Sea Lice Treatment Increases
NORWAY - A large increase in sales of agents used in sea lice infestations was seen in 2009. There was also a smaller increase in the use of antibacterials and anaesthetics...

New Recirculation Contract For Smolt In Norway
NORWAY - AKVA group has signed a turn-key contract with Nordland Akva AS for delivery of a complete UNI Recirculation System for production of Atlantic Salmon s...

Levels Of Sea Lice Fall
NORWAY - Low sea temperatures and coordinated winter treatment are the main reasons for the decrease in the level of sea lice in many parts of the country between...

Automated Slaughter Line For Salmon
NORWAY - Automatic bleeding based on machine vision and robot technology: Norway is now operating the first salmon slaughter line in the world to use such techniques....

Cold Weather Delays Vaccination
NORWAY - In January sales of vaccines to salmon were 20 million doses. This is a reduction of 34 per cent compared to January 2009. The main reason for this is due...

Opportunity to Increase Seafood Safety
NORWAY - Seafood is naturally rich in selenium, but it may also contain the environmental pollutant methylmercury. New research indicates that methylmercury is less...

Young Researcher Seeks Best Feed For Salmon
NORWAY - A young researcher has been granted funding from the Research Council of Norway to find the best possible feed for farmer Atlantic salmon in rising sea...

North Atlantic Seafood Forum: European Outlook
NORWAY - Addressing delegates at the North Atlantic Seafood Forum last week major seafood companies lined up to forecast where they are heading.

North Atlantic Seafood Forum: Industry Perspective
NORWAY - At the 2010 North Atlantic Seafood Forum, 428 delegates from 23 nations heard from a number of expert speakers.

Strong Profit Growth For Grieg Seafood
NORWAY - In 2009, Grieg Seafood achieved an operating profit before fair value adjustment of biological assets of NOK 154m, compared to NOK -173m in 2008. The profit...

Marine Harvest Announces Convertible Bond Prices
NORWAY - Marine Harvest ASA announces that it has successfully priced a five year, EUR 225 million offering of convertible bonds.

Another Strong Quarter For SalMar
NORWAY - The SalMar Group made an operating profit of NOK 175.3 million in the fourth quarter 2009, 30 per cent more than in the same quarter in 2008. The board...

Marine Harvest Offers €200 million Convertible Bond
NORWAY - Marine Harvest ASA has announced that it intends to issue up to €225 million in principal amount of convertible bonds with a five-year tenor. This amount...

Cryo-Preservation Could Save Fish Species
NORWAY - a significant breakthrough has been made by Norwegian scientists at Cryogenetics Ltd., by inventing a method for cryo-preservation of fish embryos down...

Fish Health Senior Joins Novartis Aqua Norway
NORWAY - Asmund Baklien, one the most experienced fish health profiles of Norway, has joined Novartis Aqua Norway as its National Account Manager.

Strategic Cooperation Agreement Between CPF & AKVA
NORWAY - Charoen Phokphand Foods Ltd. (CPF), the world's leading producer and supplier of farmed White Shrimp, and AKVA group ASA, the world's leading supplier of...

AKVA Revenue Hit By Restrictive Investment
NORWAY - AKVA, the Norweigan aquaculture equipment and systems specialist has reported a 25 per cent lower operating income than the same period last year in its...

New Methods To Harvest Sea Urchins
NORWAY - Diving is currently the most common method in Norway for harvesting sea urchins. In the future, the divers may be replaced by a remotely-operated underwater...

Fish Odour Reduced In Farmed Cod
NORWAY - Farmed cod contains far less of the substance that develops into fish odour than wild cod, a new Doctoral degree shows. In Norway, the amount of this substance...

Mini Submarine Harvests Sea Urchins
NORWAY - Diving is currently the most common method in Norway for harvesting sea urchins. In the future, the divers may be replaced by a remotely-operated underwater...

Adventureous Profit For Share Holders
NORWAY - Share holders in any of the Norwegian based salmon farming companies can enjoy an adventurous growth in value over the last 12 months.

Aker BioMarine Refinancing Plan
NORWAY - Aker BioMarine and its majority shareholder and largest creditor, Aker ASA, have prepared a refinancing plan for the company. The plan establishes a solid...

Cold Weather Delays Vaccinations
NORWAY - January sales of vaccines for salmon reached 20 million doses down by 34 per cent on January 2008, according to the monthly report from Norwegian veterinary...

Delousing Agents
NORWAY - In the interest of maintaining food safety, the content of pharmaceuticals present in farmed fish is monitored. These pharmaceuticals include several delousing...

Marine Harvest Good 4th Quarter Results
NORWAY - Things are looking up for Marine Harvest after positive fourth quarter results. With this in mind, the Board of Directors are looking to propose an increase...