Cermaq Reports First Quarter Loss
NORWAY - Norwegian fish farming group Cermaq has reported a first quarter loss NOK 10.6 million.

Salmon get Training Tips from Football
NORWAY - What do juvenile salmon and Spanish football team Barcelona have in common? Both use intensive training to improve their form. The head coach is a Nofima scientist - and the training is healthy for fish too.

Salmon 'Dog' - Healthy But Not Fishy
NORWAY - Around NOK 40 million has been invested in developing an alternative hot dog. It is made of salmon but does not taste of fish.

Fewer Escapes Re-affirms Industry's Commitment
NORWAY - Norwegian authorities says that the number of farmed fish escapes has fallen by at least 50 per cent in the past year.

Urchin Adventure - Science Advances 'Delicacy' Production
NORWAY - Farming of sea urchins is in the wind - and there are already several Norwegian sea urchin farmers. Over a period of many years, Nofima scientists have acquired knowledge that now makes sea urchin farming possible.

Breeding Can Reduce Lice
NORWAY - Some salmon are more easily infested with salmon lice than others. Utilising this in the breeding of farmed salmon can save millions and reduce the infestation pressure of salmon lice among wild salmonids.

WWF and Marine Harvest: Team Up
NORWAY - WWF-Norway and Marine Harvest (MH) have joined forces in a biod to reduce the environmental impact and ecological footprint of aquaculture.

Skretting Start Trails with Sea Lice Nutraceutical
NORWAY - The world's largest manufacture of salmon and trout feed has is ploughing NOK6 million into a deal with Calanus AS to develop a nutritional product that could counteract sea-lice infestation in farmed fish.

Enrichment Better Matches Natural Diet and Ups Cod Survival
NORWAY - Feeding cod larvae rotifers enriched with iodine and selenium can benefit survival rates and improve performance, says a new study at the Norwegian National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES)

Funding Boost for Fish Vaccine Research
NORWAY - A Norwegian-Indian research project on the development of new fish vaccines has been awarded NOK 44 million. The project will run for four years and the consortium will collaborate with seven extremely competent Indian research institutions.

International Interest in Farmed Cod
NORWAY - The underwater camera captures the cod's movement on film. German TV is visiting the National Cod Breeding Centre. The aquaculture research community in Tromsų is generating international attention.

Healthier Salt in Fish Processing
NORWAY - Replace traditional salt in fish processing with a healthier alternative. Scientist Rune Larsen makes this suggestion in his PhD dissertation.

Sea Urchin Super-Diet Aids Improvements to Feed Quality
NORWAY - A new customised dry feed for sea urchins has generated international attention. Scientists at Nofima are now working on reducing production costs and adapting the formulation for large-scale production.

Traditional Fish with Cult Potential?
NORWAY - Environmental challenges, health consciousness and changes in eating habits have sent the herring and mackerel industry back to the drawing board. The fish must appeal to the brain and the heart.

Camera Gives Clarity to Grading Systems
NORWAY - The fish-processing industry could gain huge costs savings and enhanced quality control from a newly engineered, computer controlled automatic salmon grading system