Techo wizardry yields functional means of managing welfare
NORWAY - 'AquaFunc' is new technology that gives a clearer picture of life under the surface. Developed by Norway's Marine Research Institute (MRI) Animal Welfare Group in Bergen, the continuous, electronic data profiling and recording system can monitor...

AQUA NOR 2007: Day-by-Day Programme of events
TRONDHEIM - The events listing for Aqua Nor 2007 in Trondheim, Norway - which started Tuesday.

Fish egg grader wins innovation award
NORWAY - Aqua Gen AS has been awarded the Nor Fishing Foundations Innovation Prize 2007 for its egg grading system.

Scholarship to strengthen and cultivate aquaculture R&D
NORWAY - A new ‘talent’ award, designed to inspire skilled students and young scientists, has been launched by nutrition specialist EWOS innovation.

Gentle pump reduce mortality factors with Cod
NORWAY - A new pump to handle cod could help producers reduce stock stress and mortality rates of farmed cod.

Women and welfare in the frame for Noway's fish farming sector
NORWAY - In her opening address at Aqua Nor 2007 Norwegian fisheries minister Helga Pedersen said it was time the industry recruited more women.

Top notch performance, but productivity dips
NORWAY - Norway’s fish farming industry is riding the crest of a wave. Operating revenues hit an all time high for 2006 and the industry recorded total profits, before tax, of NOK 5.6 million.

Business booms as farmed fish satisfies consumer quality and food safety issue
NORWAY - Norway’s fish farming industry saw a 29 per cent increase in profits last year – and 2007 looks set to match it, writes Jane Jordan, TheFishSite Editor.

McDonalds is launching salmon wrap with salmon from Marine Harvest
NORWAY - McDonalds has launched a new product in Norway; the Salmon wrap.

Norwegian institutes establish research company in Chile
NORWAY - This week, three Norwegian institutes established a Chilean company for applied aquaculture research. The name of the new company, AVS Chile SA, reflects the three mother institutes that join their knowledge in fish biology, fish health and aquaculture...

Nominees for the Nor-Fishing Foundation Innovation Prize 2007
NORWAY - The Nor-Fishing Foundation Innovation Prize is to be awarded for the 5th time at Aqua Nor 2007.

Employment decline slows in Norwegian fishing industry
NORWAY - According to Fiskeriforskning's preliminary analyses, the decline in employment in the Norwegian fishing industry is on the verge of slowing down, but there is no reason to hope for more jobs.

Cermaq Group Organisational Changes
OSLO - The Board of Directors of Cermaq ASA has approved changes in the management structure of the Group. It has also appointed two new members to the Cermaq Central Management Team.

More cod breeding expected
NORWAY - This year Norwegian fish farmers are producing 12,000 tons of cod, but predictions estimate that within ten years this volume will have increased to 100,000 tons.

Research finds fortunes in skin and bones
NORWAY - Fiskeriforskning has detected a substance in fishmeal that may amount to many hundreds of millions of Kroner (NOK) in increased revenues for the Norwegian aquaculture industry. And it's derived from what's now regarded as poor-priced by-product...