issue on fish discard, the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal...

Tracking Escapes and Wild Salmon Genes
NORWAY - Wild salmon are done spawning in the rivers for this year, but a few too many farmed salmon have escaped from their cages, spreading their roe and milt....