Strengthening industrial research in Tromsø
NORWAY - The holding company and the largest subsidiary in the Blue-Green Food Alliance will be localised in Tromsø. The marine research community in the north is being further strengthened given that Akvaforsk is being placed under the subsidiary.

Pan Fish Gets Permission To Buy Up 25% of Norwegian Fish-Farm Licenses
NORWAY - Pan Fish ASA ("Pan Fish") has received written confirmation from the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs in which the company is granted permission to own up to 25 per cent of the national licensed biomass for farmed salmon and...

Strong First Quarter For Aquaculture Giant Cermaq
NORWAY - The Norwegian aquaculture Giant Cermaq reports a strong first quarter of 2006 with an EBIT pre fair value of NOK 238.5 million compared to a loss of NOK -23.3 million for the first quarter 2005. CEO Geir Isaksen said "The results...

More food for salmon
NORWAY - Krill from the Norwegian Sea can become salmon food. A shortage of raw materials for fish feed is leading to increased research on new resources in the sea.

A Genuine Farmed Cod
NORWAY - For the first time, fish farmers are getting roe from the National Breeding Programme for Cod.

Mapping The Cod’s Immune System
NORWAY - Scientists at Fiskeriforskning are in full swing with mapping of the important parts of the cod's immune system. The results can be very important for the aquaculture industry.

Cod investment could be a mistake, says Norwegian professor
NORWAY - Investing in cod farming could prove to be the wrong choice for Norway, according to a leading academic. For large-scale production of farmed cod could push the price of wild cod down, which could be a national economical catastrophe for...

Cod Farming Taking Off
NORWAY - Norway has been experimenting with codfish farming since the 1980's, and now they're pulling out all stops. Intrafish reports that last year, farmed cod production in Norway topped 13 million pounds, a figure that is...

Gene Technology And Selective Breeding Improve Carp Welfare
NORWAY - AKVAFORSK will participate in a new EU project intended to make carp less susceptible to disease and stress. Methods in gene technology will be used in selective breeding so that the carps' good genes are passed on more effectively. This...

New Economy – New Food Habits?
NORWAY - What has happened to the food habits in Russia since the transition from planned economy to market economy? Are the consumers choosing other and new foods, or are they buying the same as before?

Doubles shelf life at zero degrees
NORWAY - Recent research shows that it is possible to double the shelf life of fresh fish by lowering the temperature in the cold counters. The result can be improved profitability for the shops and better selections for the customers.

Fishing Conflicts Remain Between Norway And Russia
NORWAY - Norway has, however, recently been caught up in conflicts with Russia over fishing and salmon exports. Russia forbid the import of fresh farmed Norwegian salmon at the beginning of the year, after Russian officials claimed the fish contained...

Myths and assertions about traceability
NORWAY - As a consequence of recalls of minced meat, bans of imports of fresh salmon to Russia and sales of illegal fish from the Barents Sea, traceability and food safety and have become everyday terms.

Norwegian Fish-Farming
NORWAY - Along its coast Norway has several hundreds of fish farms, breeding many types of fish including the famous Norwegian salmon. Aquaculture, also called fish farming, accounts for an increasing share of the export volume. Production of farmed salmon...

Doubles shelf life at zero degrees
NORWAY - Recent research shows that it is possible to double the shelf life of fresh fish by lowering the temperature in the cold counters. The result can be improved profitability for the shops and better selections for the customers. A new...

Seafood Federation establishes own commission on fish farm escapes
NORWAY - The Norwegian Seafood Federation is taking the initiative for getting the escape occasions that occurred in Norway in January properly investigated. The aim is to collect as much information as possible about these escape occasions in order...

Salmon dispute: Norway asks EU for consultations
NORWAY - The Norwegian Government has asked for consultations with the European Communities on the EU's imposition of definitive anti-dumping measures on Norwegian salmon. This is the first formal step under the WTO dispute settlement mechanism. On...

Pan Fish ups stake in Fjord
NORWAY - Pan Fish bolstered its top position in the world salmon farming industry on Thursday by raising its stake in Norwegian rival Fjord Seafood to almost 40 percent. Pan Fish, which last week agreed to buy Dutch-Norwegian rival Marine Harvest...

Checking Easter food in Brazil
NORWAY - Clipfish is typical Easter food in South America, and saithe is particularly popular. Brazil is the largest market, and representatives from Fiskeriforskning will now be travelling there to study what influences people's choices of clipf...

A better life with seafood
NORWAY - Fiskeriforskning is organising the annual SEAFOODplus Conference in May. This year's theme is "Seafood for a better life".

More aquaculture research in Tromsø
NORWAY - In the past two years, Tromsø has experienced a considerable growth of aquaculture-related facilities. New and expanded facilities mean there can be more research and more advanced studies.

Norway wishes to build European laboratory for aquaculture technology
NORWAY - Just a few miles from the cradle of the aquaculture industry, Europe could have a full-scale facility for developing and testing new aquaculture technology.